Guest its_my_dime Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 I just did a full reinstall of XP Professional and Office 2007. I downloaded and installed SP3 for XP and SP1 for Office. Now Windows/Office keeps asking me to install 35 programs that seem to have 0 content and take 0 minutes to install. It downloads those programs and then tells me the installations failed. Is it safe to assume that these updates were part of the SP's that I downloaded/installed. If so, is it safe to tell Microsoft not to ask me again about these programs? Alternatively, what is going on? Thank you.
Guest its_my_dime Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Re: UPDATES NOT INSTALLING? "its_my_dime" <its_my_dime@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:O9e4WIpKJHA.5340@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >I just did a full reinstall of XP Professional and Office 2007. I >downloaded and installed SP3 for XP and SP1 for Office. > > Now Windows/Office keeps asking me to install 35 programs that seem to > have 0 content and take 0 minutes to install. > It downloads those programs and then tells me the installations failed. > > Is it safe to assume that these updates were part of the SP's that I > downloaded/installed. > > If so, is it safe to tell Microsoft not to ask me again about these > programs? > > Alternatively, what is going on? > > Thank you. > Note also: I get a message that says something on my computer is preventing the installation of those updates....but there was no problem with the SP's.
Guest TaurArian Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Re: UPDATES NOT INSTALLING? Usually Method 1 is sufficient, but you may need to go onto Method 2 - ignore the title if you feel it irrelevant - Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP installation or you repair a Windows XP installation http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 -- TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services http://taurarian.mvps.org ====================================== How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties or guarantees and doesn't give any rights. Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco "its_my_dime" <its_my_dime@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:O9e4WIpKJHA.5340@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >I just did a full reinstall of XP Professional and Office 2007. I >downloaded and installed SP3 for XP and SP1 for Office. > > Now Windows/Office keeps asking me to install 35 programs that seem to > have 0 content and take 0 minutes to install. > It downloads those programs and then tells me the installations failed. > > Is it safe to assume that these updates were part of the SP's that I > downloaded/installed. > > If so, is it safe to tell Microsoft not to ask me again about these > programs? > > Alternatively, what is going on? > > Thank you. > > >
Guest its_my_dime Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Re: UPDATES NOT INSTALLING? "TaurArian" <taurarian@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eC4dx$pKJHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Usually Method 1 is sufficient, but you may need to go onto Method 2 - > ignore the title if you feel it irrelevant - > > Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft > Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP > installation or you repair a Windows XP installation > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 > > > > -- > > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services > http://taurarian.mvps.org > ====================================== > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties or > guarantees and doesn't give any rights. > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco > > > "its_my_dime" <its_my_dime@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:O9e4WIpKJHA.5340@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>I just did a full reinstall of XP Professional and Office 2007. I >>downloaded and installed SP3 for XP and SP1 for Office. >> >> Now Windows/Office keeps asking me to install 35 programs that seem to >> have 0 content and take 0 minutes to install. >> It downloads those programs and then tells me the installations failed. >> >> Is it safe to assume that these updates were part of the SP's that I >> downloaded/installed. >> >> If so, is it safe to tell Microsoft not to ask me again about these >> programs? >> >> Alternatively, what is going on? >> >> Thank you. >> >> Thanks. The method from the kb document worked. > >
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