teedoff Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Hi, I was trying to get an old computer going for a friend of mine. This pc probably hasn't been used for a couple of years. Anyway, when I booted up, I installed AVG and made sure there were no viruses, so all is ok there. However, windows auto update keeps suggesting I update, which I do, but it seems to be the same updates everytime. I think this morning's two updates makes about the 8th or 9th time Ive updated this pc in the lasy 4 days. I copied the update info both times this morning and compared them. They are identical!I can post the two update files if needed. Has anyone experienced this before? Not sure how much Microsoft still supports Xp, but couldnt find anything on this issue readily available on MS website. Thanks for any help on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Do you have all the XP Service Packs installed? If not, this may be preventing the updates installing properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teedoff Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Do you have all the XP Service Packs installed? If not, this may be preventing the updates installing properly.Well I guess I was assuming those would install as well in the updates. lol Is there a link to the latest XP service pack install? I think I tried to find it, but since MS is supposedly not supporting XP anymore(?) I had trouble finding it.Ok nevermind on the link. I found it, but I ran winver and its showing i have service pack 3 installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 What are the 2 updates that keep being installed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teedoff Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 What are the 2 updates that keep being installed ?Security Update for Windows XP (KB2412687)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2535512)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2570222)Security Update for Windows XP (KB979687)Update for Windows XP (KB2524375)Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 x86 (KB2416473)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2079403)Update for Windows XP (KB2443685)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2483185)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2347290)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2503665)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2476490)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2507938)Security Update for Windows XP (KB982132)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2440591)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2485663)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2481109)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2229593)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2443105)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2378111)Security Update for Windows XP (KB975558)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2115168)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2296011)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2536276)Update for Windows XP (KB2345886)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2478971)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2567680)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2479943)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2387149)Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP x86 (KB2539631)Security Update for .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 and 3.5 SP1 on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP x86 (KB2518864)This is the update info. Each time update is run, this is the same info that is shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 In your Windows Update History do they show as "Succeeded" or "Failed" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teedoff Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 In your Windows Update History do they show as "Succeeded" or "Failed"AHHH! lol They all say failed and give an error code: "0x800736FC" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 According to http://blogs.msdn.com/b/joshpoley/archive/2008/01/04/errors-007-facility-win32.aspx ........ that error means :-Assembly Protection Error : The catalog for an assembly is not valid, or does not match the assembly's manifest.ERROR_SXS_PROTECTION_CATALOG_NOT_VALID Try this Follow the steps under Method 1 in the link below to see what version of the Windows Installer you have:/>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898628If it's not 3.1.4000.2435 or higher, download and install the Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) from here :-/>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Do you have the Windows XP disk? It may save a lot of problems if you could start afresh rather than patching up a two year old installation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teedoff Posted August 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 According to http://blogs.msdn.com/b/joshpoley/archive/2008/01/04/errors-007-facility-win32.aspx ........ that error means :-Assembly Protection Error : The catalog for an assembly is not valid, or does not match the assembly's manifest.ERROR_SXS_PROTECTION_CATALOG_NOT_VALID Try this Follow the steps under Method 1 in the link below to see what version of the Windows Installer you have:/>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898628If it's not 3.1.4000.2435 or higher, download and install the Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) from here :-/>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=enOK just confirmed that the version of the installer is: 3.1.4001.5512I assume this means I have the correct version, and something else is going on to cause all these failed updates?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Do you have the Windows XP disk? It may save a lot of problems if you could start afresh rather than patching up a two year old installation.And here I go thinking a six month install is outdated....:lol: If I do not turn a machine on for a couple of months, there are bound to be issues such as network connection, printer connectivty, and the occasional update problem. First sign of trouble; out comes the install media. I have the least problems with a fresh install; least user input for connections of any kind and lots of room to create havoc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teedoff Posted August 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Fresh install is not an option. No windows disk to be found. May be a moot point now actually..lolThis was just a pc my employer was giving to one of the girls here in the office who was having trouble with HER own pc. I think I may have her own pc fixed now, so this old one may not even be needed. Not to mention that this old pc only had a 500 meg stick in it and ran VERY slow. Still bugs me as to what's causing the updates to fail though. Thanks for all the help and advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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