Re: KB905915 Update Fails

Freudi;

I must be friday. I walked by Jan's station and the properties wuindow had
finally appeared. The version is 6.0.2900.2753 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.050902-1326)
Hope this helps.
--
Douglas


"Douglas Desjardins" wrote:

> Hi Freudi;
>
> Acritical annotation to my previous message.
>
> The info I sent you on the cfdview.dll file was incorrect. I had copied
> them from more than one station to look at and compare. The info I sent you
> was for one of the computers that will download. The file for Jan's computer
> is older (09/20/2005)and will not show any information when properties is
> slected. It shows an hourglass for about a minute and then nothing happens.
> It must be the problem. Can a file from one of the good computers or the
> original install disk be used to overwrite it? Or is there a source at the
> Windows site where I can to get a new file to replace it?
>
> Again much thanks.
> --
> Douglas
>
>
> "Douglas Desjardins" wrote:
>
> > Good morning Freudi;
> >
> > Thanks for all of the very quick replies, I am really impressed.
> >
> > The cdfview file is 148 KB and was last revised on 10/20/2005. The version
> > number for the 'Channel Definition Viewer' (under properties) is
> > 6.0.2900.2781 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.051020-1730).
> >
> > When I referred to the 'particular' update that was not downloading I meant
> > the KB905915 file in question. I also tried downloading and installing the
> > file for the KB905915 update manually and got the same 'failed' message when
> > I tried to install it. I found the file at the Windows site.
> >
> > I am installing all other updates from the windows update site, using the
> > auto downloader with 'notify' me turned on so that I can install
> > patches/updates when I have time. Once the little icon appears on my desktop
> > telling me files have been downloaded I use the 'custom' install button so
> > that I can read what each update is about.
> >
> > On the computer in question, If I try to do more than one update (excluding
> > the KB905915 update) the first one on the list will install but any
> > additional items on the list will fail. Because of this I have been
> > selecting one update at a time and work my way down the list. I have only
> > had one set of updates since the problem with the KB file started, so I am
> > not sure if this will contune in the future.
> >
> > I have also realised that while I stated that all of the computers are the
> > same, I remembered that Jan, who uses that computer, has installed software
> > for a digital camera that she purchased - however this was installed last
> > August, so I am not sure that this is an issue.
> >
> > In terms of my replies to your help, I am not sure what I was doing wrong at
> > first, but I am now using the 'reply' button at the bottom of your postings,
> > hopefully this is now the correct procedure to allow you to follow the whole
> > thread.
> >
> > Much thanks and have a great weekend!
> >
> > --
> > Douglas
> >
> >
> > "Ottmar Freudenberger" wrote:
> >
> > > "Douglas Desjardins" <DouglasDesjardins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb:
> > >
> > > > Thanks for all the patience. That worked. I have looked at all the other
> > > > postings and determined using your instructions that I have not moved my
> > > > program files.
> > >
> > > Fine.
> > >
> > > > 28.718: AnalyzeForBranching: Getting file version for file
> > > > c:\windows\system32\cdfview.dll failed with error 0x00000057
> > >
> > > Hm. Do you find a cdfview.dll in the \Windows\System32 folder?
> > > If yes, which size and date does the file have?
> > > What infos do you find in the "Version" tab in the file's properties?
> > >
> > > From you other posting:
> > >
> > > > The one computer that is not installing this particular
> > > > update has installed all updates since KB905915 came out, althugh I must
> > > > install any new updates one at a time
> > >
> > > What does that mean in particular? Your're downloading the updates
> > > via Windows/Microsoft Update and the installation of "the other"
> > > patches failed once you tried to download and install them all at
> > > once?
> > >
> > > BTW: It would be nice, if you could reply to a message while you
> > > have the message you want to relpy to opened. That would
> > > make it easier for me and others to follow the whole thread.
> > > TIA! :-)
> > >
> > > Bye,
> > > Freudi
> > >
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