updates fail to install

[tacoeater]

customer wanted to reinstall win2000 pro. all went well till i wanted to download criticals. returns message failed to install and printed the failed criticals in red. i tried to update antivirus and got the same problem. using roadrunner through a router. then i decided to try xp pro. same error message. i installed a second nic and got the same error.
what could be the problem here?
alan

[tacoeater]

ok, on MY computer i get this error on the updates site:

windows update has encountered an error and cannot
display the requested page. network problems are preventing connection to the windows update servers. please try again later.
i did not get this error when i tried on the customer's machine. could this be the problem and update site just now began returning this message?
alan

[Panama Red]

I've had the same problem on occassion when updating a customer's comp. Just wait awhile and try again. Also, make sure your date, time and time zone are set correctly. That will affect Win Update access, too.