Windows Updates Download but Won't Install after Repair Install of Windows XP
I have found this solution at this web site January 2008:-
http://www.pchell.com/support/windows_updates_download_but_wont_install.shtml
Here is the text from that site:-
A new problem has appeared recently since Microsoft has changed their Windows Update files. The problem appears after a repair install of Windows XP has been performed. The "new" Windows Update features a file called wups2.dl that was not present in the Windows XP found on the CD used to perform the repair install. This file remains on the hard drive but the registry entries for it are missing after a repair install. This causes the Windows updates to download but fail to install properly.
If you experience this problem, follow these steps to re-register the file wups2.dll in Windows XP
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1. Stop the Windows Automatic Updates Service via the command prompt
* Click on Start, Run
* Type CMD and Click Ok
* At the command prompt, type the following command, then press Enter
net stop wuauserv
2. Re-Register the WUPS2.DLL file
* Still at the command prompt, type the following command and press Enter
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll
3. Restart the Automatic Updates Service
* At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing Enter after each.
net start wuauserv
exit
4. Restart your computer, and run Windows Update again. This time the updates should download and install properly.
For more information on this problem, you can visit the Microsoft Support Article 943144