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Thanks for your comments Jim and ramon2000! I tried re-installing SP3 and for some strange reason, it wouldn't let me! So, I decided to bite the bullet and do another instal from scratch....didn't take long. Absolutely no problem now and update is working like a dream! Many thanks for all your help. Ken...

Hi again, Ii suppose you have googled "error 0xc80003fA". Since you have deleted SoftwareDistribution, I also suppose you have read: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916258/en-us Do you have SP2 or SP3? If you have SP3, you can download the "redistributable" version (You must chose your language)(I think you need at least SP2): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... 1555d4f3d4 If you have SP2 or no SP,...

I tired of switching bios between sata and ide on a (then) dual-boot Acer Aspire 1410 running Vista and Ubuntu. I had hoped to try Windows 7 on my 1410, but am still waiting for w7 disks to arrive. Meanwhile, I've come to accept my 1410 as a Ubuntu-only computer, which I like very much. "Timely" and "timeliness" are words that seem not to apply to the business Acer hired to ship w7. Yesterday, I spent...

Another possibility is to check in control panel/admin tools/services. Automatic updates should be set to automatic and started, Background Intelligent Transfer Service set to manual and started, and Security Center set to automatic and started. I had a virus in my computer that keep shutting these off. when I finally got the new updates MS removal tool fixed it. Jim

Hi guys. Recently my 120gb hard drive failed completely. I replaced it with a 160gb seagate- worked first time no problems. I installed linpus linux via external hard-drive due to it coming with the laptop. However, i have downloaded the official xp disc, but its with clonezilla and ive never worked with clonezilla before. Before i installed linous linux, i tried to install this new XP via the instructions to no avail - unsure why. Is their...

I know that batteries do deteriorate and eventually your battery life gets worse and worse over a course of years, but I've only had my laptop for 3 months and now I'm seeing a significant decrease in my battery life. It all started when I installed ubuntu on it, which failed to work because the drivers weren't right, so I assumed that the battery was being consumed because the CPU was running fast as a result of not having the...