sp2 and KB905749

My computer will download the updates for sp2 and KB905749. When it tries to
install it keeps telling me that the installation has failed. What is the
problem? I have tried it serveral times.

I'd say you got a lucky escape. KB905749 is an update to the plug and play
service. It removed my network connections and all my devices from the device
manager.

After installing a whole load of updates last night, it has taken me most of
the day to remove them all and re-install each update one by one, rebooting
between each one to establish which one is causing the problem.

To raise my blood pressure even more when I go to report my findings with
this patch so that perhaps others don't suffer the same fate as me, they
demand £69!!

Sorry to rant! As the Chief Technology Architect for an organisation with
14,000 seats you'd think MS would offer me a better service.


"Debc166" wrote:

> My computer will download the updates for sp2 and KB905749. When it tries to
> install it keeps telling me that the installation has failed. What is the
> problem? I have tried it serveral times.

I have WinXP SP2. When I installed all the updates the other day(13th I
think) my IE was screwed
up. There were no drop down menu items on top toolbar showing but they would
drop down if I scrolled over them, my start menu lost all its small icons,
any folders I went to showed icons only and I could not change it back to
list like I normally have them, and a few other things were "changed" I don't
remember. So after reading the posts here, I UNINSTALLED all of the days
updates ( I had 8 of them) and then reinstalled one by one (this time with my
AV off) except I did not reinstall KB896688( only downloaded and saved it).

What I finally did was went to KB896688 on MS downloads site and then DL it
from there to SAVE and then decided to try it again installing from my own
computer and now my IE and computer all works fine. I also made sure I had
my AV disabled this time when saving it and when installing it with nothing
else
running or open. I think what happened when trying to DL all 8 from WIN
Update site, something was corrupted in the process of DL or installation.

If you scroll down here on this discussion board you will see many folks are
having all sorts of problems with this months updates from MS especially I
think if you try to take them all from the WIN Update site using Express and
doing all of them at once.

To Remove: Start/Control Panel/Add Remove Program. Tick where it says "Show
Updates" at
the top right of the window. Click on the update and then on remove.

OR you run a SEARCH for Files. If so then>>> Look for the updates from
this month
KB896688, 904706,905414,905749,901017,900725,902400 and 890830(but this one
you can't uninstall). Put it in the "All or part of file name" window and it
will bring up the "uninstaller" for that update. Right click on it and OPEN
it and follow instructions. Preferably maybe do one at a time on the search
and start with 896688 as it has caused most of the problems it seems.

I have found during this past year that many of the updates coming in on the
Auto Update site give problems. Either downloading or installing or giving
error messages or screwing something up on my computer.

So I have generally taken to seeing which ones are there to be updated and
then finding them either on a MS download site or go to the MS Updates
catalog http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp and get
them from there.

Another trick that works for me is to download and SAVE them first to a
folder I keep them in and then Install them one by one later. Many folks
claim you should also keep your AV off while installing and /or downloading
them.

Most of these problems started when MS offered Microsoft Updates instead of
only Windows Updates. I, in fact then disabled Microsoft Updates and only use
Windows Updates and go to Office Updates to get them seperately. My Windows
Update site works fine now but as I said often things screw up in the process
of DL and Installing the updates so I use the procedure discribved above.

Good Luck.


--
Dan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin


"Debc166" wrote:

> My computer will download the updates for sp2 and KB905749. When it tries to
> install it keeps telling me that the installation has failed. What is the
> problem? I have tried it serveral times.

oknowhi,
I have uninstalled the updates that you have listed. I went to the link you
included and checked for the updates. The resul;ts came back as now needing
47 updates. How can this be possible? I have only had this comper for less
than a month. How come all of these updates didnt show up through the oither
update site? I am confused.

"oknowhi" wrote:

> I have WinXP SP2. When I installed all the updates the other day(13th I
> think) my IE was screwed
> up. There were no drop down menu items on top toolbar showing but they would
> drop down if I scrolled over them, my start menu lost all its small icons,
> any folders I went to showed icons only and I could not change it back to
> list like I normally have them, and a few other things were "changed" I don't
> remember. So after reading the posts here, I UNINSTALLED all of the days
> updates ( I had 8 of them) and then reinstalled one by one (this time with my
> AV off) except I did not reinstall KB896688( only downloaded and saved it).
>
> What I finally did was went to KB896688 on MS downloads site and then DL it
> from there to SAVE and then decided to try it again installing from my own
> computer and now my IE and computer all works fine. I also made sure I had
> my AV disabled this time when saving it and when installing it with nothing
> else
> running or open. I think what happened when trying to DL all 8 from WIN
> Update site, something was corrupted in the process of DL or installation.
>
> If you scroll down here on this discussion board you will see many folks are
> having all sorts of problems with this months updates from MS especially I
> think if you try to take them all from the WIN Update site using Express and
> doing all of them at once.
>
> To Remove: Start/Control Panel/Add Remove Program. Tick where it says "Show
> Updates" at
> the top right of the window. Click on the update and then on remove.
>
> OR you run a SEARCH for Files. If so then>>> Look for the updates from
> this month
> KB896688, 904706,905414,905749,901017,900725,902400 and 890830(but this one
> you can't uninstall). Put it in the "All or part of file name" window and it
> will bring up the "uninstaller" for that update. Right click on it and OPEN
> it and follow instructions. Preferably maybe do one at a time on the search
> and start with 896688 as it has caused most of the problems it seems.
>
> I have found during this past year that many of the updates coming in on the
> Auto Update site give problems. Either downloading or installing or giving
> error messages or screwing something up on my computer.
>
> So I have generally taken to seeing which ones are there to be updated and
> then finding them either on a MS download site or go to the MS Updates
> catalog http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp and get
> them from there.
>
> Another trick that works for me is to download and SAVE them first to a
> folder I keep them in and then Install them one by one later. Many folks
> claim you should also keep your AV off while installing and /or downloading
> them.
>
> Most of these problems started when MS offered Microsoft Updates instead of
> only Windows Updates. I, in fact then disabled Microsoft Updates and only use
> Windows Updates and go to Office Updates to get them seperately. My Windows
> Update site works fine now but as I said often things screw up in the process
> of DL and Installing the updates so I use the procedure discribved above.
>
> Good Luck.
>
>
> --
> Dan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
>
>
> "Debc166" wrote:
>
> > My computer will download the updates for sp2 and KB905749. When it tries to
> > install it keeps telling me that the installation has failed. What is the
> > problem? I have tried it serveral times.

It IS possible that you need many of them , but what you shoudl do is read
each one to see HOW it applies to YOU. some are for programs that you may not
use , such as thing s for different games that you may not play on your
computer or media things that you do not use , or for Outlook Express and you
may not use that for your email access, so you need to see what REALLY
apllies to you. Of course, if it is a general security update, I would add it.

If you are using the CATALOG link I gave you, the easiest way to use it is
to select "view by date" so that the newest ones are first on the list and
then scroll down from there.
--
Dan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin


"Debc166" wrote:

> oknowhi,
> I have uninstalled the updates that you have listed. I went to the link you
> included and checked for the updates. The resul;ts came back as now needing
> 47 updates. How can this be possible? I have only had this comper for less
> than a month. How come all of these updates didnt show up through the oither
> update site? I am confused.
>
> "oknowhi" wrote:
>
> > I have WinXP SP2. When I installed all the updates the other day(13th I
> > think) my IE was screwed
> > up. There were no drop down menu items on top toolbar showing but they would
> > drop down if I scrolled over them, my start menu lost all its small icons,
> > any folders I went to showed icons only and I could not change it back to
> > list like I normally have them, and a few other things were "changed" I don't
> > remember. So after reading the posts here, I UNINSTALLED all of the days
> > updates ( I had 8 of them) and then reinstalled one by one (this time with my
> > AV off) except I did not reinstall KB896688( only downloaded and saved it).
> >
> > What I finally did was went to KB896688 on MS downloads site and then DL it
> > from there to SAVE and then decided to try it again installing from my own
> > computer and now my IE and computer all works fine. I also made sure I had
> > my AV disabled this time when saving it and when installing it with nothing
> > else
> > running or open. I think what happened when trying to DL all 8 from WIN
> > Update site, something was corrupted in the process of DL or installation.
> >
> > If you scroll down here on this discussion board you will see many folks are
> > having all sorts of problems with this months updates from MS especially I
> > think if you try to take them all from the WIN Update site using Express and
> > doing all of them at once.
> >
> > To Remove: Start/Control Panel/Add Remove Program. Tick where it says "Show
> > Updates" at
> > the top right of the window. Click on the update and then on remove.
> >
> > OR you run a SEARCH for Files. If so then>>> Look for the updates from
> > this month
> > KB896688, 904706,905414,905749,901017,900725,902400 and 890830(but this one
> > you can't uninstall). Put it in the "All or part of file name" window and it
> > will bring up the "uninstaller" for that update. Right click on it and OPEN
> > it and follow instructions. Preferably maybe do one at a time on the search
> > and start with 896688 as it has caused most of the problems it seems.
> >
> > I have found during this past year that many of the updates coming in on the
> > Auto Update site give problems. Either downloading or installing or giving
> > error messages or screwing something up on my computer.
> >
> > So I have generally taken to seeing which ones are there to be updated and
> > then finding them either on a MS download site or go to the MS Updates
> > catalog http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp and get
> > them from there.
> >
> > Another trick that works for me is to download and SAVE them first to a
> > folder I keep them in and then Install them one by one later. Many folks
> > claim you should also keep your AV off while installing and /or downloading
> > them.
> >
> > Most of these problems started when MS offered Microsoft Updates instead of
> > only Windows Updates. I, in fact then disabled Microsoft Updates and only use
> > Windows Updates and go to Office Updates to get them seperately. My Windows
> > Update site works fine now but as I said often things screw up in the process
> > of DL and Installing the updates so I use the procedure discribved above.
> >
> > Good Luck.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> >
> >
> > "Debc166" wrote:
> >
> > > My computer will download the updates for sp2 and KB905749. When it tries to
> > > install it keeps telling me that the installation has failed. What is the
> > > problem? I have tried it serveral times.