Update failed

I have tried to update the following , .netframework version 3.5 and it
fails everytime and this has been going on for several weeks yet my error
reports gives me no helpful info. I am running XP version sp3

"cturner399" <> wrote in message
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>I have tried to update the following , .netframework version 3.5 and it
> fails everytime and this has been going on for several weeks yet my error
> reports gives me no helpful info. I am running XP version sp3

We need to know which specific .Net Framework 3.5 update you're talking
about. What is the KB number associated with the update?

And it would also help if you could tell us specifically how it fails.
There's usually an error message and a number that you could tell us. You
say that you have "error reports". Maybe they're not helpful to you, but
they might be helpful to us.

In fact, we need to know all versions of .Net Framework that you have on
your computer. There are different solutions to this problem depending upon
those factors.

However, the first thing you can try is to download the update and try to
install it manually. It will most likely fail, but that is additional
information that we can use, along with any error messages or numbers that
you see.

David Dickinson

When installing updates using Windows update or Microsoft Update you may
receive Error 0x643 or 0x80070643 (23 Oct-09)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976982

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Step #1 => Before doing anything else, write down what .NET Framework
versions are currently installed:

How to determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed and
whether service packs have been applied
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318785

Step #2 => Now see Resolution Method 2 in...

When you try to install an update for the .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0,
or 3.5, you may receive Windows Update error code "0x643" or Windows
Installer error code "1603" (ignore the title, if need be)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923100

After running the appropriate/needed tool, (re)install all .NET Framework
versions (but only the ones you wrote down in #1 above) manually using the
download links on the page then run Windows Update manually to install
security updates for same.

NB: If you remove .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 using the tool, reinstalling .NET
Framework 3.5 will also install .Net Framework 2.0 SP2 and 3.0 SP2; then
Windows Update will offer .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.

IMPORTANT! => If you remove .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, reinstall your .NET
Framework versions in the following order:

1. .Net Framework 3.5, then...
2. .Net Framework 1.1, then...
3. .Net Framework 1.1 SP1

NB: KB923100 references this page:
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archi...30/611355.aspx. Please read
ALL of it as well as the related page
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/pages/8904493.aspx before using the .NET
Framework Cleanup Tool.

Step #3 => Check-in at Windows Update and install any critical security
updates offered.

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com

cturner399 wrote:
> I have tried to update the following , .netframework version 3.5 and it
> fails everytime and this has been going on for several weeks yet my error
> reports gives me no helpful info. I am running XP version sp3