windows xp updates

[honey33]

the laptop im useing chuck if you there is just one im doing for friend but it has windows xp home edition but for some reason xp home edition windows update doesnt work, it just brings up errorhas windows stopped doing the xp updates and service packs etc now.if so will have to add more memory and see if windows 7 will install on it.

[ChuckFickens]

Update support is't due to end for nearly another two years.

What are the errors?

[HowardKennitby]

Most XP machines are too old to run Win 7

check it out here

http://windows.micros...loads/upgrade-advisor

[methyl]

Please post the precise and exact error message verbatim. Microsoft have not stopped updates to Windows XP, and though they have suggested and end date in the future I fully expect corporate pressure to extend this end date (again).

Please post the version of Windows XP.
You can get this from the following command executed from the command prompt:
START / RUN / winver
If the Windows XP home is not at Service Pack 3 (SP3) the updates will indeed fail.

[honey33]

ok the cd i use is windows xp home edition and service pack 2 on cd. the error messiage when i try to eneter updates when i click on either express or custom it starts checking for latest updates but then nothing comes up except error number 0x8024400a and says website has a problem and cant display the page...ive reinstalled xp again and same thing.so if this is because i need service pack 3 how can i download that when i cant get to the updates...even the fix it part of microsoft wont do anything cos it says i need extras downloads for it to work but cant download as cant get into the update..any ideas

[ChuckFickens]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

Download this file on another computer

http://download.windo...UpdateAgent30-x86.exe

copy it on a memory stick, or CD and then install it on the freshly installed computer from the stick or CD.

[Wak]

Just out of interest I tried to update my Win XP SP3 this morning and it couldn't connect with the Microsoft web page.
I put the given error number into Google and followed one of the leads which suggested that it could be my firewall which was stopping the connection.
I stopped the firewall and started the update session again which went ahead OK to the tune of 90 update files. This took over an hour to download and install and everything looks OK so far.