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Windows Forum / Windows Me / Internet / August 2003windows update failure
Hiya, Since 27/8/03, My Windows auto-update keeps downloading and trying to install the latest security patch. But after every attempt, it fails and just tells me to try again. After 42 attempts, I'm beginning to get a little weary - any suggestions? Best wishes, John Try and establish the reason for the failure. You can do that by checking the files iuhist.xml (in the Program Files | WindowsUpdate\v4 folder) and Windows Update.log (in your windows folder). Locate the entries for the failed updates (you should be able to identify from the times), note the error codes and then check them using the WindowsUpdate troubleshooter at http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/ Hopefully this will give you a clue as to what is causing the problem. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP mcmaltby@hotmail.com > Hiya, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Best wishes, > John Thanks Mike, Well, according to the log file, the failed install caused this error: 25 Error IUENGINE See iuhist.xml for details: Install finished (Error 0x80004005: Unspecified error) So I then checked the iuhist.xml file which gave me this: <installStatus value="FAILED" needsReboot="0" errorCode="- 2147467259" /> I went to the troubleshooting page you suggested but I can't see anything remotely similar! Any further suggestions? Thanks, John >-----Original Message----- >Try and establish the reason for the failure. You can do that by checking the [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >. I'm sorry John but 80004005 is a new one for me and I can only find a few references to this code when using WindowsUpdate. May I suggest you post your query together with this additional information to the microsoft.public.windowsupdate newsgroup where hopefully you'll get a more useful answer than any I might suggest. <g>  SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mcmaltby@hotmail.com > Thanks Mike, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Any further suggestions? John, This error code 2147467259 seems to indicate an issue with the MSJet database : " -2147467259 Error ODBC Microsoft Access Driver: The database has been placed in a state by an unknown user that prevents it from being opened or locked. " http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307640 If you have not installed this : Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 http://msdn.microsoft.com/isapi/gomscom.asp?TARGET=/downloads/details.aspx?Famil yID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c&DisplayLang=en " Overview Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 contains core Data Access components such as the Microsoft SQL Server™ OLE DB provider and ODBC driver. This redistributable installer for the MDAC 2.8 release installs the same Data Access components as Microsoft Windows Server 2003. " suggest downloading and installing to see if it alleviates the issue. If you DID DO the MDAC 2.8 update, then it's *most likely* that you need the Jet 4.0 Service Pack 7 : http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=282010 Please post back with your results. MowGreen *-343-* Never Forgotten > Thanks Mike, > [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] >> >>. >Try and establish the reason for the failure. You can do that by checking the >files iuhist.xml (in the Program Files | WindowsUpdate\v4 folder) and Windows [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/ Hopefully this will give >you a clue as to what is causing the problem. I keep getting the Media Player 7.1 update on a daily basis. The update gets downloaded correctly and installed without any error, but the next day it is downloaded again and there for me to install. SignatureRegards, Ian A. White, CPEng ianwhite@wai.com.au WAI Engineering Sydney 2000 Australia Ph: 0418 203 229 (Int'l: +61 418 203 229) Fax: (02) 9622 0450 (Int'l: +61 2 9622 0450) Home Page: www.wai.com.au |
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