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peter_the_piper
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I have an update on laptop (on loan to DD at uni) which has an update which refused to load. Can I delete this safely (and how) and reinstall from the Microsoft site.
XP on sp3.Thanks in advance.
Peter
XP on sp3.Thanks in advance.
Peter
I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
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"has an update which refused to load" - kindly elaborate0
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This is the message I get when trying to install.I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0 -
I have come across this before. The reason this particular update won't load is because the version of Vista you are using is not genuine.0
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Is laptop running IE8 ?0
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Any suggestions??I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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Yes - ignore it. I've had similar where fixes which didn't really exists were suggested but then failed to install. The chances are that the problem will fix itself eventually either by installing the fix or no longer suggesting it.
A quick check shows that is an obscure IE8 feature update so as you only use FF it is completely irrelevant to you anyway.0 -
I had this issue only recently with a similar update, in the end I got rid by opting to install it manually and then unticking the update (at which it prompts that it will ignore the file of that name), took me two days to solve that pretty simple method too
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Thanks very much to Kwick and Marley for the info.I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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