Re: Unable to download and install updates

how is anyone supposed to know what statement this was supposed to be
answering?
I can't even determine what you are trying to say because of seeing only
half the statements.

If you meant the updates issue is not plentiful, I suggest you take a closer
look.

By the way, the population at large runs other programs and has NO time for
formatting and reinstalling an OS several times a year.
Fn joke.

Oh and my software and hardware is up to date Asus, for one.

"winsleuth" <winsleuth.218f06@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> If the problem is that prolific there would be more news about it out
> there. I do however suspect (looking out the hole in my left blinder
> jerk) that if I start with the original and take it thru SP1 then SP2 I
> might run into a similar problem. But if you consider that I have about
> 50 apps plus utilities that have been added to the mix that means of
> those 50 apps one could causing a conflict. I was the lead tech at a
> store front shop two years ago and problems like these ALWAYS got
> cleared up by completely Fresh install. That means installs where there
> are no error messages incurred on the way to the final product. I wish I
> had the time to take my original release XP Pro up to current status
> just to verify this point. Now if someone is using odd brand mftr
> parts, off brand motherboards, etc. they probably werent ever used in
> the beta cycles but I use ASUS MB's and only well tested, commonly used
> video cards and drivers. When an operating system has 10 to 20 thousand
> files something going South in 18 months is not at all unconceivable.
> If you really think the OS is so bad a fresh install in most cases wont
> cure the problem I suggest you find a lawyer and get togehter a class
> action suit.
> NOTE: I implemented five suggestions in all to resolve the Updates
> failing problem and am much closer to a solution. The best one is
> making sure a site something like v5. windowsupdate.yada yada is fully
> accessible. Once I did that at least MS didnt skip over the DL process
> of the updates in one half a second. I just think MS is happy as long
> as 95% of the platforms out there work and only those that have nothing
> third party on them. I feel certain they or the 3rd partiese are going
> to start offering up more fixes in the future for problems that many at
> least relate to just sites being blocked by one thing or another.
> Good Day.
>
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