It fails for me also. According to the KB Article, It should not be trying to install since I have WinXP SP2
from
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917283
APPLIES TO
.. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, when used with:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
.. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 x64 Edition
.. Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
.. Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
.. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
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Greg Campbell
"markpiggott" <> wrote in message news:0B436CE4-C210-4236-9D66-...
> The Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 2.0 (KB917283)
> doesn't seem to install. When I download the update from Microsoft Update, it
> installs correctly, but appears again when i check for new updates. What
> could be wrong, will I need to re-install Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0?