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Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows XP
I have a PC running XP that has only a dialup connection.
I have downloaded the Security Essentials install file to a USB flash drive on another PC with a broadband connection. This has enabled me to install Security Essentials on my XP PC with only dialup. I acutally succeeded once in completing the install and the initial update which took 8 hours. However, I was unable to do any further updates because Security essentials seems unable to recognize my dialup connection on a XP machine. I tried removing and reinstalling Security Essentials. Now, I can't even do the initial update as my dialup connection does not seem to be recognized. The basic problem seems that some Microsoft Applications (Security Essentials is the prime problem) seem unable to recognize that I am connected to the internet when using a dialup connection. And, yes, I have verified through other applications that I am connected. Is there any resolution to this problem besides an unwanted investment in another broadnband connection? |
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Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows XP
Here are some links for you. Use the "Definitions Manual Update"
link to download the updates on the broadband computer and copy it to the dial-up computer via USB or CD/DVD. Microsoft Security Essentials 8 MB XP, 5 MB Vista Web: http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ Download: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...e-en-us-xp.exe Definitions Manual Update +40 MB Web: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971606 Download: http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...es/mpam-fe.exe ju.c "David" wrote in message ... I have a PC running XP that has only a dialup connection. I have downloaded the Security Essentials install file to a USB flash drive on another PC with a broadband connection. This has enabled me to install Security Essentials on my XP PC with only dialup. I acutally succeeded once in completing the install and the initial update which took 8 hours. However, I was unable to do any further updates because Security essentials seems unable to recognize my dialup connection on a XP machine. I tried removing and reinstalling Security Essentials. Now, I can't even do the initial update as my dialup connection does not seem to be recognized. The basic problem seems that some Microsoft Applications (Security Essentials is the prime problem) seem unable to recognize that I am connected to the internet when using a dialup connection. And, yes, I have verified through other applications that I am connected. Is there any resolution to this problem besides an unwanted investment in another broadnband connection? |
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Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows XP
MSE Support Forums
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...S/category/mse David wrote: I have a PC running XP that has only a dialup connection. I have downloaded the Security Essentials install file to a USB flash drive on another PC with a broadband connection. This has enabled me to install Security Essentials on my XP PC with only dialup. I acutally succeeded once in completing the install and the initial update which took 8 hours. However, I was unable to do any further updates because Security essentials seems unable to recognize my dialup connection on a XP machine. I tried removing and reinstalling Security Essentials. Now, I can't even do the initial update as my dialup connection does not seem to be recognized. The basic problem seems that some Microsoft Applications (Security Essentials is the prime problem) seem unable to recognize that I am connected to the internet when using a dialup connection. And, yes, I have verified through other applications that I am connected. Is there any resolution to this problem besides an unwanted investment in another broadnband connection? |
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Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows XP
Thanks for the links. They solved my problem, at least initially. I
now have MSE installed & the initial update on my PC with only a dialup connection. However, one problem remains: Does MSE recognize an internet connection that is only dialup. Downloading the MSE & the initial update on a broadband pc & transfering to a dialup PC via USB flas drive was only a minor annoyance. However, doing daily updates that way would be a major pain. What must I do to get MSE to recognize my dialup connection even if I limit it to daily updates which are relative,y small? On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:05:51 -0500, David wrote: I have a PC running XP that has only a dialup connection. I have downloaded the Security Essentials install file to a USB flash drive on another PC with a broadband connection. This has enabled me to install Security Essentials on my XP PC with only dialup. I acutally succeeded once in completing the install and the initial update which took 8 hours. However, I was unable to do any further updates because Security essentials seems unable to recognize my dialup connection on a XP machine. I tried removing and reinstalling Security Essentials. Now, I can't even do the initial update as my dialup connection does not seem to be recognized. The basic problem seems that some Microsoft Applications (Security Essentials is the prime problem) seem unable to recognize that I am connected to the internet when using a dialup connection. And, yes, I have verified through other applications that I am connected. Is there any resolution to this problem besides an unwanted investment in another broadnband connection? |
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Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows XP
If Automatic Updates works, MSE's auto-updater will work, whether you're on
dial-up or broadband. By default, MSE will only auto-update once every 24-hours. That being said, there's a known-bug for some users who put their computers into Standby or Hibernation overnight, in which case MSE /may/ not auto-update every 24 hours. There are many, many threads about all of this (and a few "stickies") in both http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...estart/threads and http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...update/threads forums. Take a look! David wrote: Thanks for the links. They solved my problem, at least initially. I now have MSE installed & the initial update on my PC with only a dialup connection. However, one problem remains: Does MSE recognize an internet connection that is only dialup. Downloading the MSE & the initial update on a broadband pc & transfering to a dialup PC via USB flas drive was only a minor annoyance. However, doing daily updates that way would be a major pain. What must I do to get MSE to recognize my dialup connection even if I limit it to daily updates which are relative,y small? paste PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: MSE Support Forums http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...S/category/mse /paste I have a PC running XP that has only a dialup connection. I have downloaded the Security Essentials install file to a USB flash drive on another PC with a broadband connection. This has enabled me to install Security Essentials on my XP PC with only dialup. I acutally succeeded once in completing the install and the initial update which took 8 hours. However, I was unable to do any further updates because Security essentials seems unable to recognize my dialup connection on a XP machine. I tried removing and reinstalling Security Essentials. Now, I can't even do the initial update as my dialup connection does not seem to be recognized. The basic problem seems that some Microsoft Applications (Security Essentials is the prime problem) seem unable to recognize that I am connected to the internet when using a dialup connection. And, yes, I have verified through other applications that I am connected. Is there any resolution to this problem besides an unwanted investment in another broadnband connection? |
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