Re: Latest Updates download but not install.

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I experienced problems myself, but the scenario was a touch different.

First off I am running WinXP SP2 with all the most recent updates
successfully installed, except for the 'Security Update for Excel 2003
(KB905756)'.

I think I know why this might have happened to me, but I cannot say the
same for others. It may very well be similar or not so I won't state it
with 100% certainty.

When I clicked onthe Updates install icon, I first had to tell my
'SurfinGuard Pro' [sandbox software from FinJan] to allow the install.
I then got a warning from SpySweeper that MSIEXEC.EXE was installing a
BHO. It asked me if I wanted to allow it. I told it no.

So I'm thinking that perhaps this selection of NO to the install of the
BHO stalled out the WIndows update for this item.

Maybe it pertains, maybe not.

Rude-Red

David O wrote:
Same problem. I have been reading other threads with update problems, and
there doesn't seem to be a fix.

I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition Ver 2002 with Service Pack 2
installed. I have Office 2003 installed and the updates are:

Update for Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB913161)
Update for Outlook 2003 (KB913807)
Security Update for Excel 2003 (KB905756)

They continue to fail after repeated tries.

Surely with as much trouble this is giving everyone, Microsoft would have a
fix. How about it, anyone from Microsoft monitoring these newsgroups?



"devon" wrote:

Win xp-sp2

I have just attempted to down the Malicious Software removal Tool that comes
out evry month about this time.
It seems to download OK but will not Install for some reason!

There is no error code and nothing appears in the download history either so
I am stumped as to what the problem could be.
I haven't changed anything on the PC since last month....but I can't seem to
get ANY updates to install and am not really savvy enough to hack around
trying to fix them.
Is there a problem here?


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