I am unable to do the windows updates. My computer States trying to update 1 of 25, but no progress.

I am unable to do the windows updates. My computer States trying to update 1 of 25, but no progress.  I tried several times without success.

Suggestions:

How to reset the Windows Update settings?
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

Diagnose and automatically fix common problems with Windows Update
http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/windows_update/

Cannot install updates in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2509997

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