Re: Update fails reply from microsoft

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Maybe I am screwed . I use my Pc for nothing more than surfing the web and
sending e-mail and maybe storing a few songs. I just cannot believe that MS
would release an update that causes so much work for so many people who are
not familiar with the language and processes .

Its ok for all the techie people who can read the instructions and
understand . My backup plan is to go to a computer shop and take my disks
and say fix if I crash. When I used a computer at work I called tech support
and they took control of my Pc and fixed my problems . What are the millions
of people who do not even know there is an issue with the update doing .
When I updated it said downloaded ,Initialized, Installed and completed
successfully . Only that I knew to check add /remove programmes for
installed fixes did I realize the 2 updates were not there and the fact they
keep appearing to be installed.


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Fran


"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ray &Fran wrote:
Glad it worked for you . If I tried to follow the steps and It
messes up then I am really screwed

Sounds like you are really screwed no matter what to me...

What is your backup scheme/plan?
What do you backup your files/folders to?
If the hard disk drive dies on you - is all lost?
What if it won't booit for some other reason?
Are you going to have to take it to someone in that case and *hope* they
can recover _something_?

From what I can tell - people are having to uninstall .NET 1.1/2 (manually
or automatically) and reinstall it to get things working with this patch -
in SOME cases. Not everyone has had this problem.

I am not saying you should not be frustrated, that you should not be upset
and that you *should* be expected to do so many steps to try and remedy
this issue... I am just *asking* you what your backup plan is for the
worst case scenario when it comes to your computer and all the information
on it....

After all - this .NET fiasco is by FAR the lesser of most of the bad
things that *could* occur and do to systems like yours every day.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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