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• Update Windows failure error code 8e5eo147

  Vista Home premium 32 bit service pack 2. put said updates available, proceed through the download and installation process and get the message that says installation failures update windows error code 8E5E0147... ran fixit from microsoft which has replaced components update... problem persists

  Gary,

  Run SFC/scannow Windows 7 & Vista

  System File Checker (SFC) verifies that all files of Windows 7 are where they should be, and they are not corrupt.

  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/HT/SFC-SCANNOW.htm>

  Rename the software distribution folder

  1. stop the Windows Update service (make sure that you are logged on as administrator)

  Start button | Control Panel | System and Maintenance | Administration tools
  Double-click on Services
  (Provide the administrator password or a confirmation if prompted to do so.)
  Right-click the Windows Update service and click on stop.

  2. click on Start, type %windir%\System32 in the search box and press ENTER.

  Find and rename the folder C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution.

  3. start the Windows Update service

  Start button | Control Panel | System and Maintenance | Administration tools
  Double-click on Services
  (Provide the administrator password or a confirmation if prompted to do so.)
  Right-click the Windows Update service and click Start.

  Important: Restart the computer, and then run Windows Update again.

  Rename the software distribution folder will erase your history on the Windows Update Site.

  Whenever you want to check what updates are installed, you can: -.
  Start button | Control Panel | Programs
  Under programs and features - click View installed updates.

  Access the KB971058 article through Internet Explorer (only)

  Click here: reset Windows Update components and run the fix it 50202? default and aggressive mode.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058>

  UTC/GMT is 04:18 Thursday, August 9, 2012

• Failure of Windows Update: Windows update cannot currently check the updates, because the service is not running. You may have to restart your computer.

  Im running windows vista 32-bit edition Home premium. I have not had my computer lately ive been let my sister use it. IM afraid that even if she was using it she got a virus because now I can't update windows, my microsoft security databases can not be updated either. Ive never had windows defender and essentials of security on that because I don't do much with this computer. Can someone help me understand if I need to reformat or if there is just a problem with my windows update?

  The best approach for a very infected PC
  is a 'Clean Install' you can never be 100% certain that every last bit of the infections have been removed.

  That said if you have time and want to see how you can go to eliminate viruses, malware and bots then read on.

  Start by reading the following information of the Virus removal: (you must first install and run MalwareBytes)
  Provided by: Malke - MS MVP:
  http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

  For me on a PC friends who had more than 60 infections and there is no CD of restoration and the key code has been lost, the article above "Malware Bytes", "AVG Free" and Norton NIS 2010 has been around.

  NIS 2011 trial software:
  http://www.Symantec.com/Norton/downloads/index.jsp

  (Note: the trial download Norton NIS requires a credit card, read the terms 'Opt Out' before you start)
  In addition, a second pass using Malware Bytes and NIS seems to have removed all infections.

  AVG Free:
  http://free.Avg.com/

  Avast:
  http://www.avast.com/index

  JS
  http://www.PAGESTART.com

  Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world to help.

• Update Windows failure...?

  whenever I have install updates ittells me that he didn't and don't stop trying to get me again.

  Hello

  Try this 1st to see if it helps, and it should:

  Description of the Patch registration cleanup tool
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/976220/

  ------------------------------------------------------

  If necessary :

  Try this - Panel - Windows Updates - on every update that will not be installed - click on the important updates
  or the update itself - double click a view more information (or click top then discovers on the right)

  Those who will take you to a page where you can download the update.

  Or go here and the KBxxxxxx number to download it.

  Download Center - mount the KBxxxxxx.

  Microsoft Download Center
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/default.aspx

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - click on - RUN AS ADMIN

  Then you can right click on the update in the updates Windows and HIDE.

  If you get an error Installer install this version:

  Windows install 4.5 Redistributable
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5A58B56F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en

  ----------------------------------------------------

  Then run this:

  How to reset the Windows Update components? -a Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

  Description of the system for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, update tool and
  for Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/947821

  ------------------------------------------------------------
  Because these are all Office updates you might get more information if necessary in the Agency of those groups that
  may have experienced the same problem.

  Office newsgroups
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Office/Community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx

  Microsoft.public.office.misc discussions
  http://www.Microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?DG=Microsoft.public.Office.misc&cat=en_us_01cb749f-c998-4762-8099-df71793c11c7&lang=en&CR=us

  ------------------------------------------------------------

  If necessary you can incident free get reports however the above should take care of it for you.

  Windows updates - free Incident report

  Go here and click on-> Windows Update fails while searching, downloading or installation of updates
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/wusupport#tab3

  The security updates, you can get free support Incident report
  http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/resources/support.aspx

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Windows Update - Windows Security Essentials or any update of the failure of Microsoft.

  I tried to update Windows 7, when obtaining the opinion that I have updates installed. However, it will not be updated. I get 10 updates important installation (0 KB, 0 total % complete) and I've tried 4 times. Even turning off the computer, unplug my modem to reset and leave it running overnight, but no luck. What is the problem? An Advisor on what do I do?

  I would be recognizing any input to solve these problems. My outdated calculation with Windows latest update 11/06/16, even with Microsoft Security Essentials. I just update my computer.

  Windows 7 update problems? First read this.

  :)

• I'm getting 'Failure Configuring Windows Updates, changes of restoration' by updating windows.

  It was the first time that I am trying to update my laptop of Lenovo G500s which is come with 8 windows pre installed, before installing the updates, I have restored the laptop if you default factory using Lenovo a recovery key. While the updates are being installed I received a message 'Fail configuration Windows updates reverting changes'. It lasted for an hour. When I tried to install updates again the same message appeared. My laptop came pre-installed with Nitro Pdf 8 and Mcafee Internet Security, so I have even uninstalled them, I also ran Mcafee Consumer Product Removal Tool. But the problem with windows update remained. I then ran the convenience store update Windows that sets these two problems:

  fix windows update fixed the database and repair misconfigured update windows components, but this solves nothing. Later I discovered that although the resolution of update problems show that the problems have been solved but convenience store running immediately shows again the same problems.

  So this time I ran again the recovery system, and immediately after the system recovery windows update of convenience store that showed the problems mentioned above two updates of windows.

  Is it so that means the recovery partition itself contains other problems that my problem would have been solved, what do I do to fix this?

  Take a look on: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821/en-us

  ... use the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) Inbox. Then, install the update or Windows service pack again...

• How to replace "apply downloaded update now" with "Check for Updates" in the menu help when the update fails because the downloaded update files are missing but the "Ready to install update" window keeps appearing?

  Question

  I have another type of problem with Firefox

  Description

  Window "Ready to Install" Firefox "Software Update" appeared. The folder "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updates\0" contained the files update.mar, update.status and update.version. Each of the 3 files have been deleted. The next time that Firefox has been started, no update occurred because update files were missing. In the Menu bar, clicking Help showed in the menu drop-down that "apply downloaded update now" was always on the list. By clicking on "Apply downloaded update now" open "Software Update" window "Ready to install update", so that Firefox still considers that the update files exist, but they do not. In the window "Software Update", by clicking on "Restart Firefox" restart of Firefox, but once again it there's no update, and remains "apply downloaded update now" on the Help menu. How can "Apply downloaded update now" be replaced by "Check for Updates" so the update files can be downloaded?

  Version of Firefox

  3.6.3

  Operating system

  Windows XP

  User Agent

  Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; RV:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3

  Plugins installed

  • npmnqmp - 989898989877
  • NP-mswmp
  • Adobe PDF plugin for Firefox and Netscape "9.3.2.
  • Default plugin
  • Foxit Reader plugin for Firefox and Netscape
  • Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
  • Version 1.0.3 copyright 1996-2009 The VideoLAN Teamhttp: / /www.videolan.org/

  You can manually reset the software update feature by closing Firefox and remove the file "updates" (which seems you have done) and the two files "active - update.xml" and "updates.xml" - these are in the installation (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox) directory or in the profile folder (C:\Documents and Settings\nom_utilisateur\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\something.default).

  If it does not, see our KB article How to resolve the failure of the update of Firefox update error message - the section of 'last resort' can be useful, or or read this article from MozillaZine KB, software update.

  Please let us know how the above work, and if we can be of further assistance.

• Error code 646 when trying to update windows

  I can not install one of the windows updates listed, I get a failure on all the

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2258121/en-AU

  You receive the error code 0 x 80070646 or 646 error code when you try to install Microsoft Office updates

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/default.aspx

  Also, try to put the KB numbers in the search at the above link > then download them manually.

  If the above does not solve it:

  Windows Update Forum:

  It comes with Vista, upgrade install and activate Forum.

  You will get the best help for any problem of Update/Service Pack in the Windows Update Forum; the link below:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistawu/threads

  When you repost here, kindly include the Error Codes, and exactly what is happening when you try to update.

  In this way, you will receive the best help.

  See you soon

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Update Windows, stuck at step 3 of 3, does not start

  Hello

  Reading the forums, so it seems I'm not the only one who had this problem, but none of the data seems to work for me.

  My computer is running slow this morning (as sometimes when he treats a large update), so I restarted.  But now, whenever the system tries to start, it gets insofar as the message 'configuration updated step 3 of 3, 0% ' before it restarts in total.

  I am running Windows Vista Home Premium - I think that it is 32-bit, but I'm not positive.  I have a laptop HP Pavilion DV6345us.

  I tried all suggested fixes, I found.  I tried to launch the Mode without failure (all versions of it), but every time it's the same thing.  I've never had to simplified office, I think I'm supposed to see.  I tried the system restore, but none of the dozen or so restoration work points.  After each attempt to restore the system, I get this error message: data error (Cyclic Redundancy Check) (0 x 80070017).

  My last update was added on 06/05/10 at 09:16:38.  My last update before that was 05/03/10 at 14:31:18.  My time zone is set to GMT - 8:00 (or Pacific time).  Between the Windows updates, I downloaded an update for Java (Java 6 update 20) 04/05/10.

  I have also run the memory diagnostic tool, but that has not changed anything.

  I do not have any third-party malware or anti-virus software.

  This is all the relevant information, I think I can give.  Any comments would be greatly appreciated, because I use my computer for work and need again as soon as POSSIBLE.

  Thank you!

  I do not have any third-party malware or anti-virus software.

  Not good.

  Personal data backup (which none should be considered 100% reliable at this point) then format the HARD disk and do a clean install of Windows.  Please note that a repair installation (upgrade AKA on-site) will NOT fix it!

  How TO do a clean install of Vista: See the section "If you want to reinstall Windows Vista by running a new installation... "of http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-Vista

  Once installed the clean, you will have the equivalent of a "new computer" in order to take care of everything on the next page before connecting the machine to the internet or one local network (i.e. other computers) otherwise and before using a flash drive or the SD card that is not brand new, or has not been freshly formatted:

  4 steps to help protect your new computer before going online
       http://www.Microsoft.com/security/pypc.aspx

  Tip: After getting the computer fully patched, download/install KB971029 manually: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029

  NB: No matter what Norton or McAfee free trial which is preinstalled on the computer when you bought will be reinstalled (but invalid) when Windows is reinstalled. You MUST uninstall the trial for free and download/run the removal tool before installing updates, Windows Service Packs, or updates IE and before installing your new anti-virus application (which will require WinXP SP3 must be installed).

  Norton Removal Tool
       FTP://ftp.Symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe

  McAfee Consumer product removal tool
       http://download.McAfee.com/Products/Licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe

  If you need assistance, start a new thread in this forum: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistarepair/threads

  If these procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, good reputation and stand-alone computer (that is, not BigBoxStoreUSA or Geek Squad) repair facility.

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• Some updates could not be installed: failure on the following security updates - KB974811 KB974556

  Please help me solve this problem.  I have automatic updates set to say "updates are ready for your computer.  Click here to see these updates'; Here is the little yellow icon in the system tray low to the right of my screen.  What happens when I click on this icon is usually I then click 'express install' (and non-personalized) and then press "install".

  My computer sometimes slows down a bit that it downloads / installs these updates and which can be quite a pain in the thigh because it effects everything that I'm working at the moment, and of course because you have to restart the computer.  I have external hard drives 4 or 5 so I to sequentially turn them off one at a time by ejecting them, turn off the computer and then start it back up and restart the hard drives.

  In any case - I can never remember to "SOME UPDATES COULD NOT BE INSTALLED the SCREEN" so I'm at a loss to know what to do.  My computer is perpetually slow because the small yellow Update icon sits in the systray continually trying to draw attention to me and when I do the same thing continues to be time and again - failure!   I tried closing down my antivirus and windows firewall, but nothing helped.

  your help would be much appreciated, either tell me how these updates to get the update of my systray icon, or to get updates of pit.

  According to belarc Advisor - I am running:

  Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
  3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
  cache of 16 kilobytes main memory
  secondary memory 2048 k-cached

  9 of Avira antivirus
  SUPERAntiSpyware (although it is installation not not at the auto of the msconfig, so its off to the update)

  Thank you!!

  Hello

  Try this 1st to see if it helps, and it should:

  Description of the Patch registration cleanup tool
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/976220/

  ------------------------------------------------------

  If necessary :

  Try this - Panel - Windows Updates - on every update that will not be installed - click on the important updates
  or the update itself - double click a view more information (or click top then discovers on the right)

  Those who will take you to a page where you can download the update.

  Or go here and the KBxxxxxx number to download it.

  Download Center - mount the KBxxxxxx.

  Microsoft Download Center
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/default.aspx

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - click on - RUN AS ADMIN

  Then you can right click on the update in the updates Windows and HIDE.

  If you get an error Installer install this version:

  Windows install 4.5 Redistributable
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5A58B56F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en

  ----------------------------------------------------

  Then run this:

  How to reset the Windows Update components? -a Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

  Description of the system for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, update tool and
  for Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/947821

  ------------------------------------------------------------
  Because these are all Office updates you might get more information if necessary in the Agency of those groups that
  may have experienced the same problem.

  Office newsgroups
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Office/Community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx

  Microsoft.public.office.misc discussions
  http://www.Microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?DG=Microsoft.public.Office.misc&cat=en_us_01cb749f-c998-4762-8099-df71793c11c7&lang=en&CR=us

  ------------------------------------------------------------

  If necessary you can incident free get reports however the above should take care of it for you.

  Windows updates - free Incident report

  Go here and click on-> Windows Update fails while searching, downloading or installation of updates
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/wusupport#tab3

  The security updates, you can get free support Incident report
  http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/resources/support.aspx

  I hope this helps.

  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Computer HP laptop will not update windows download 8 pass from 13%

  Laptop HP Pavilion g6 windows 8

  The short "Workaround" to try:

  Go to your Control Panel > display icon > Device Manager >

  Find, right click and "Uninstall", your Audio driver(s).

  Do not delete NOT the driver, just right click and 'uninstall '.

  • Do not restart your computer (yet).

  Next:

  • In Control Panel > Windows Update > change settings > disable the recommended updates... You can add them later if / when you get the 'Important' updates to work.
  • You can click to "Check for Updates" again once, or simply go back to your main "Windows Updates" window and now click on the 'Install' button (on the lower right corner of this window).
  • If the 'glitch' updates, in other words, if you get a red 'Failure' and it seems that one or more of these stupid updates suddenly just not download and start installing like you have said just that he does, click on 'Install' again... Now, the updates should start installing.  If you have some big updates (or many of them), this can take some time.
  • For added security, do not do much other work.  The computer market.  Read an e-book.  Keep an eye on it, but don't make your Facebook session or online banking.  Don't shop on Amazon...  Let the system work on the updates.
  • Wait... wait some more... When the updates are loaded, you will be told that you must restart the computer.
  • Reboot / restart the computer when the computer tells you it's time...
  • When the system restarts, these Audio drivers to reinstall it after that updates install and just as the system finished its reboot sequence.

  Good luck!

• Update Windows stuck in a loop. Keeps trying to download page 3 of 3, but never does, then restarts and is trying to download. Can't seem to put an end to the loop.

  Update Windows stuck in a loop. Keeps trying to download page 3 of 3, but never does, then restarts and is trying to download. Can't stop the loop to try something else.

  The operating system is Windows Vista.

  I found this as a solution and to share it here, I still have questions, but thinking might help someone.

  Windows Vista and 7 update Reboot Loop Fix

  Symptom: You have a update that is causing Windows Vista or Windows 7, stuck in an infinite loop. The problem usually manifests as a "step 3 of 3:0 % complete...". "followed by a restart which starts at the exact same message, not allowing you to get on your account of connection or a desktop at all. It's a pain, and he doesn't stop, even in Mode without failure or advanced trying last good known Configuration in the start menu.

  Here is the short version for people who know how to get to tools to do this and if run System Restore from the installation DVD does not work: DELETE files

  \Windows\WinSxS\cleanup.XML AND (as applicable)
  

  \Windows\WinSxS\pending.XML and the infinite loop update will be set.

  There are two ways to get the files, you need to delete. The easiest is to start your installation of Windows and the button 'Install now' DVD, click on the link located at the bottom left that says 'Repair your computer' open a command prompt and type:

  del C:\Windows\WinSxS\cleanup.xml

  del C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml

  The other way is to download a live Linux distribution such as the System of Tritech Service (which, unlike Vista or 7 DVD, can be booted from a USB flash drive for computers with no CD/DVD drive such as netbooks), open a command prompt, mount the file system and deleting the files. Assuming that your Windows installation is the first partition on the first hard disk, the following commands in rxvt or a console in the Tritech Service system should work:

  Mount.NTFS - 3 g/dev/sda1/mnt/sda1

  RM /mnt/sda1/Windows/*/cleanup.xml /mnt/sda1/Windows/*/pending.xml

  umount/mnt/sda1

  discount to zero f

  Anyway you do it, this solution will stop the engine update loop reboot and let you return to your computer. You may need to make some corrections, additional or manual updates if you have problems, but unless your login screen and/or the Office should be accessible! Is a very annoying problem and I noticed that Google is looking for things like "stage of vista 3 3 restart" usually only provides information about how to run the system on a Vista DVD restore. Unfortunately, if there is a problem with an update, sometimes the system restore does not work and fail with obscure errors, so this info is vital.

  Maybe it's your last chance to avoid giving to the top and reinstalling Windows, and we always like avoiding relocations!

• SE 8024008 error when you try to update Windows Vista 32 Service Pack 1 to Service Pack 2

  Hello

  This Dell Inspiron notebook running Windows Vista 32-bit Service Pack 1 and Windows Vista stopped editing about a year ago.  I just got the Service of update to start working again, a sort of...
  However, when I tried to update to Service Pack 2, it gave me error 80246008 and when I tried the link to fix, Services did not show the background BITS Intelligent Transfer Service () in respect of the services, so I followed the suggestions of Jose Antonio Ponton Posada CEO and tried the repair tool valid my Windows Vista 32 BIT and run the tool , but he said that repair BITS is not required on this computer.
  I checked the State of the Windows event log, and it was running.
  Please tell us how can I update Windows Vista Service Pack 1 running on this computer for the current Service Pack.
  Thank you
  Roxy111

  To avoid confusion and duplication of effort, please post a follow-up later all replies to your thread of origin-online http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-windows_update/windows-vista-update-service-failure/b89bca27-9739-4bde-9f6c-a57ade14781d

• Error message when you try to update Windows Vista - error attest 80070641 / 641

  I guess that many people have had this problem, all of a sudden.

  When you try to do updates on May 9, 2012, there were several updates available for me (23 in total).  I have windows updated put in place to notify me when updates are available (always have it) so I can see what will be installed (and not installed) on my machine.  He 11 successfully installed the updates and 12 in vain.  I try whenever I turn on my computer to update the 12 failed and failed in each attempt.

  For the record, I tried several remedies posted on this forum nothing is done.

  Attach it to the tool = failure
  System File Check = failure
  Update system = failure analysis tool
  Windows Update Agent = failure
  Stop the service (wuauserv), empty folder to update windows (C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download) files = failure
  Tried to install the other updates separate security updates = failure
  Tried to install other updates separate updates security = failure
  Other suggestions = failure

  I just do a fresh install of Vista 32 bit (with service pack 2) on a SSD to return the 15/03/2012. I update my registry every 2 to 3 weeks.  The last program that I've updated was Adobe's Flash plugin on 04/05/2012.  Before that, it was an update to AnyDVD is 30/04/2012.  The last program that I installed was a kit of expansion for the Sims 3 on 19/04/2012.

  This problem just happened out of the blue.  Never had any problems with updates like this before until 09/05/2012.

  Here's some of my windows update log file. Looks like I only selected 4 security updates and 8 others are not selected on the left.

  See that this related thread (in particular the JanetD post which includes what told him IOlo support)-online http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-windows_update/getting-error-codes-641-and-80070641-when-trying/6022df1d-7914-4e3e-ac5e-dbef07df433c

  Otherwise, contact the IOlo Support yourself.

• Update Windows again me that there are 11 important to install updates. It fails with the error 80070490, Code and Code 80073712.

  Original title: update Windows problem on Vista 64-bit

  My Windows Update repeat me that there are 11 important to install updates. It fails whenever I have try running with 80070490, Code and Code 80073712 error.

  I tried the Windows analysis tool, the difficulty it tool Microsoft and the web site Microsoft Fix It I have have also run a registry cleaner and that he would follow the instructions of Microsoft to solve the problem of Windows Update by editing the registry, but I get 'Access denied' when ordering fast, even though I checked all permissions.

  The updates are:

  Update for Windows Vista for x 64-based systems (KB972145)
  Update for Windows Vista for x 64-based systems (KB2633952)
  Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 on Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 for x 64 (KB2572075)
  Update security for Windows Vista for x 64-based systems (KB2564958)
  Update for Windows Vista for x 64-based systems (KB970430)
  Update security for Windows Vista for x 64-based systems (KB2378111)
  Windows PowerShell 2.0 and WinRM 2.0 for Windows Vista for x 64-based systems (KB968930)
  Update for Windows Vista for x 64-based systems (KB2345886)
  Update security for Windows Vista for x 64-based systems (KB967723)
  A security update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 for x 64 systems (KB2518866)
  Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 on Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 for x 64 (KB2633874)

  I realize that these are not critical updates, but am concerned that, if there is a problem with the update, it will not refresh the critical updates either.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

  Etherlass

  Hello again,

  Thought I would let you know that I've finally sorted this! :)

  In another forum I read a post from someone who had a similar problem and solved it by uninstalling the "failures" updated, restart the PC and then re-run the update. It worked! It had not occurred to me to try what I've assumed that 'impossible' meant that they had not installed at all, not that they didn't had simply not installed correctly and must have become corrupt.

  I hope this will help someone else who has the same problem, I've had!

  Best wishes

  Etherlass