Windows XP updates appears repeatedly and hangs

Asked By harisson 1440 points N/A Posted on - 04/23/2011

I keep seeing the same list of windows XP updates appear even after I have downloaded and install of them. Sometimes windows updates just hangs. Is there anything I can try?

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Answered By fritz 0 points N/A #86621

Windows XP updates appears repeatedly and hangs

Delete the catroot2 folder contents. Its in the system32 folder usually here. C:WINDOWSsystem32CatRoot2, or Start – run – cmd – ok, at the command prompt, type the following and press enter, ren "%SystemRoot%System32CatRoot2 oldcatroot2 net start cryptsvc, rename the folder catroot2 to catold. then retry the update installation. When finish, there will be a new catroot2 folder and you can safely delete the old renamed one.

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Answered By harisson 1440 points N/A #86622

Windows XP updates appears repeatedly and hangs

Thank you.

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Answered By fritz 0 points N/A #86623

Windows XP updates appears repeatedly and hangs

To address  the common 0x800a138f error problem just copy this link, www.updatexp.com/0x800a138f.html

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