DCL <DCL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Robin, I finally had time to try installing the Windowsupdate agent
> via Safe Mode. I almost thought it was going to work, until I
> received the following error:
>
> Install failed. Error 0x8007043C
> According ot another post in this forum, it means:
> "ERROR_NOT_SAFEBOOT_SERVICE. Translation: You need a service which
> is not available in safe mode."

OK, so you will have to install it in normal mode. Before doing it, try
executing

net stop wuauserv

at a command prompt window, then run the UpdateAgent installer.

> Also, I tried disabling all of the non-Microsoft addons, but still
> got the memory error when closing IE7. What happens if I disable all
> of the addons listed in IE7 ? I do not want to kill it and have to
> reinstall it if I disable something that is required, though I am
> starting to wonder if that may end up being what needs to be done
> anyway.

See <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737/> to reset IE7 settings to
defaults. This will disable add-ons, which you can re-instate one by one to
check whether the problem re-appears.

If the problem with IE7 persists, there might be something wrong with your
PC installation beyond the remit of the Windows Update support forum. You
might try some standard fixes such as running

sfc /scannow

and have your Windows installation CD handy.

--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
rdhw@cam.ac.uk