See if anything here can help you.
Joan

How to troubleshoot common Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Windows
Server Update
Services installation issues
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906602

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
Update, or by
using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

You Cannot Install Some Updates or Programs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822798

You cannot install updates that you download from the Windows Update Web
site on a Windows
XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934648/



"mwebsurfer" <mwebsurfer@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:6EnAj.364$FG2.157@trndny08...
> I replaced the MB,Processor and memory on my PC and did a repair
> install. Windows update downloaded and installed about 84 files
> and said some could not be installed. now, everytime I power
> up, there is an icon in my programs saying that files are ready
> to be downloaded. When I do, the process repeats installing those
> 91 files. how do I get it to stop?