Windows update wants to install new software, downloads, fails to install.
I just tried for 4th time. New error message.
Error number: 0x800A138F
Windows XP SP2

Re: KB891861 & 816093 (for W2K SP4)
KB891861 - Update rollup 1 for Windows 2000
My W2K Add/Remove program list has included this update for some time but
Windows Update keeps nagging I have to update.  When I try,  the update

I am currently running Windows 2000 pro SP 4. I now find myself unable to
completely "Shutdown" my PC. When I go to Start> Shutdown, it just re-boots
the system, just as it would if I had chosen to restart. Windows will not
allow me to do a full shutdown. The only way to shut down ...

I hope this is the right group.
Hi all,
I have a Win2k system. I reinstalled it on a old machine after a hd crash
and I updated it at Service Pack 4, without installing the previous SPs.

There used to be a way to download updates manually.  This seems to be
now impossible.  Or is there a workaround?  What about torrent sites?  
Can people post the files there?  Will they work if they do?  I really
don't want to connect an unupdated, vulnerable computer to the ...