Windows and Microsoft Updates
I've put together some common error codes and some general information which may be of assistance.
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Look up an error message:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/errormessage
Microsoft Fix it Solution Center:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_fixit_main#tab0
Free Microsoft Windows Update support incident request:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=6527
Support for Windows Update:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/wusupport
How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525
Windows Update and Automatic Reboots
http://blogs.technet.com/mu/archive/2008/10/02/windows-update-and-automatic-reboots.aspx
Where you can get updates to manually install -
Security updates are available on ISO-9660 CD image files from the Microsoft Download Center
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913086
You can also download individual updates from the Catalog and save to be installed later.
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Home.aspx
Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have what you want, Click the “Go To Download Basket” link. Type in or browse to the location where you want the updates saved to and then Click the “Download Now” button.
Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD.
How to download updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog or from the Microsoft Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
Bulletins
Microsoft bulletin summary for the updates for the current month:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ms772425.aspx
or
Search the Knowledge Base
http://support.microsoft.com/search/
Search for a Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en
Miscellaneous
How to install multiple Windows updates or hotfixes with only one reboot
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296861
Hotfix information request
https://support.microsoft.com/contactus2/emailcontact.aspx?scid=sw;en;1410&WS=hotfix
For the MS Blog : http://blogs.technet.com/mu/