updating issues

I'm pretty sure i should format my hard drive, as my computer is acting strange, and i can't install any windows updates, but i need to save all of my media files first. Is there a way that i can fix the update problem until i get a hard drive to save all my stuff?

how is it failing? What's showing up in event viewer? how else is it acting strange?

Needs more detail.

it says that there is 73 updates, but it wont install any of them?

..... right .... so what's in the log?

(hint)

Sorry, but in all the logs, this is the only thing thats come up pertaining to updates; i looked through all the logs, and there's no mention of the updates failing to install

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Windows Update Agent
Event Category: Installation
Event ID: 18
Date: 7/21/2007
Time: 4:20:18 AM
User: N/A
Computer: SQUALL
Description:
Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready for installation. This computer is currently scheduled to install these updates on ‎Sunday, ‎July ‎22, ‎2007 at 3:00 AM:
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB928843)
- Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP (KB933566)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB890859)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB908519)
- Update for Windows XP (KB894391)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB935839)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB923689)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB901190)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB904706)
- Update for Windows XP (KB916595)
- Critical Update for Windows XP (KB886185)
- Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP (KB929969)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB935840)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB920213)
- Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725)
- Security Update for Windows XP

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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