Why does XP take more than one attempt to install updates?

[Bateluer]

A fresh install means about 11 critical updates to install. I let XP DL the critical updates, but it failed to install two of them. An IE6 Security update, and a WinXP Compatility update. I let the system reboot, and DLed those that failed, and they succeeded. Why does it take more than one attempt?

or is this just general MS quirkiness?

 

[Saltin]

Sounds like end user error to me.

Hehe seriously, I think it's just a bad download due to heavy traffic on thier site. Imagine the stress Windows updates must be under at any give time... mistakes are bound to happen.

 

[n0cmonkey]

I always find it easiest to install Microsoft patches one at a time and reboot in between.

 

[Bateluer]

<< I always find it easiest to install Microsoft patches one at a time and reboot in between. >>



Bateluer = Lazy

That would take hours to do

 

[Bateluer]

<<

Hehe seriously, I think it's just a bad download due to heavy traffic on thier site. Imagine the stress Windows updates must be under at any give time... mistakes are bound to happen. >>



That could be it.