Tim_S wrote:
> Problem: After installing SP3, windows update / microsoft update
> web site fails to install remaining updates... repeated attempts
> fail...
>
> Culprit: Windows XP SP3 corrupts its own windows update engine
> .dll files causing future scans/updates to fail
>
> Resolution: Re-register all the .dll files pertaining to the
> windows/microsoft update engine.
>
> Fix: copy the following between the ~~ begin and ~~end lines
> (text only) into a text file and rename it to
> FixMicrosoftScrewUp.bat then double click on it and let it run.
>
> ~~Begin
<snipped>
> ~~end

People have had success (if they experience this issue) using this article:

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update,
from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after
you repair a Windows XP installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

( A lot less to do. Ignore the title. )

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