Re: ~ Downloaded File
From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 06/20/04
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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 20:58:26 -0600
Nicholas;
See this link for the ~ fix:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830921
-- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ "Nicholas B" <stanpatanne@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message news:7E122A52-6312-4465-856C-D568FAA46D57@microsoft.com... > > > "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote: > > > Nic; > > Not sure what your issue is with Windows Update. > > But see # 24 & #37 on the following link: > > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/wufix.htm > > > > Otherwise post back with specific details. > > > > -- > > Jupiter Jones [MVP] > > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ > > > > > > "Nic" <Nic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:2D77AFAC-6320-4204-B102-730ED5619CED@microsoft.com... > > > I reinstalled Windows XP Home Edition and was at Windows Update > > downloading an update for my modem . The download finished abruptly , > > all of the downloads I have done seem to finish abruptly , and the > > computer was disconnected from the internet .A window asking for > > connection to the internet appeared and beneath that window appeared > > the restart your machine to complete the installation appeared . I > > cancelled reconnect and when the computer restarted a file appearing > > as a page with the top right corner folded over and about 6 > > ?thumbnails on it showed on the desktop . In opening the file with > > Wordpad it showed as a series of square zeros with a few letters > > between the zeros and only a few other odd looking capitals , like a > > euro dollar sign . Guessing from my experiences from uninstalling and > > reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition many times through the past 8 > > months from having known nothing about computers previously , I would > > guess I was looking at a driver file . Through my past attempts to > > pretend I was a computer technician I have tried to load drivers from > > various sources and failed to install them . On the manufacturers Live > > Update website 2 downloads were suggested for the mainboard , 1: a > > mainboard driver and 2: a Display driver , and I always downloaded > > and installed both . This last time I installed the mainboard drivers > > then looked at the status of the Display driver "accidentally" . Well > > what do you know , a Display driver was installed . It seems the > > mainboard download/installation included the display driver . No > > indication of both together at the download site , and all this after > > 8 months ! The site had a Live Update which is accurate ,I believe to > > date , but no goddam information as to what was downloaded in the > > downloads ! Perhaps I should ! > > Nicholas B , (Nic or Nicholas , now Nicholas B ) err... it was immediately after a Windows Update download that the ~ tilde file appeared on my desktop . Windows Update was a part of what happened before the thing that happened that I did not understand what had happened to have a ~ file on my desktop . > > > >
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