Charlie
December 5th 03, 01:08 AM
Go to C:\Windows\System32 delete Catroot2 folder to
recycle or rename, whatever. Install update, restart and
update should be installed as will Catroot2 be back.
>-----Original Message-----
>Here is my problem, I had to do a system restore on XP
Home edition. I went
>to Win Update and ran the scan to update XP....I COULD
NOT INSTALL the
>Q817287 "Critical Update Catalog Database Corruption In
Windows XP"...each
>time I tried, it would download but the install would
fail, even with Norton
>AV disabled.
>I have retried at least a dozen times, and it still
failed to install. I
>have the Automatic Updates checked, but it just notifies
me that there is a
>new update (located in lower rt. of task bar). I
started to get the Windows
>Update Icon in the taskbar that said I needed to
download and install
>Q817287 Critical Update Catalog Database Corruption In
Win XP....I
>downloaded and it INSTALLED( the box came up and said it
was successfully
>installed!)....well, now I keep getting the SAME
Automatic Update to
>download and install.....WHY isn't Windows seeing that
this was
>installed?...WHY wouldn't it install on the Windows
Update Site-it kept
>FAILING to install.....Why does Automatic Update
installs it, but it keeps
>coming back like it was never "successfully installed"
as the update box
>said?
>What can I do to fix this and HOW can I tell IF this
Critical Update IS
>installed on my PC?
>Starchild
>
>
>.
>
recycle or rename, whatever. Install update, restart and
update should be installed as will Catroot2 be back.
>-----Original Message-----
>Here is my problem, I had to do a system restore on XP
Home edition. I went
>to Win Update and ran the scan to update XP....I COULD
NOT INSTALL the
>Q817287 "Critical Update Catalog Database Corruption In
Windows XP"...each
>time I tried, it would download but the install would
fail, even with Norton
>AV disabled.
>I have retried at least a dozen times, and it still
failed to install. I
>have the Automatic Updates checked, but it just notifies
me that there is a
>new update (located in lower rt. of task bar). I
started to get the Windows
>Update Icon in the taskbar that said I needed to
download and install
>Q817287 Critical Update Catalog Database Corruption In
Win XP....I
>downloaded and it INSTALLED( the box came up and said it
was successfully
>installed!)....well, now I keep getting the SAME
Automatic Update to
>download and install.....WHY isn't Windows seeing that
this was
>installed?...WHY wouldn't it install on the Windows
Update Site-it kept
>FAILING to install.....Why does Automatic Update
installs it, but it keeps
>coming back like it was never "successfully installed"
as the update box
>said?
>What can I do to fix this and HOW can I tell IF this
Critical Update IS
>installed on my PC?
>Starchild
>
>
>.
>