DirectX 9 for Windows 2000 (KB904706) does not install properly.

I allowed this patch install to run overnight 5:30PM to 8:30AM. It still did
not complete the install. How do I get this patch to install?

Perhaps provide a little more information so someone can assist:-

WINUP-Third-Party Products That Conflict with Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;241234

Windows Update Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm


How to view the Update log in Windows

Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type %windir%\windowsupdate.log
and then click OK.


Scroll down towards the bottom for the latest entries to locate the error code(s)
associated with the latest failed attempt to download/install. If necessary copy and
paste the error codes into this thread and perhaps someone can assist as to why it's
not installing.

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902093


"NJ rlj" <NJ > wrote in message
news:7D0F9179-D54A-44F5-835C-...
>I allowed this patch install to run overnight 5:30PM to 8:30AM. It still did
> not complete the install. How do I get this patch to install?

I looked at some other thread that suggested that I download the update
without using windows update. I did that. I got more information about where
it was hung.
It was hung checking for enough space. I have enough disk space.

I looked at my environmental variables to see where my temp directory was.
I looked there. and proceeded to delete all files and directories there.
I answered no to system files and direcories being deleted.
A couple of files would not be deleted because they were being used.
They started with Acr so I thought that they were part of adobe reader.
I checked and noticed that it was running. I killed it from the task manager
(there was no window to control it) I also killed iexplorer, (also no window
to control).
I deleted the files. Since the task that was using it was gone, it allowed
me to.

I stopped and restarted the update. It worked without a problem.

My guess is that internet explorer or adobe acrobat running at the same time
as the patch was the problem. I can't tell which one since I killed both of
them.

If internet explorer was the problem then using windows update would always
fail since it is invoked using internet explorer.

"TaurArian [MVP]" wrote:

> Perhaps provide a little more information so someone can assist:-
>
> WINUP-Third-Party Products That Conflict with Windows Update
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;241234
>
> Windows Update Checklist
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm
>
>
> How to view the Update log in Windows
>
> Click Start, and then click Run.
> In the Open box, type %windir%\windowsupdate.log
> and then click OK.
>
>
> Scroll down towards the bottom for the latest entries to locate the error code(s)
> associated with the latest failed attempt to download/install. If necessary copy and
> paste the error codes into this thread and perhaps someone can assist as to why it's
> not installing.
>
> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902093
>
>
> "NJ rlj" <NJ > wrote in message
> news:7D0F9179-D54A-44F5-835C-...
> >I allowed this patch install to run overnight 5:30PM to 8:30AM. It still did
> > not complete the install. How do I get this patch to install?
>
>