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Try this  >http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-run-windows-update-in-windows-xp.html

hey there ramos,
if u want my opinion, running updatez iz 'fixin somethin that ain't broke ' so turn ur windows updates off, especially with xp coz there iz a 'luviathan' sized service pack out called  ser-pak-3 n' unless u have a quad or at least a fast dual core cpu, it will dramatically slow ur pc'z performance, u will think it'z runnin in syrup. ;-)
but on top of this it will take out all ur previous restore point'z, so u cannot go back to a previous date or time, also within a fews days, (don't know the exact period), it will take out ur 'remove' button' in the place where u go to uninztall ur programz, so u won't be able to remove it from there either. there are people in jail for this sort of behaviour but i guess when someone can buy whole country'z who iz gonna try to take them to court.  the only way of removing it after this point is to run a 2nd edition version of ur win-xp and at the 2nd 'r' during the installation of xp, hit the 'r' key,(if u don't see an 'r' here, u have the wrong version in cd-r), this replaces all the files that were originally inztalled by xp - without harming ur data,(shame they couldn't keep this feature in vista, 7 and 8), hope that helps u. check out my pc-laptop-repairs dot com site for a lot more help with fixez  {^_^}

jakkadan