"24malbec09" <> wrote in message
news:CE73A7B2-1065-4C29-9B0C-...
> Despite MS update help saying they would stay with the problem until it was
> fixed, they now simply say they don't understand enough about the operating
> system to help and I should ring MS.
Which OS? Perhaps they are just thinking a few weeks ahead? <eg>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sup...ofsupport.mspx
<quote>
July 11, 2006 will bring a close to Extended Support for Windows 98,
Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me as part of the Microsoft
Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft will retire public and technical support, including
security updates, by this date.
</quote>
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> Being deaf, this is not easy, so I have
> tried everything they suggested - typically the same thing several times - as
> well as all I can find in KB articles. I have stopped and re-started all the
> relevant services using services.msc. Nothing will shift this error that has
> been with me for almost a year.
>
> Has anyone advice as to further sensible routes of attack?
> Is there any published information on how update works?