Re: Critical Update Problem

Cross-posted to Windows Update newsgroup.

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and all other running processes closed before installing anything, including
Windows Updates.

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Paul Dalrymple wrote:
> I've waited all day for someone else to mention this
> problem but haven't seen it yet. When I went online this
> morning, I got a Critical Update notice. It was for the
> Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1. I DL'd it w/o a problem.
> But it couldn't install properly. B/c of my current settings,
> it encountered an "exception" that prevented it from
> happening.
>
> ProcessID=0fx6e9fa5d (-152438179)
> ThreadID= 0xf6e841b9 (-152550983)
>
> It tells me I can press OK to abort the installation, or
> Cancel to attempt a manual installation. I tried to do it
> twice, but being so slow, I still didn't know how long to
> wait, even when it reached the end of the "line" and
> appeared to be finished.
>
> Any ideas what I need to change for it to install
> properly? Thanks!

PA Bear wrote:

> Cross-posted to Windows Update newsgroup.
>
> To assure a clean install, your anti-virus application should be
> disabled and all other running processes closed before installing
> anything, including Windows Updates.
>
> Window Update Troubleshooter (WinXP SP1)
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
>
> Paul Dalrymple wrote:
>> I've waited all day for someone else to mention this
>> problem but haven't seen it yet. When I went online this
>> morning, I got a Critical Update notice. It was for the
>> Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1. I DL'd it w/o a problem.
>> But it couldn't install properly. B/c of my current settings,
>> it encountered an "exception" that prevented it from
>> happening.
>>
>> ProcessID=0fx6e9fa5d (-152438179)
>> ThreadID= 0xf6e841b9 (-152550983)
>>
>> It tells me I can press OK to abort the installation, or
>> Cancel to attempt a manual installation. I tried to do it
>> twice, but being so slow, I still didn't know how long to
>> wait, even when it reached the end of the "line" and
>> appeared to be finished.
>>
>> Any ideas what I need to change for it to install
>> properly? Thanks!

Thanks PA. I mentioned in my follow-up post that I had
no idea what the cause of the problem was- or the right NG
to ask about it!

To update the situation: I tried again this morning, and the
exception "error" didn't happen. But it still took a long time to
install, and I waited 30 minutes after it appeared done before
I exited/closed the installation window. (So the installation
still didn't complete, and it still shows I have the critical update
to install when I go to Windows Update.)

Can anyone here help me with this Framework Service Pack
update? Is it even necessary for Windows 98? (Yes, I'm waiting
for a new PC before I upgrade- esp. with all the upcoming changes
planned & problems I've heard with XP. )