Win xp sp3 updates fail

For the last week now I've been trying to install updates but there is something on my computer that is preventing it.
I'm getting an error code 0xF00D.

I've tried to install the updates separately but still no joy :cry

Help please

 

Do you have any firewalls and/or antivirus software running? Perhaps one of these apps updated itself and now is somehow blocking the updates. You can also try running the Windows Update repair in Dial-A-Fix. It's a great free program, but i can look a bit intimidating if you're not familiar with what it's doing. Don't worry, it is completely safe and it cannot cause any problems. It does not remove or replace or write anything to/from your system, it merely checks and repairs the status of files already on your system. So, you can actually check all the boxes in the Dial-A-Fix window and safely click "GO" and it will do its thing. It's a great little program to run once every month or two just to be sure things are as they should be.... one other thing to try: click Start, click Run, type netstop wuauserv and click OK. Then go to My Computer and browse to C:\Windows\Software Distribution; rename this folder to Software Distribution-OLD or something similar. Then again click Start, click Run and type netstart wuauserv and click OK. Then try your Windows Updates again.... if none of these things work, let us know and we'll try some others... good luck!

 

Installed dial a fix and ran it no joy
Tried netstop wuauserv and get error message windows can't find netstop :confused

 

Hmmmm.... try simply renaming the Software Distribution folder to Software Distribution-OLD or whatever, then try Updates again. There's a ton of info in this article that may help, and Microsoft has a 'fix it' tool for resetting updates. You can download it from this direct link.
Good luck!



EDIT- there's a space between net and stop in the commands above... sorry :-o

 

Thank you for all the advice; unfortunately still no joy :cry
The up-dates that will not install are

KB963093
KB956572
KB959772
IE8

I've switched off the firewall; anti-virus is AVG free edition 8.5.392, spybot and superantispy ware.

I'm running win XP home SP3.

Help please :confused

 

Spybot removed; Ccleaner ran, rebooted, virus scan complete with no malware.

tried to update individually from your links but still fails!!! :cry:cry:cry

hair pulling is now getting serious :confused

 

Hi there you can maybe try this it worked for me :

To register WUPS ( Windows update service )
Go to start>run> type cmd :
When cmd opens type : net stop wuauserv.
Press enter :

To register WUPS.dll file
Type : regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups.dll file
Click on each varification:

To start the automatic updates service
Type : net start wuauserv
Press enter

Then try updates, if this dosen't work then i think it is as DLB says it must be an AV or F/Wall preventing it.

Please may i point out if doing it this way gives you a message saying
"this command cannot be carried out as it needs elevation"
don't worry, just start again and run as administrator. Also make sure you put the spaces between the typed words as i have.

Good Luck Hope This Helps !!

 

XP SP3 update killed my computer. Read this thread.
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=194258
It may work fine for you and I know it works for other people, but I tried to install twice, and failed both times, and I eventually turned off Auto update, cause it kept' trying to install SP3. Good Luck

 

lego126, have you read this?
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jes...ed-computer-boot-after-installing-xp-sp3.aspx

 

I would have loved to have that info last year :cry Even though i needed a new computer, I might have been able to wait a bit longer

 

That information is from 2008.