Update: I looked up the latest error occurance... Error Code: 0x8007F0DA

"Lloyd" wrote:

> Same here...everything's been fine until today. Now I get the following
> message upon connecting to the updat site:
> "Software Upgrade for Some Windows Components Required"
> ...so I click on "download and install now", I get a long wait, then get
> this error:
> "Some updates were not installed" and it lists the 1 update:
> "Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool (KB892130)"
>
> I even tried downloading and running the MGADiag.exe tool, but that didn't
> help either.
>
> Also, I just installed WinXP SP3 manually (on an up-to-date WinXP Pro SP2
> box), which installed just fine, but I still get the above errors and can no
> longer obtain updates.
>
> What gives?
>
>
> "Ford12" wrote:
>
> > Hello
> > Win XP home
> > When I go to download updates it says I need to install WGA validation tool.
> > I click to install.
> > Installation failed. I look at my history of updates and it has already been
> > installed back in February and has a green tick. I do have one failed install
> > for security update 920213 error message 0x8024200D. I can't seem to find it
> > manually. Don't know if this security update is the problem or could it be
> > the fact that I used a utility to remove the WGA tool as it was causing my
> > welcome screen to hang.
> > Don't know how to fix.
> > Thanks
> > Ford.