See if the Resolution steps in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916259/ allow
the updates to install, Jim. (Ignore the title and symptoms.)
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jim.e.dimoni@bank.of.nigeria.com wrote:
> I have over 80 updates that won't install.
> I think many have already been installed.
> I would like to cancel these out and start over.
> How can I delete these so they won't try to install?
>
> then I can do a new manual update.
>
> thx