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April 28th 08, 01:01 PM
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Update repeatedly fails
I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
(KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew 
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April 28th 08, 01:54 PM
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I have done a system restore and reinstalled the update and yet the same one
fails. It will download approximately 10% (according to the mouseover data given by the update shield in the system tray) and then simply stop. I'm afraid that if it is included as part of SP3, it's failure to install properly will also cause SP3 to fail to install properly. "'Drew" wrote in message ... I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew
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April 28th 08, 02:03 PM
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Drew
Where are you trying to get the SP3 update from? It's not due until tomorrow. Using download sites not authorised by Microsoft (SFAIK) may be the problem. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Drew wrote: I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew
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April 28th 08, 03:01 PM
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Your response is completely meaningless to the OPs problem.
"Gerry" wrote in message ... Drew Where are you trying to get the SP3 update from? It's not due until tomorrow. Using download sites not authorised by Microsoft (SFAIK) may be the problem. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Drew wrote: I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew
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April 28th 08, 03:09 PM
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Verify whether or not that update applies to your system.
"'Drew" wrote in message ... I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew
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April 28th 08, 05:05 PM
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Is it? Another example of a foolish post by you.
-- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unknown wrote: Your response is completely meaningless to the OPs problem. "Gerry" wrote in message ... Drew Where are you trying to get the SP3 update from? It's not due until tomorrow. Using download sites not authorised by Microsoft (SFAIK) may be the problem. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Drew wrote: I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew
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April 28th 08, 05:44 PM
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I found a reply in the Updates Newsgroup (which I did not know existed) from
MVP Mow Green who stated that installing version 5.7 of the VB script would mitigate the need for that update as the vulnerable DLLs were in v 5.6. I installed v 5.7 so that now the update is unnecessary. It may have been all along but I do not know which version of the script I had previously. I was NOT trying to download SP3. I was concerned that it might contain this failed update and that if it failed to install in SP3, it might cause all of SP3 to be rejected. "'Drew" wrote in message ... I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew
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April 28th 08, 06:00 PM
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Drew
Next time you have problems with downloads from Microsoft you need to get the Error code. Select, Start, Help and Support, Keep your Windows up- to-date with Windows Update, Review your Update History and click on the Failed Icon (if any) in the Status Column. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Drew wrote: I found a reply in the Updates Newsgroup (which I did not know existed) from MVP Mow Green who stated that installing version 5.7 of the VB script would mitigate the need for that update as the vulnerable DLLs were in v 5.6. I installed v 5.7 so that now the update is unnecessary. It may have been all along but I do not know which version of the script I had previously. I was NOT trying to download SP3. I was concerned that it might contain this failed update and that if it failed to install in SP3, it might cause all of SP3 to be rejected. "'Drew" wrote in message ... I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew
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April 28th 08, 06:13 PM
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The error code for this failure is 0x8007F0F4
"Gerry" wrote in message ... Drew Next time you have problems with downloads from Microsoft you need to get the Error code. Select, Start, Help and Support, Keep your Windows up- to-date with Windows Update, Review your Update History and click on the Failed Icon (if any) in the Status Column. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Drew wrote: I found a reply in the Updates Newsgroup (which I did not know existed) from MVP Mow Green who stated that installing version 5.7 of the VB script would mitigate the need for that update as the vulnerable DLLs were in v 5.6. I installed v 5.7 so that now the update is unnecessary. It may have been all along but I do not know which version of the script I had previously. I was NOT trying to download SP3. I was concerned that it might contain this failed update and that if it failed to install in SP3, it might cause all of SP3 to be rejected. "'Drew" wrote in message ... I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew
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April 28th 08, 06:33 PM
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Is it? Read his post. He is not trying to download and install SP3. Can't
you read? "Gerry" wrote in message ... Is it? Another example of a foolish post by you. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unknown wrote: Your response is completely meaningless to the OPs problem. "Gerry" wrote in message ... Drew Where are you trying to get the SP3 update from? It's not due until tomorrow. Using download sites not authorised by Microsoft (SFAIK) may be the problem. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Drew wrote: I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew
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April 28th 08, 10:06 PM
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:01:30 -0400, "'Drew"
wrote: I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew For use with Windows 2000 SP4
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April 28th 08, 10:22 PM
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Drew
I think the Error code indicates a mismatch of the version being installed with what is already installed. I cannot locate an explanation of the Code. You can also get information from the update log but these can be difficult to understand. I made the point about the Error Code in my previous post as it identifies the type of error occuring. There is no point, however, in taking your error further as the problem has been fixed. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Drew wrote: The error code for this failure is 0x8007F0F4 "Gerry" wrote in message ... Drew Next time you have problems with downloads from Microsoft you need to get the Error code. Select, Start, Help and Support, Keep your Windows up- to-date with Windows Update, Review your Update History and click on the Failed Icon (if any) in the Status Column. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Drew wrote: I found a reply in the Updates Newsgroup (which I did not know existed) from MVP Mow Green who stated that installing version 5.7 of the VB script would mitigate the need for that update as the vulnerable DLLs were in v 5.6. I installed v 5.7 so that now the update is unnecessary. It may have been all along but I do not know which version of the script I had previously. I was NOT trying to download SP3. I was concerned that it might contain this failed update and that if it failed to install in SP3, it might cause all of SP3 to be rejected. "'Drew" wrote in message ... I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew
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April 29th 08, 06:33 PM
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Update repeatedly fails
If the update is for a version of the OS I do not have, I am puzzled about
why it would have been offered to me in the first place? wrote in message news  On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:01:30 -0400, "'Drew" wrote: I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed. I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed successfully. Can someone suggest a course of action, please? 'Drew For use with Windows 2000 SP4
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