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Since a recent reinstallation of XP SP2 whilst automatic updates have downloaded when I click the shield and initialisation commences I then get a report that the following have failed to be updated.
Security Update for Windows XP (KB928843)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890859)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB908519)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (KB936782)
Update for Windows XP (KB894391)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935839)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901190)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB904706)
Critical Update for Office XP on Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB885884)
Update for Windows XP (KB930916)
Update for Windows XP (KB916595)
Critical Update for Windows XP (KB886185)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935840)
Update for Windows XP (KB933360)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920213)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725)
Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (KB939683)
Update for Windows Media Format 11 SDK for Windows XP (KB929399)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB888302)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926255)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918118)
Update for Windows XP (KB922582)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923191)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917953)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414)
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP (KB937143)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB930178)
Update for Windows XP (KB920872)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926436)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918439)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB891781)
Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB929123)
Update for Windows XP (KB910437)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB921503)
Update for Windows XP (KB927891)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924270)
Update for Windows XP (KB900485)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924667)
Update for Windows XP (KB938828)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931784)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB885835)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB922819)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB927779)
I would appreciate guidance please.
Thanks in advance for any help.

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by ic-it

Do a repair of XP? There was an issue with the infamous silent update that Microsoft pushed out. Basically it updated the Windows update to a newer version. This caused 7 DLLs to not be registered which in turn causes about 60 or so updates to fail or not be installed.
Try this link for assistance. The easiest method appears to be the manually register the dll section.

http://windowssecrets.com/2007/09/27/03-Stealth-Windows-update-prevents-XP-repair

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