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I found that when my XP update last "worked", it installed IE 7 and promptly broke it. I cannot use any other browser to update XP and I cannot fix IE 7 with a patch because I cannot update or download any patches for it. Microsoft refuses to let Firefox assist in the update so the only solution I have is to live with a broken system... oh well, just as well I do not depend on it, I rely on Linux :)

Use windizupdates from 62nds or try to locate a "custom", ahem, edition of IE7 from somewhere!

"Windows Genuine Advantage" broke my update ages ago. It evidently stems from a problem with AMD cpu's. MS admitted it was a problem, but never came up with a fix so I haven't patched my machine for about a year.

ahem:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

I had this problem after repairing a P4 Prescott 2.8 GHz installation to an AMD Opteron 1212 HE installation (ie. changed mobo, cpu, and memory! -- never a good idea). The solution I came across can be found here: http://www.wsuswiki.com/ProceduretomanuallyRe-InstallAutomaticUpdateClient
1) Start -> Run, type CMD, and click Ok
2) Type rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %systemroot%\inf\au.inf and press enter
3) When asked, insert your installation CD, and when asked, restart.
Before I found this solution, I resorted to using IE Windows Update to tell me the updates I needed, I downloaded each, and created a batch to script their installation (with the start /wait prefix and /quiet /norestart suffix switches/commands)

I have Windows XP running on all three of my computers. Each one has a slightly different version- OEM and retail, although the main difference between them just seems to be how my logon/shutdown screens appear.

My OEM XP just received an automatic update notification for XML, and a retail version was able to connect to Windows Update through Internet Explorer to download a Root Certificates update.

I doubt Microsoft missed my network when stealth bombing XP, so users should still be able to access Update, so long as their system doesn't need to be repaired...

http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix will fix this problem easy!