XP Media Center & IE8

On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:29:51 -0500, Information wrote:

> IE was background for my issue...I cannot update to SP3.
>
> I have repaired the installer, and tried again. Same issue.
>
> Trying another browser may reslove the website problem, but I am curious
> about the SP3 update. Everything else should, and I use that word
> cautiously, should fall into place when I can get SP3 installed.
>
> Thanks again for what has become an entertaining troubleshooting session.

Oh, well, at least your masochism is helping :-)

The other posters here have more to offer than I do at this time.

> Dan
>
>
>
> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
> news:19mw3uzmoxwuw$.61dnrdmpt8c5$... .
>> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:49:38 -0500, Jaime wrote:
>>
>>> I'm thinking Hot-text is speaking in some troll dialect, we probably
>>> should
>>> just use the Amish approach and shun )
>>
>> In the meantime, perhaps the OP (if he ever gets his computer squared
>> away)
>> might try one of the 9,643 other browsers for the troublesome site.
>>
>> OK, maybe there are only a dozen or so browsers available, but one friend
>> likes Chrome better than IE8, and I like Firefox, and there are Safari,
>> Opera, and more.
>>
>> Go here to see a list of 29 browsers for Windows:
>> http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/de...r_windows.php3
>>
>> Amazing...
>>
>> --
>> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom


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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

Towels been thrown in, system is getting a clean install and updates.

Thanks to all for the feedback!

Dan

"Information" <cmc(removethis)@cablespeed.com> wrote in message
news:u$CtSd%...
>I have a website I need to use that is not compatible with IE8.
>
> IE8 installed with an update, and would not uninstall. It was not listed
> in the add/remove programs, nor was there an IE8 folder on the system.
>
> We did a repair install of Media Center (sp2) and can get back online. IE
> is now IE6, but I cannot get SP3 to install, and going to IE7 installs,
> but does not display a webpage.
>
> The SP3 install fails with the "An error has occured in updateing your
> system" message. Searching revealed my Installer may be corrupt, so we
> reinstalled that from the MS download site, rebooted, and still get the
> same message when trying to install SP3.
>
> HELP!!!
>
> Any insight is appreciated, thanks in advance.
>
> Dan
>
>
>

You probably have found a solution by now. However, I will post this
information anyway.

You can revert back to Internet Explorer 7 from Internet Explorer 8 by
uninstalling IE8 from the "Installed Updates." This procedure will cause
IE8 to revert back to your prior version of IE.. To accomplish this,
navigate to:

1. Updates
2. View Updates History
3. Installed Updates
4. from here I searched for IE 8, Uninstalled then restarted my computer.

This may be a long way, but it was my way of doing it.

The "Compatibility View" in IE8 was designed for older websites? You can
also download IE 7 for XP here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

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"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
news:...
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:29:51 -0500, Information wrote:

> IE was background for my issue...I cannot update to SP3.
>
> I have repaired the installer, and tried again. Same issue.
>
> Trying another browser may reslove the website problem, but I am curious
> about the SP3 update. Everything else should, and I use that word
> cautiously, should fall into place when I can get SP3 installed.
>
> Thanks again for what has become an entertaining troubleshooting session.

Oh, well, at least your masochism is helping :-)

The other posters here have more to offer than I do at this time.

> Dan
>
>
>
> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
> news:19mw3uzmoxwuw$.61dnrdmpt8c5$... .
>> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:49:38 -0500, Jaime wrote:
>>
>>> I'm thinking Hot-text is speaking in some troll dialect, we probably
>>> should
>>> just use the Amish approach and shun )
>>
>> In the meantime, perhaps the OP (if he ever gets his computer squared
>> away)
>> might try one of the 9,643 other browsers for the troublesome site.
>>
>> OK, maybe there are only a dozen or so browsers available, but one friend
>> likes Chrome better than IE8, and I like Firefox, and there are Safari,
>> Opera, and more.
>>
>> Go here to see a list of 29 browsers for Windows:
>> http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/de...r_windows.php3
>>
>> Amazing...
>>
>> --
>> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom


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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

No, I don't have a solution. I also don't have the problem. I'm not the
OP.

On 12/15/09, Nissi1 posted:
> You probably have found a solution by now. However, I will post this
> information anyway.

> You can revert back to Internet Explorer 7 from Internet Explorer 8 by
> uninstalling IE8 from the "Installed Updates." This procedure will cause
> IE8 to revert back to your prior version of IE.. To accomplish this,
> navigate to:

> 1. Updates
> 2. View Updates History
> 3. Installed Updates
> 4. from here I searched for IE 8, Uninstalled then restarted my computer.

> This may be a long way, but it was my way of doing it.

> The "Compatibility View" in IE8 was designed for older websites? You can
> also download IE 7 for XP here:

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

> --



> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
> news:...
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:29:51 -0500, Information wrote:

>> IE was background for my issue...I cannot update to SP3.
>>
>> I have repaired the installer, and tried again. Same issue.
>>
>> Trying another browser may reslove the website problem, but I am curious
>> about the SP3 update. Everything else should, and I use that word
>> cautiously, should fall into place when I can get SP3 installed.
>>
>> Thanks again for what has become an entertaining troubleshooting session.

> Oh, well, at least your masochism is helping :-)

> The other posters here have more to offer than I do at this time.

>> Dan
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
>> news:19mw3uzmoxwuw$.61dnrdmpt8c5$... .
>>> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:49:38 -0500, Jaime wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm thinking Hot-text is speaking in some troll dialect, we probably
>>>> should
>>>> just use the Amish approach and shun )
>>>
>>> In the meantime, perhaps the OP (if he ever gets his computer squared
>>> away)
>>> might try one of the 9,643 other browsers for the troublesome site.
>>>
>>> OK, maybe there are only a dozen or so browsers available, but one friend
>>> likes Chrome better than IE8, and I like Firefox, and there are Safari,
>>> Opera, and more.
>>>
>>> Go here to see a list of 29 browsers for Windows:
>>> http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/de...r_windows.php3
>>>
>>> Amazing...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

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