Hallelujah! Maybe they've finally fixed it and we can stop pointing people
to KB943144! (This is a very, very new wrinkle.)

edimerq wrote:
> Thanks Pa Bear for your response. The site you gave gives info for XP that
> has been reloaded from the CD. I didn't use my disc to reload. I did a
> destructive removal and reloaded right from my hard drive. Now, I went to
> Windows Update to see what Updates I needed, and was told I needed an
> update
> for Windows Update to be able to get that information. I downloaded the
> recommended update and it seems that my problem has been solved. My
> updates
> have been downloaded, and I was alerted so I could install them just the
> way
> I have it set up. Will see if this lasts.
>
>> CrystalBall© sez...
>>
>> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from
>> Microsoft
>> Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP
>> installation or you repair a Windows XP installation
>> [ignore the title]
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
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>>
>>
>> edimerq wrote:
>>> -------
>>> -- I just formatted my computer and redownloaded Windows XP/SP2. I have
>>> Windows Updates set to "DOWNLOAD AND LET ME KNOW SO I CAN INSTALL WHEN I
>>> WANT". But the updates are always waiting to install when I shut down. I
>>> had
>>> the updates set the same way before formatting , and everything worked
>>> fine. Is there some way to change this so I can install when I am ready,
>>> or
>>> at least change it to install at restart?
>>> emm
>>> --------