I hope you know the name of it. -- George Hester _________________________________ "Carol Smith" <smithsofparker@msn.com> wrote in message news:005b01c365b3$337c2070$a601280a@phx.gbl...

Garrett -- Before upgrading any existing Windows installation, it would be prudent to run the Upgrade Advisor for Windows XP. This tool will report what hardware or software may be incompatible...

Boy, you really are using an OLDER computer. A math co-processor was part of every computer processor since 486 DX chip. The 486 SX did not have the math co-processor. I doubt that you will be...

I keep getting notified that my computer needs 1 critical update, i.e. 838529 June 2003 cumulative patch for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1. Update history shows I have "successfully installed"...

Just wanted to say that I was having the same problem getting into the windows update site...I added the sites to the trusted zone and didn't mess with the HOSTS file and it worked like a charm (for...

There are many causes of the #0x800A138F error. Below I've pasted the troubleshooting steps to help identify which problem you are experiencing and different suggestions for resolving the problem. ...

the update troubleshooter does not help - i have the same problem and the troubleshooter (i've been there several times) does not allow for w98 receiving an error message specific to wxp/2000! not...

the update troubleshooter does not help - i have the same problem and the troubleshooter (i've been there several times) does not allow for w98 receiving an error message specific to wxp/2000!

In most firewall programs there is an "allowed sites" list. I perused through the Sygate Personal Firewall Pro user guid on http://smb.sygate.com but I did not find an obvious place to add Windows...

Good luck on OS2. <vbg> Make a visit at Kelly's XP Korner. at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm scroll down to line numbered 257 & 258 On 257, click on the Edit portion & run the VBS...

Hello Nick, Instead of taking the online updates, you can save them to your HD, by at least 2 ways. 1 from the Windows Update site; the other way is from the MS Download Center. On the Windows...

Trying to download media player update. It tells me system restore is turned off & needs to be turned on. Should I turn it on & how do I turn it on? Thanks.

Hi Heather, As you can see from posts from today, this appears this is an issue with ISP - Cox Communications. It looks like they may be blocking part of Windows Update. For now if you haven't yet...

Larry, This has to be one of the better cures for "Updates not working or installing." I found that I got all my updates to work with the Hosts additions. Before some did, others didn't. All the...

Hello Kevin, Can you give us a bit more info, such as: 1. Which version of Windows are you using? 2. Do you get any error messages? 3. What stage of the install process is failing: connecting to...

Did that, too. Thanks. Here's the solution that worked for me: changing ISPs. Using home ISP, cox.net in Southern CA, I could not get past the 80072EE7 using any trick/fix including HOST file...

Although I have followed to the letter the advice given by Microsoft in their "Troubleshooting for Windows Update Access", and have downloaded the files suggested by Sony VAIO Club support, I still...

If you are talking about the folder \WUTEMP , which is where Windows Updates places its downloads, then, YES you can delete the old folder, and create it on another local volume. As to Service Pack,...