Nicholas
December 9th 03, 10:21 AM
Rak --
Perform the following:
Go to Start > Run and type: MSCONFIG , and hit enter.
Select "Normal Startup", click "apply" and reboot.
Then perform this:
1. Start the Administrative Tools utility in your Control Panel.=20
2. Double-click Services.=20
3. Right-click "Cryptographic Services", and then click Properties.=20
4. Click "Automatic" for Startup type, and then click Start.=20
5. Try installing the Updates again. If the problem persists, go to =
Step 6.=20
6. Click Start, and then click Run.=20
7. In the Open box, type: CMD , and then click OK.=20
8. At the Command Prompt, type (or Copy & Paste) the following =
commands,=20
each individually, pressing ENTER after each line:
net stop cryptsvc
ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 oldcatroot2
net start cryptsvc
Type EXIT to close the command prompt, and try Windows Update =
again.
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Nicholas
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