didn't automatic update, now can't

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Bruce

I have auto update selected on Win XP Pro. The notice
appeared yesterday that new updates were downloaded and
ready to install. I forgot about it and shut the system
down. Now I'd like to install them, but don't know how to
activate whatever was downloaded. I tried manually
running Windows Update, but encountered an error on the
download page when it started scanning my system. This
happened before too, but the auto update has always
worked fine. How can I activate the download?
Thank you.
 
If you keep read other posts you will see that these
latest updates are causing problems think twice about
downloading them
 
Wel, whether that's true or not doesn't matter. The
question remains: how can I activate the download after
it's been done and the computer rebooted?
 
Just go to windows update and do it again, Moron
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Wel, whether that's true or not doesn't matter. The
question remains: how can I activate the download after
it's been done and the computer rebooted?

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-----Original Message-----
I have auto update selected on Win XP Pro. The notice
appeared yesterday that new updates were downloaded and
ready to install. I forgot about it and shut the system
down. Now I'd like to install them, but don't know how to
activate whatever was downloaded. I tried manually
running Windows Update, but encountered an error on the
download page when it started scanning my system. This
happened before too, but the auto update has always
worked fine. How can I activate the download?
Thank you.
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Try deleting the catroot2 folder in windows this is a
catalog folder, the updates you downloaded are more likely
their,reboot and then do a download manually.This folder
will be recreated by windows. This happened to me before.
Reference Microsoft article 822798
Sorry I called you a moron! However this is a valid m/s
article
 
I have auto update selected on Win XP Pro. The notice
appeared yesterday that new updates were downloaded and
ready to install. I forgot about it and shut the system
down. Now I'd like to install them, but don't know how to
activate whatever was downloaded. I tried manually
running Windows Update, but encountered an error on the
download page when it started scanning my system. This
happened before too, but the auto update has always
worked fine. How can I activate the download?
Thank you.
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System Properties> Automatic Updates. Is the Declined Updates button
active? If yes, clicking this and using the resulting screens may save you
some time instead of having to download them again.
 
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