windows xp won't install updates

[sticks57]

Hi everyone, my friends pc had some problems and she reinstalled windows xp home and downloaded the windows updates but they will not install. It just says some updates could not be installed (which is all the ones dl'd). Please help, I know someone out there knows what to do. Thanks

 

[Gosugod]

Here are possible reasons.

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