Windows Update Problem

Hey hi friends… Iam back with one more problem.. recently i downloaded 1 windows xp update through Automatic update ( i dont remeber what was it) After it completed its download…and when i tried to shutdown my PC, the box which comes showing the 3 buttons (Standby,Turn off,Restart), under it was written that "Turnoff the computer after installing the updates"…as it was normally displayed after installing the updates…The Problem is that after logging off (during shutdown process..) ,the screen which shows these messages "Installing Updates 1 of 1…" and "Do not Turn off or Unplug the PC..It will Turnoff Automatically…"..These messages keep on coming for a long time…i left my PC for 1 complete day..but still this update is not installing neither it is turning off my computer..Again if iam forcefully restarting my PC ..then the next time when i want to turnoff the same cycle happens…So what to do now?? How to solve this problem..?? How to delete/remove this update?? My PC Config. is:- OS : Windows XP Professional SP2 RAM : 512 MB HDD : 80 GB Processor : Pentium 4

Hi, sorry to hear of the problem with Windows Update. Unfortunately this does happen on an infrequent basis and here are the steps recommended to fix the problem. Make sure that your back up is 100% accurate, reliable, reproducible and kept safe on removable media, before you do anything else. 1 Start the recovery console using the microsoft XP install disc select the first R option, and run chkdsk /r (note the space it is required) You can borrow a disc for this purpose only, if you cannot find your own one. If you'rmachine wont boot from the CD then alter the boot priority in the BIOS so that your CD drive is priority one with your hard drive 0 as number 2 2 Your machine should restart automatically after chkdsk /r has run NOTE chkdsk /r could take several hours to complete so don't switch off before it has finished. 3 If you still have a problem with the update, then open control panel (add and remove) and uninstall the update, close down your machine, wait 30 seconds with a blank black screen and then restart it……if you want you can now run MS update again. Post back here f you need detailed step by step information on any of these steps. Regards paws

thanx for ur quick reply.. ya i will try the method u said and will let u kno after that.. bye

Friends ..i did wat u all suggested ..but no change.. i did the system restore and chkdisk method but nothing happened i think that this update is microsoft dotnet 3.5 framework SP1 update which is trying to install..today i again left the computer to install its updates for 6 hrs ..but it is still not completed.. Please tell me wat to do next? I really dont want this update and want my PC back to normal state.. Please tell me a way to delete/uninstall/remove this particular update… did someone know the exact location where the setup file of this update is stored in windows xp …so that i can delete it from there before being installed.. wat do u say?? Thanx again Waiting for ur suggestions…

Thanx to all..But I myself solved the Problem Hi all..i myself solved the problem..what i did was i deleted all the files and folders in the folder "c:\windows\Software distribution" folder using unlocker software(which is used to delete any kind of files and folders)..and when i restarted the PC..the deleted files and folders were again created freshly by windows..and my problem is solved… Anyways thanx to u all.. With Regards.. Dinesh India