But I tried to download the 69.9 MB update from Windows Update 4...count
'em...4 times, and each time it failed. I was up to date on EVERYTHING
too!!! I also read posts here and learned I should disable real time
protection on Defender, I disabled both Spybot and Zone Alarm security
suite...and made sure no extra programs were running. Still it failed all 4
times. Then I decided to try the other way...the way a poster named John
(who posted yesterday at 5:24) did it, and voila...like him...success! I
don't know *why* it worked, it just did. Now it DOES say not to download if
you're just doing it for one machine, and I was, but from reading the other
threads from John's post I saw no problems, and nobody complaining so I did
it. Here's the link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...55D4F3D4&displ

Now it did say it was a 316 MB download, but my hard drive doesn't appear to
be 316 MB less than what it was. I don't know why that is. But for those of
you who have not had success through WU, you might want to try this way. A
question...is there anyway I can get the *failed* updates off my add remove
programs in the control panel. (It's the SP3 updates that failed)

Try installing in clean boot mode:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

"Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
news:T2hUj.10651$Jb2.9457@trndny03...
> But I tried to download the 69.9 MB update from Windows Update 4...count
> 'em...4 times, and each time it failed. I was up to date on EVERYTHING
> too!!! I also read posts here and learned I should disable real time
> protection on Defender, I disabled both Spybot and Zone Alarm security
> suite...and made sure no extra programs were running. Still it failed all
> 4 times. Then I decided to try the other way...the way a poster named John
> (who posted yesterday at 5:24) did it, and voila...like him...success! I
> don't know *why* it worked, it just did. Now it DOES say not to download
> if you're just doing it for one machine, and I was, but from reading the
> other threads from John's post I saw no problems, and nobody complaining
> so I did it. Here's the link:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...55D4F3D4&displ
>
> Now it did say it was a 316 MB download, but my hard drive doesn't appear
> to be 316 MB less than what it was. I don't know why that is. But for
> those of you who have not had success through WU, you might want to try
> this way. A question...is there anyway I can get the *failed* updates off
> my add remove programs in the control panel. (It's the SP3 updates that
> failed)
>

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:B32B39EE-1FA1-47CA-9AD0-1F28177725FB@microsoft.com...
> Try installing in clean boot mode:

Perhaps...if I knew what *clean boot mode* was.

>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
>
> "Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
> news:T2hUj.10651$Jb2.9457@trndny03...
>> But I tried to download the 69.9 MB update from Windows Update 4...count
>> 'em...4 times, and each time it failed. I was up to date on EVERYTHING
>> too!!! I also read posts here and learned I should disable real time
>> protection on Defender, I disabled both Spybot and Zone Alarm security
>> suite...and made sure no extra programs were running. Still it failed all
>> 4 times. Then I decided to try the other way...the way a poster named
>> John (who posted yesterday at 5:24) did it, and voila...like
>> him...success! I don't know *why* it worked, it just did. Now it DOES say
>> not to download if you're just doing it for one machine, and I was, but
>> from reading the other threads from John's post I saw no problems, and
>> nobody complaining so I did it. Here's the link:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...55D4F3D4&displ
>>
>> Now it did say it was a 316 MB download, but my hard drive doesn't appear
>> to be 316 MB less than what it was. I don't know why that is. But for
>> those of you who have not had success through WU, you might want to try
>> this way. A question...is there anyway I can get the *failed* updates off
>> my add remove programs in the control panel. (It's the SP3 updates that
>> failed)
>>
>

"Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
news:JFiUj.2303$Ve.207@trnddc08...
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:B32B39EE-1FA1-47CA-9AD0-1F28177725FB@microsoft.com...
>> Try installing in clean boot mode:
>
> Perhaps...if I knew what *clean boot mode* was.

Maybe if you read the article that was used in the below link you will know
the answer to that question....it is there.


>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
>>
>> "Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
>> news:T2hUj.10651$Jb2.9457@trndny03...
>>> But I tried to download the 69.9 MB update from Windows Update 4...count
>>> 'em...4 times, and each time it failed. I was up to date on EVERYTHING
>>> too!!! I also read posts here and learned I should disable real time
>>> protection on Defender, I disabled both Spybot and Zone Alarm security
>>> suite...and made sure no extra programs were running. Still it failed
>>> all 4 times. Then I decided to try the other way...the way a poster
>>> named John (who posted yesterday at 5:24) did it, and voila...like
>>> him...success! I don't know *why* it worked, it just did. Now it DOES
>>> say not to download if you're just doing it for one machine, and I was,
>>> but from reading the other threads from John's post I saw no problems,
>>> and nobody complaining so I did it. Here's the link:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...55D4F3D4&displ
>>>
>>> Now it did say it was a 316 MB download, but my hard drive doesn't
>>> appear to be 316 MB less than what it was. I don't know why that is. But
>>> for those of you who have not had success through WU, you might want to
>>> try this way. A question...is there anyway I can get the *failed*
>>> updates off my add remove programs in the control panel. (It's the SP3
>>> updates that failed)
>>>
>>
>
>

"George" <pop@email.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
> news:JFiUj.2303$Ve.207@trnddc08...
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:B32B39EE-1FA1-47CA-9AD0-1F28177725FB@microsoft.com...
>>> Try installing in clean boot mode:
>>
>> Perhaps...if I knew what *clean boot mode* was.
>
> Maybe if you read the article that was used in the below link you will
> know the answer to that question....it is there.

If you read my post, you'd understand I HAVE SP3, therefore I don't NEED to
read the link. I have it already, it's in my computer. Should I uninstall it
just to
re-install it? That doesn't make much sense to me. I guess it does to you
though.


>
>
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
>>>
>>> "Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
>>> news:T2hUj.10651$Jb2.9457@trndny03...
>>>> But I tried to download the 69.9 MB update from Windows Update
>>>> 4...count 'em...4 times, and each time it failed. I was up to date on
>>>> EVERYTHING too!!! I also read posts here and learned I should disable
>>>> real time protection on Defender, I disabled both Spybot and Zone Alarm
>>>> security suite...and made sure no extra programs were running. Still it
>>>> failed all 4 times. Then I decided to try the other way...the way a
>>>> poster named John (who posted yesterday at 5:24) did it, and
>>>> voila...like him...success! I don't know *why* it worked, it just did.
>>>> Now it DOES say not to download if you're just doing it for one
>>>> machine, and I was, but from reading the other threads from John's post
>>>> I saw no problems, and nobody complaining so I did it. Here's the link:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...55D4F3D4&displ
>>>>
>>>> Now it did say it was a 316 MB download, but my hard drive doesn't
>>>> appear to be 316 MB less than what it was. I don't know why that is.
>>>> But for those of you who have not had success through WU, you might
>>>> want to try this way. A question...is there anyway I can get the
>>>> *failed* updates off my add remove programs in the control panel. (It's
>>>> the SP3 updates that failed)
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
news:AnlUj.21$Td.8@trndny08...
>
> "George" <pop@email.com> wrote in message
> news:%237Xvk5EsIHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
>> news:JFiUj.2303$Ve.207@trnddc08...
>>>
>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:B32B39EE-1FA1-47CA-9AD0-1F28177725FB@microsoft.com...
>>>> Try installing in clean boot mode:
>>>
>>> Perhaps...if I knew what *clean boot mode* was.
>>
>> Maybe if you read the article that was used in the below link you will
>> know the answer to that question....it is there.
>
> If you read my post, you'd understand I HAVE SP3, therefore I don't NEED
> to read the link. I have it already, it's in my computer. Should I
> uninstall it just to
> re-install it? That doesn't make much sense to me. I guess it does to you
> though.


If you read my reply you will see that I was replying to your statement
about, "if I knew what *clean boot mode* was." That IS explained in the
link!!!


>
>
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
>>>>
>>>> "Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:T2hUj.10651$Jb2.9457@trndny03...
>>>>> But I tried to download the 69.9 MB update from Windows Update
>>>>> 4...count 'em...4 times, and each time it failed. I was up to date on
>>>>> EVERYTHING too!!! I also read posts here and learned I should disable
>>>>> real time protection on Defender, I disabled both Spybot and Zone
>>>>> Alarm security suite...and made sure no extra programs were running.
>>>>> Still it failed all 4 times. Then I decided to try the other way...the
>>>>> way a poster named John (who posted yesterday at 5:24) did it, and
>>>>> voila...like him...success! I don't know *why* it worked, it just did.
>>>>> Now it DOES say not to download if you're just doing it for one
>>>>> machine, and I was, but from reading the other threads from John's
>>>>> post I saw no problems, and nobody complaining so I did it. Here's the
>>>>> link:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...55D4F3D4&displ
>>>>>
>>>>> Now it did say it was a 316 MB download, but my hard drive doesn't
>>>>> appear to be 316 MB less than what it was. I don't know why that is.
>>>>> But for those of you who have not had success through WU, you might
>>>>> want to try this way. A question...is there anyway I can get the
>>>>> *failed* updates off my add remove programs in the control panel.
>>>>> (It's the SP3 updates that failed)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"George" <pop@email.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
> news:AnlUj.21$Td.8@trndny08...
>>
>> "George" <pop@email.com> wrote in message
>> news:%237Xvk5EsIHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
>>> news:JFiUj.2303$Ve.207@trnddc08...
>>>>
>>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:B32B39EE-1FA1-47CA-9AD0-1F28177725FB@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Try installing in clean boot mode:
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps...if I knew what *clean boot mode* was.
>>>
>>> Maybe if you read the article that was used in the below link you will
>>> know the answer to that question....it is there.
>>
>> If you read my post, you'd understand I HAVE SP3, therefore I don't NEED
>> to read the link. I have it already, it's in my computer. Should I
>> uninstall it just to
>> re-install it? That doesn't make much sense to me. I guess it does to you
>> though.
>
>
> If you read my reply you will see that I was replying to your statement
> about, "if I knew what *clean boot mode* was." That IS explained in the
> link!!!

Which I didn't look at because as I said before...there was no *need* to
since I already have SP3 and am quite satisfied with it!!! If someone wanted
to explain what it was... fine...but I was not, and will not research it
because as I said, I HAVE IT!!!!!! What don't you understand about that???


>
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
>>>>>
>>>>> "Just.some.guy" <return.email@address.not.valid.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:T2hUj.10651$Jb2.9457@trndny03...
>>>>>> But I tried to download the 69.9 MB update from Windows Update
>>>>>> 4...count 'em...4 times, and each time it failed. I was up to date on
>>>>>> EVERYTHING too!!! I also read posts here and learned I should disable
>>>>>> real time protection on Defender, I disabled both Spybot and Zone
>>>>>> Alarm security suite...and made sure no extra programs were running.
>>>>>> Still it failed all 4 times. Then I decided to try the other
>>>>>> way...the way a poster named John (who posted yesterday at 5:24) did
>>>>>> it, and voila...like him...success! I don't know *why* it worked, it
>>>>>> just did. Now it DOES say not to download if you're just doing it for
>>>>>> one machine, and I was, but from reading the other threads from
>>>>>> John's post I saw no problems, and nobody complaining so I did it.
>>>>>> Here's the link:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...55D4F3D4&displ
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now it did say it was a 316 MB download, but my hard drive doesn't
>>>>>> appear to be 316 MB less than what it was. I don't know why that is.
>>>>>> But for those of you who have not had success through WU, you might
>>>>>> want to try this way. A question...is there anyway I can get the
>>>>>> *failed* updates off my add remove programs in the control panel.
>>>>>> (It's the SP3 updates that failed)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>