Re: Critical Patch Update Bugs?

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From: Steve Nielsen (steve_nielsen_at_nospam.nowhere.net)
Date: 04/21/04


Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:26:44 -0700

Please keep the discussion in the original thread. Don't start a new one.

Thanks
Steve

Dan wrote:

> I had the conversation below yesterday under the
> title, "Windows XP Shut Down"
>
> My problem is that when I try to install the update
> recommended to me yesterday, I get an error (please see
> below). The responder below said there are bugs in the
> last 5 critical updates, but I don't know how to find and
> uninstall them. Any comments?
>
> thanks
> Dan
>
> Subject: RE: Re: Windows XP Shut Down
> From: "Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> Sent: 4/18/2004 10:01:59 PM
>
>
>
>
> The last 5 have bugs? Is that really true? I'm not
> savvy with locating/removing these things. How do I find
> the latest ones? My add/remove programs list doesn't put
> dates on the files there.
>
> thanks,
> dan
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>latest 5 critical updates have bugs. uninstall one by one
>>untill problem resolved.
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>
>>>OK, I'm a bit confused now. I downloaded the update
>
> that
>
>>>takes care of the shutdown problem, but when I go to
>>>install the file I get the following error message:
>>>
>>>Q319580 Setup Error
>>>Setup has determined that the service pack version of
>
> the
>
>>>system installed is newer than the update you are
>>>applying to it. You can only install theis update on a
>>>computer with no service packs installed.
>>>
>>>I should also mention that I downloaded the last set of
>>>critical updates (there were 5) but it didn't seem to
>>>install correctly. When it went to install, it just
>
> hung
>
>>>up. But now, it indicates that there are no critical
>>>updates for me to update. Maybe this has something to
>
> do
>
>>>with the problem?
>>>
>>>thanks,
>>>dan
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Hi,
>>>>see:-
>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
>>>
>>>US;q307274
>>>
>>>>http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm
>>>>regards,
>>>>ssg MS-MVP
>>>>pronetworks.org
>>>>
>>>>Dan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi. I had a virus on my PC but had it removed
>
> through
>
>>>>>Norton and Spybot. When I go to shut down the PC,
>
> it
>
>>>>>hangs up when the message says "Windows is shutting
>>>>>down." It just sits there like that and I have to
>>>
>>>unplug
>>>
>>>>>the PC. This seemed to happen after I created three
>>>
>>>log
>>>
>>>>>on users, and also after I got the virus.
>
> The "freeze
>
>>>>>up" also occurs when I log off as one user and go to
>>>
>>>log
>>>
>>>>>on another user. It doesn't happen 100% of the
>
> time,
>
>>>but
>>>
>>>>>most of the time. Any suggestions?
>>>>>
>>>>>thanks,
>>>>>Dan
>
>
>



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