Re: A solution for failed windows update

Ollie,

Another solution would be to clean out the UserProfile\Temp folder once
in awhile. Sort of like an 'angioplasty' of installation 'cholesterol'.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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Ollie Purkiss wrote:

> I was having a problem with a windows update which was simply refusing to
> install giving an error about a corrupt or incorrect installer. I downloaded
> the package executable, and still got the error. I extracted the package and
> it still wouldn't install, this time complaining about a dll that existed and
> was the correct version. Whilst digging about i found a suggested solution
> to a similar problem, tried it and it worked!
>
> The suggestion was to change the user environment variables TEMP and TMP
> from "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\" to a simple folder in the root of a
> drive (e.g. "c:\temp\").
>
> It worked for me, so it might be worth giving it a go if you're having an
> update problem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ollie Purkiss
> Lionhead Studios
> (A Microsoft Games Studio)