"down&out" <downout@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks jschurbon and Robert Aldwinckle for helping!
>
> To jschurbon: mine is running on Windows XP Professional. The error occured
> when I tried to run an express (or custom) windows update.
>
> To Robert Aldwinckle: context as in?


(repost)

>> such as would be provided by the update's install log.

Note: you haven't even disclosed yet which update is giving
you this symptom so I can't really be more specific than that.
However, usually the update's install log will contain the update
number and have an extension of .log.


> I managed to get a list of started
> services with what you taught me to do and what can I find out from there?


Either post that list so others can tell you if you are missing some
or look for other posts which describe problems being resolved
by starting (or repairing) missing services. Remember, we're just
guessing that a missing or broken service is likely to account for
the (vague) symptom description you are giving us.

I suspect something more specific to suggest could become apparent
from seeing more details from your update's install log.


HTH

Robert
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