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Windows Updates fail to install after SP3 installed

Asked by BirchenallHowden in Windows XP Operating System

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We have installed a brand new pc with a clean copy of XP and updated it with all updates and service packs. The pc now has XP SP3 on it, and we are now finding that windows updates will not install on this box.

we have tried stopping the automatic updates service and deleting all the temp files and the log files etc, but this didnt help. it still downloads the files and then says it failed to install them.

Computer Brand = Dell Inc.                
Computer Model = Precision WorkStation 690

heres an extract of the log file:

COMAPI        - Updates to install = 1
2008-05-23      13:42:04:555      1140      14b4      Agent      ** START **  Agent: Installing updates [CallerId = WindowsUpdate]
2008-05-23      13:42:04:555       412      10f4      COMAPI      <<-- SUBMITTED -- COMAPI: Install [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
2008-05-23      13:42:04:555      1140      14b4      Agent      *********
2008-05-23      13:42:04:555      1140      14b4      Agent        * Updates to install = 1
2008-05-23      13:42:04:555      1140      14b4      Agent        *   Title = Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP (KB947864)
2008-05-23      13:42:04:555      1140      14b4      Agent        *   UpdateId = {0162A7A8-01E2-416F-ADCB-2C68141A7183}.104
2008-05-23      13:42:04:555      1140      14b4      Agent        *     Bundles 1 updates:
2008-05-23      13:42:04:555      1140      14b4      Agent        *       {6FF686FF-20E8-4DC3-82EB-C8D5E652CE32}.104
2008-05-23      13:42:13:273      1140      10b4      Report      REPORT EVENT: {ACACC1A2-7BF4-46D2-BB9D-274E35A4016F}      2008-05-23 13:42:03:336+0100      1      162      101      {0162A7A8-01E2-416F-ADCB-2C68141A7183}      104      0      WindowsUpdate      Success      Content Download      Download succeeded.
2008-05-23      13:42:16:055      1140      14b4      Handler      Attempting to create remote handler process as CREATIVES\ant in session 0
2008-05-23      13:42:16:242      4528      16c0      Misc      ===========  Logging initialized (build: 7.0.6000.381, tz: +0100)  ===========
2008-05-23      13:42:16:242      4528      16c0      Misc        = Process: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
2008-05-23      13:42:16:242      4528      16c0      AUClnt      FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt handler: failed to spawn COM server
2008-05-23      13:42:16:242      1140      14b4      Handler      FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote update handler container process created (PID: 4528), but exited before signaling event
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305      1140      14b4      Agent        * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305      1140      14b4      Agent      *********
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305      1140      14b4      Agent      **  END  **  Agent: Installing updates [CallerId = WindowsUpdate]
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305      1140      14b4      Agent      *************
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305       412      1110      COMAPI      >>--  RESUMED  -- COMAPI: Install [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305      1140      14b4      Agent      WARNING: WU client failed installing updates with error 0x80004002
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305       412      1110      COMAPI        - Install call failed
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305       412      1110      COMAPI        - Reboot required = No
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305       412      1110      COMAPI        - WARNING: Exit code = 0x80240FFF; Call error code = 0x80004002
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305       412      1110      COMAPI      ---------
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305       412      1110      COMAPI      --  END  --  COMAPI: Install [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
2008-05-23      13:42:16:305       412      1110      COMAPI      -------------
2008-05-23      13:42:17:070       412      10f4      COMAPI      WARNING: Operation failed due to earlier error, hr=80004002

there are currently 3 windows updates which do not install:

- Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 2.0 (KB928365)
- Security Update for Windows XP with Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 and 11 (KB941569)
- Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP (KB947864)

and then :

- Security Update for Microsoft Office system 2007 (KB951808)
- Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB950378)
- Security Update for Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 (KB950114)
- Update for Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 (KB951213)
- Security Update for Microsoft Office Word 2007  (KB950113)
- Security Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (KB946983)
- Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (KB946974)
- Security Update for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB947801)
- Update for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB946691)

We have tried installing these seperately from the website and this also fails.

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