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My computer crashed and when I restarted, I was told that the reason for the crash could be solved by installing this update. However the update site also says DO NOT INSTALL for only one computer (my case) that there is a more appropriate update on the Windows Update site. But all my updates from there are done; can anyone tell me if I...

Windows Vista Business w/SP1 Windows Update issues (won't install Vista update) Folder: Windows/Downloaded Programs has several programs listed that need help. {6414512B-...} status is Damaged. This is part of the Windows Update codebase. How do I reinstall Windows Update? PlxInstall Class syatus is ...

i ve upgraded my windows from sp2 to sp3....but after that updates are downloaded into my computer but they r not installed..... i have tried it a lot of time but again it shows the same message:"the following updates were not installed". whats this problem is????

I've tried several times to download xp sp3 and each time it freezes up and never in the same place. Today I can't even down load it-it keeps giving me an error code 0x800706BE, of which I cannot find the desciption. Why doesn't Microsoft address these problems without charging an arm and a leg?...

I am running XP Home and recently have been unable to install a number of updates. They seem to be security related; when automatic updates finishes it displays the list that cannot be installed. I read here that sometimes it works to download each update separately directly for the site and bypass automatic updates. I tried that today ...

This update will not install. I get an Error Code: 0x8007F0ED Can anyone give me advice what to do to get it to install? ALSO I have tried numerous times to install SP3 and toward the end I get blue screen and the update does not take place. I have read everything that is prerequisite before installing, but to no help...

I have been trying to update Windows Live Photo Gallery and it fails every time. When I try to uninstall it, I get a message that says: 'could not access network location'. So I go to hit 'cancel', I get a message that says: 'fatal error during installation'. I can't get rid of this program or update it. I keep getting nagged to ...

when i go secrity center in control pannel it seems that i have no firewall protection it says that there is an assocated service that is not running and then asked me if to start the windows firewall internet connection sharing .when i click yes ,it says that it cant start it ?

thois is what i get every time i try to install Installing Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (KB951548) (update 1 of 5)... failed! Installing Security Update for Microsoft Office 2003 (KB921598) (update 2 of 5)... failed! Installing Security Update for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 (KB948988) (update 3 of...

Hi Folks! XP Home SP3 IE7 WU stopped working for me some weeks ago. It starts to scan for updates and then give me: The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the problem. [Error number: 0x80096001] I...

can someone tell me if I really need tro intall vista service pack 1, `cos it failed to install (error 4c7) and I`m a bit brain dead when it comes to computer stuff, so if I can leave it I`d rather do so :), I`m also worried that it might take up a lot of space on my new Sony VA1, it took me 2 years to save for a pucker lap top and I ...

I'm about to install SP3 on my new notebook computer running Windows XP SP2. I've read everything I can about what to do before installing it, and I think I'm ready to go, except for this: One of the pre-installation steps is to log on as administrator. I'm the sole user and administrator, and for now at least the computer boots without...

Hi, I try to install service pack 3 and I have this error message of not enough disk space to install Service Pack 3. Setup requires a minimum of 4 additional megabytes of free space or if you also want to archive the files for uninstallation, Setup requires 4 additional megabytes of free space. Free additional space on your hard ...

Since it is recommended that virus software be disabled before installing SP3, is it okay to download SP3, disconnect from Internet, disable virus protection, then install SP3 while off-line? Or do I have to have an Internet connection for the installation to work? I'm running Norton Internet Security 2008. By the way, ...