Re: 1st Time Ever - Failed Updates

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I meant, desktop and then right-click and "Apply".

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
"Mario" <Mario@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:D2F868DD-718D-4E64-9477-3C50B074D56F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Peter, do you mind telling me where did you extract your file to? I'm
having the same problem and now i don't know where to extract the downloaded
file. thanks.

"Peter" wrote:

I tell a lie...it is in "Installed Updates" after all, but does not appear
in "Update History" because I guess Vista, being different (& extremely
exasperating at times), thinks anything manually installed is not an update.

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
"Peter" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%231im5VU$IHA.3464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> It's not installing in Vista but I managed to install it in XP.
>
> -- > Peter
> Toronto, Canada
> "Peter" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ei6Z1eT$IHA.3656@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I unzipped it (US version) and then tried to install. Got a UAC prompt
>>and that was it....nothing else happened and it isn't in the list of
>>updates.
>>"
>> -- >> Peter
>> Toronto, Canada
>> "Sterling" <Sterling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:05DE901A-586B-45E5-BC66-4EA034314831@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Peter,
>>>
>>> I was having the same problem installing KB955428. The only >>> difference
>>> is
>>> that I'm using a Windows XP SP3 machine.
>>>
>>> Try installing the update using this link:
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=458985c3-9c6f-4049-81cd-0d0389c81f11&DisplayLang=en
>>> I don't know if there is an download option for your location -- >>> Canada,
>>> but
>>> try seeing if there is one. (I think "KB955428_zh-CN.cab" is for >>> China?
>>> Or is
>>> the "CN" for Canada?)
>>>
>>> I downloaded and installed "KB955428_en-US.cab", rebooted and got a
>>> balloon
>>> informing me that an update was ready. I installed the update, when >>> to
>>> Microsoft Update and the update was that not installing -- >>> KB955428 --
>>> now
>>> appears as a successful update.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>>
>>> Sterling
>>>
>>> PS I wasn't prompted to insert the Works 8 CD/DVD.
>>>
>>> "Peter" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Vista: Works 8 KB955428 fails because I need the Works8.msi from the >>>> CD
>>>> I
>>>> don't have....I updated to 8 from Works 2004 (have that CD)
>>>> One XP: KB949901 Sec. Upd for Excel Viewer 2003 + as above
>>>> The other XP: Works8 as above but strangely it accepted a security
>>>> update
>>>> for excel Viewer 2003 but a diferent KB; 951589 which wasn't offered >>>> to
>>>> the
>>>> other XP.
>>>>
>>>> -- >>>> Peter
>>>> Toronto, Canada
>>>> Quad boot x86 2 x XP Pro SP3/2 x Vista Ultimate SP1
>>>> (I use the spares to test things)
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>



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