Simon,
My issue was resolved by the post from Herr_Mord but perhaps yours will be
helpful to someone else. Thanks ...
Bill
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Bill F
Dont believe everything you think.
"Simon" wrote:
> Hi, I installed the following patch
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;898543 and now I have
> installed the kb898461.try it!
>
> "Bill F" wrote:
>
> > I cannot get my system to install the update in KB898461. I use auto-update,
> > but each time I try to install it, it goes about 1/3 of the way, pauses, then
> > blasts to the end and announces it has failed (sans any error code). I have
> > also tried installing it using the Windows Update site, and it fails using
> > that method as well. Finally, I went straight to the KB and attempted to
> > install it from there (after allowing my copy of Windows XP to be verified as
> > legitimate for about the 10,000th time). Again, it failed. I have had no
> > other issues ever with updating, and in fact, installed several other
> > unrelated updates today. It's just this package. I can't figure out if there
> > is some setting on my machine causing the problem, or if there is a general
> > problem with this update that Microsoft has yet to realize or announce.
> >
> > Anyone else having issues with this or have any ideas what might be going on?
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