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WHAT A NIGHTMAIRE?????? !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON

MICROSOFT????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Guest PA Bear
Posted

No one here represents or works for Microsoft.

 

Perhap your stuck CapsLock key is causing your problems?

--

~PA Bear

 

 

Lynn wrote:

> WHAT A NIGHTMAIRE?????? !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON

> MICROSOFT????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Posted

I notice you left off your usual signature in that reply:

 

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

 

PA Bear wrote:

> No one here represents or works for Microsoft.

>

> Perhap your stuck CapsLock key is causing your problems?

>

> Lynn wrote:

>> WHAT A NIGHTMAIRE?????? !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON

>> MICROSOFT????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Guest Shenan Stanley
Posted

Lynn wrote:

> WHAT A NIGHTMAIRE?????? !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON

> MICROSOFT????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

What does "God" have to do with whatever problem you think you are having?

(I say "you think" because you gave no clue beyond the newsgroup you are

posting in what your specific issue might be.)

 

As far as "What the heck is going on, Microsoft?" (Notice - I did not use

all upper case lettering and I utilized minimal punctuation) - I am going to

throw myself out there and make a LARGE assumption that you may be speaking

of the numbers of .NET framewwork update issues being posted about over the

last week.

 

"What is going on" (what I have seen reported - may/may not be true) is that

an update (or more) was released that seemingly did not check some things it

should have (in particular - if certain previous updates (optional) that

were necessary to this update (or more) were installed before applying

itself.) This has caused various issues.

 

 

The general solution to this is a long one - although it seems deceptively

simple:

 

- Remove ALL traces (uninstall completely) every version of the .NET

Framework you now have installed.

- Install each of the versions (1.1, 2.0 at least, 3.0 as well for good

measure) and their patches (one version at a time, in time/date order for

the patches for each version - in other words... 1.1, patches for 1.1 in

date order... 2.0, patches for 2.0 in date order... 3.0, patches for 3.0 in

date order.)

 

Then your problem with the repeating installation (or other possible

scenarios) should be over.

 

 

Although there have been reports of such fixes *not* working - one cannot be

sure that ANY part was done correctly/completely - as this can become quite

technical and not everyone may be leaning into that area of skill/expertise.

 

There are also people who have had luck with other solutions/work-arounds

that are much simpler (Repairing the .NET Frameworks as opposed to

removing/properly patching them.) That may work for you and those methods

are covered in the articles linked below - under the title(s), "Repair the

..NET Framework".

 

 

The solution I am throwing into the mix...

 

(1) You need to repair .NET Framework 1.1 - obliterating all remnants of it

and installing it/patching it fully.

 

How to troubleshoot Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 installation issues

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824643

- Unregister and then reregister Windows Installer (See article)

- Manually remove and then reinstall the .NET Framework 1.1 (See Article)

For the articles below, follow the "IT professionals" link and find the

download for your OS.

- Download/Install http://support.microsoft.com/kb/867460/

- Download/Install http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886903/

- Download/Install http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928366/

 

Reboot as needed and at the end.

 

(2) You need to repair .NET Framework 2.0 - obliterating all remnants of it

and installing it/patching it fully.

 

How to troubleshoot Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installation issues

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908077/

- Unregister and then reregister Windows Installer (See article)

- Manually remove and then reinstall the .NET Framework 2.0 (See Article)

For the articles below, follow the "IT professionals" link and find the

download for your OS.

- Download/Install http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917283/

- Download/Install http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922770/

- Download/Install http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928365/

 

Reboot as needed and at the end.

 

(3) You need to repair .NET Framework 3.0 - obliterating all remnants of it

and installing it/patching it fully.

 

Unfortunately - there is no particular article pertaining to .NET Framework

3.0 that I could find. I have not had issues, however, just going into the

Control Panel --> Add or Remove Programs and just locating/removing it and

its patches. I suggest you do the same...

 

Download/install using this distributable package:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=10CC340B-F857-4A14-83F5-25634C3BF043&displaylang=en

 

Reboot as needed and at the end.

 

(4) Cleanup your updates system...

 

Get Dial-a-Fix:

http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix

 

Use its options to fix:

- Windows Installer

- Windows Update

- All the Registration Center options

 

Turn off the "Empty System32\Catroot 2"

Do NOT do "Flush SoftwareDistribution".

 

Then click "GO"... May take a while.

 

Reboot when it is done...

 

(5) Visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and scan for updates. Choose

the critical updates you need and install them. Do not bother getting

hardware updates (unless you happen to have some Microsoft hardware

installed) and "Optional Updates" are *usually* just what the name infers -

but feel free to see if you want any of the "Optional" ones.

 

(6) Come back here and let us know how you faired.

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Posted

Shenan,

 

I think the concept of a crappy software writer from Microsoft pushing out

patches had occurred to many of us -- including me -- a few days ago.

 

It really would be nice for Microsoft to pay a knowledgeable software writer

much more money than it paid the original author(s) for them to push out a

GOOD patch and automatically fix this debacle.

 

Alan

 

"Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not> wrote in message

news:e1IEjjCxHHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> TaurArian,

>

> That's a very glib and cavalier response. You seem to be very sure that

> the problem so many people here are having is somehow THEIR fault, and not

> the update itself.

>

> Shouldn't someone from the number one Software company in the world who

> writes -- and publishes -- an update for a prior installation that MAY

> (according to you) be corrupt first test for that possible corruption?

>

> And if it IS corrupt, shouldn't a well-written update try to fix the

> corruption and then install? Or just not attempt to install.

>

> I think a phrase from the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors pledge is apt

> here: "To help, or at least to do no harm."

>

> Alan

>

> "TaurArian" <TaurArian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:4645EDDE-BA11-4369-B593-D09A779CB37C@microsoft.com...

>> The framework update is failing due to corruption of the original

>> installation of the framework package. That to me appears to be a problem

>> with your computer not the update. Perhaps blame the person who looks

>> after

>> the maintenance etc on your computer.

>>

>>

 

 

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:OR0cahnxHHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> {Snipped}

> What is going on" (what I have seen reported - may/may not be true) is

> that an update (or more) was released that seemingly did not check some

> things it should have (in particular - if certain previous updates

> (optional) that were necessary to this update (or more) were installed

> before applying itself.) This has caused various issues.

>

> {Snip Rest}

Guest Shenan Stanley
Posted

Lynn wrote:

> WHAT A NIGHTMAIRE?????? !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON

> MICROSOFT????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

Shenan Stanley wrote:

> What does "God" have to do with whatever problem you think you are

> having? (I say "you think" because you gave no clue beyond the

> newsgroup you are posting in what your specific issue might be.)

>

> As far as "What the heck is going on, Microsoft?" (Notice - I did

> not use all upper case lettering and I utilized minimal

> punctuation) - I am going to throw myself out there and make a

> LARGE assumption that you may be speaking of the numbers of .NET

> framewwork update issues being posted about over the last week.

>

> "What is going on" (what I have seen reported - may/may not be

> true) is that an update (or more) was released that seemingly did

> not check some things it should have (in particular - if certain

> previous updates (optional) that were necessary to this update (or

> more) were installed before applying itself.) This has caused

> various issues.

>

> The general solution to this is a long one - although it seems

> deceptively simple:

>

> - Remove ALL traces (uninstall completely) every version of the .NET

> Framework you now have installed.

> - Install each of the versions (1.1, 2.0 at least, 3.0 as well for

> good measure) and their patches (one version at a time, in

> time/date order for the patches for each version - in other

> words... 1.1, patches for 1.1 in date order... 2.0, patches for 2.0

> in date order... 3.0, patches for 3.0 in date order.)

>

> Then your problem with the repeating installation (or other possible

> scenarios) should be over.

>

>

> Although there have been reports of such fixes *not* working - one

> cannot be sure that ANY part was done correctly/completely - as

> this can become quite technical and not everyone may be leaning

> into that area of skill/expertise.

> There are also people who have had luck with other

> solutions/work-arounds that are much simpler (Repairing the .NET

> Frameworks as opposed to removing/properly patching them.) That

> may work for you and those methods are covered in the articles

> linked below - under the title(s), "Repair the .NET Framework".

<snipped steps>

<the thread - in its entirity - can be found:>

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_thread/thread/33c1e53a68232da1/c44b22454462ea1b?lnk=st&q=&rnum=4

 

Alan wrote:

> I think the concept of a crappy software writer from Microsoft

> pushing out patches had occurred to many of us -- including me -- a

> few days ago.

> It really would be nice for Microsoft to pay a knowledgeable

> software writer much more money than it paid the original author(s)

> for them to push out a GOOD patch and automatically fix this

> debacle.

 

<Alan also attached this to the response in this thread>

<... for reasons unknown ...>

 

<begin extraneous quote here>

 

 

TaurArian wrote:

> The framework update is failing due to corruption of the original

> installation of the framework package. That to me appears to be a

> problem with your computer not the update. Perhaps blame the

> person who looks after the maintenance etc on your computer.

 

Alan wrote:

> TaurArian,

>

> That's a very glib and cavalier response. You seem to be very sure

> that the problem so many people here are having is somehow THEIR

> fault, and not the update itself.

>

> Shouldn't someone from the number one Software company in the

> world who writes -- and publishes -- an update for a prior

> installation that MAY (according to you) be corrupt first test for

> that possible corruption?

> And if it IS corrupt, shouldn't a well-written update try to fix

> the corruption and then install? Or just not attempt to install.

>

> I think a phrase from the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors pledge

> is apt here: "To help, or at least to do no harm."

 

<end extraneous quote here>

 

While I agree - it would be nice for there to be some tool put out to

correct this issue (and it wouldn't be too hard to script most of it

actually) - I don't plan on ceasing my attempts to help those who ask for.

The best I can do right now - beyond writing some script that might help -

is to put the steps out there. Perhaps someone will look at them and use

them as pseudo-code to fix it and in the meantime - someone else might fix

their own issues and not have to worry about waiting. Heck - perhaps

someone will look at the steps I publish and eliminate some, correct

something or just have an epiphany of an easier method of fixing it. If two

brains are better than one - what are dozens?

 

You have to remember - this 'debacle' has only existed (in its current state

in reference to the latest (July 10, 2007) .NET Framework issues) for a

total of four (4) full days. Admittedly - this is one of the first times I

have seen quite this overwhelming response to a released update/patch

(excluding perhaps SP2) - but it doesn't change the desire to try and help.

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Posted

Shenan,

 

I'm sorry if you might have thought I was criticizing your attempt to help.

That wasn't my intent at all.

 

I'm not a Microsoft basher by any means. In another thread in this newsgroup

I have mentioned that I used to work for a company in the mid-90's to which

Microsoft outsourced its phone support.

 

To the world, when people dialed Redmond and reached us, WE were Microsoft.

And I was proud of my connection to Microsoft.

 

I suppose I'm just disappointed -- and to a degree, a bit angry -- that

Microsoft has allowed something of this magnitude to be released and has not

seen fit to at least publicly mention that they might have messed up and are

actively working to correct it.

 

Alan

 

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:eYkCEzoxHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Lynn wrote:

>> WHAT A NIGHTMAIRE?????? !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON

>> MICROSOFT????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

>

> Shenan Stanley wrote:

>> What does "God" have to do with whatever problem you think you are

>> having? (I say "you think" because you gave no clue beyond the

>> newsgroup you are posting in what your specific issue might be.)

>>

>> As far as "What the heck is going on, Microsoft?" (Notice - I did

>> not use all upper case lettering and I utilized minimal

>> punctuation) - I am going to throw myself out there and make a

>> LARGE assumption that you may be speaking of the numbers of .NET

>> framewwork update issues being posted about over the last week.

>>

>> "What is going on" (what I have seen reported - may/may not be

>> true) is that an update (or more) was released that seemingly did

>> not check some things it should have (in particular - if certain

>> previous updates (optional) that were necessary to this update (or

>> more) were installed before applying itself.) This has caused

>> various issues.

>>

>> The general solution to this is a long one - although it seems

>> deceptively simple:

>>

>> - Remove ALL traces (uninstall completely) every version of the .NET

>> Framework you now have installed.

>> - Install each of the versions (1.1, 2.0 at least, 3.0 as well for

>> good measure) and their patches (one version at a time, in

>> time/date order for the patches for each version - in other

>> words... 1.1, patches for 1.1 in date order... 2.0, patches for 2.0

>> in date order... 3.0, patches for 3.0 in date order.)

>>

>> Then your problem with the repeating installation (or other possible

>> scenarios) should be over.

>>

>>

>> Although there have been reports of such fixes *not* working - one

>> cannot be sure that ANY part was done correctly/completely - as

>> this can become quite technical and not everyone may be leaning

>> into that area of skill/expertise.

>> There are also people who have had luck with other

>> solutions/work-arounds that are much simpler (Repairing the .NET

>> Frameworks as opposed to removing/properly patching them.) That

>> may work for you and those methods are covered in the articles

>> linked below - under the title(s), "Repair the .NET Framework".

> <snipped steps>

> <the thread - in its entirity - can be found:>

> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_thread/thread/33c1e53a68232da1/c44b22454462ea1b?lnk=st&q=&rnum=4

>

> Alan wrote:

>> I think the concept of a crappy software writer from Microsoft

>> pushing out patches had occurred to many of us -- including me -- a

>> few days ago.

>> It really would be nice for Microsoft to pay a knowledgeable

>> software writer much more money than it paid the original author(s)

>> for them to push out a GOOD patch and automatically fix this

>> debacle.

>

> <Alan also attached this to the response in this thread>

> <... for reasons unknown ...>

>

> <begin extraneous quote here>

>

>

> TaurArian wrote:

>> The framework update is failing due to corruption of the original

>> installation of the framework package. That to me appears to be a

>> problem with your computer not the update. Perhaps blame the

>> person who looks after the maintenance etc on your computer.

>

> Alan wrote:

>> TaurArian,

>>

>> That's a very glib and cavalier response. You seem to be very sure

>> that the problem so many people here are having is somehow THEIR

>> fault, and not the update itself.

>>

>> Shouldn't someone from the number one Software company in the

>> world who writes -- and publishes -- an update for a prior

>> installation that MAY (according to you) be corrupt first test for

>> that possible corruption?

>> And if it IS corrupt, shouldn't a well-written update try to fix

>> the corruption and then install? Or just not attempt to install.

>>

>> I think a phrase from the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors pledge

>> is apt here: "To help, or at least to do no harm."

>

> <end extraneous quote here>

>

> While I agree - it would be nice for there to be some tool put out to

> correct this issue (and it wouldn't be too hard to script most of it

> actually) - I don't plan on ceasing my attempts to help those who ask for.

> The best I can do right now - beyond writing some script that might help -

> is to put the steps out there. Perhaps someone will look at them and use

> them as pseudo-code to fix it and in the meantime - someone else might fix

> their own issues and not have to worry about waiting. Heck - perhaps

> someone will look at the steps I publish and eliminate some, correct

> something or just have an epiphany of an easier method of fixing it. If

> two brains are better than one - what are dozens?

>

> You have to remember - this 'debacle' has only existed (in its current

> state in reference to the latest (July 10, 2007) .NET Framework issues)

> for a total of four (4) full days. Admittedly - this is one of the first

> times I have seen quite this overwhelming response to a released

> update/patch (excluding perhaps SP2) - but it doesn't change the desire to

> try and help.

>

> --

> Shenan Stanley

> MS-MVP

> --

> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

Guest realcestmoi
Posted

Hi there,

 

I strongly believe the software is not crappy since everything installed

just fine on my 2 windows Xp machines which are fully updated.

 

I suspect that the problem is more related to the man or woman behind the

PC)

 

Best regards,

Michel Denie

 

"Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not> wrote in message

news:OVVrz7oxHHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Shenan,

>

> I'm sorry if you might have thought I was criticizing your attempt to

> help. That wasn't my intent at all.

>

> I'm not a Microsoft basher by any means. In another thread in this

> newsgroup I have mentioned that I used to work for a company in the

> mid-90's to which Microsoft outsourced its phone support.

>

> To the world, when people dialed Redmond and reached us, WE were

> Microsoft. And I was proud of my connection to Microsoft.

>

> I suppose I'm just disappointed -- and to a degree, a bit angry -- that

> Microsoft has allowed something of this magnitude to be released and has

> not seen fit to at least publicly mention that they might have messed up

> and are actively working to correct it.

>

> Alan

>

> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:eYkCEzoxHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Lynn wrote:

>>> WHAT A NIGHTMAIRE?????? !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON

>>> MICROSOFT????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

>>

>> Shenan Stanley wrote:

>>> What does "God" have to do with whatever problem you think you are

>>> having? (I say "you think" because you gave no clue beyond the

>>> newsgroup you are posting in what your specific issue might be.)

>>>

>>> As far as "What the heck is going on, Microsoft?" (Notice - I did

>>> not use all upper case lettering and I utilized minimal

>>> punctuation) - I am going to throw myself out there and make a

>>> LARGE assumption that you may be speaking of the numbers of .NET

>>> framewwork update issues being posted about over the last week.

>>>

>>> "What is going on" (what I have seen reported - may/may not be

>>> true) is that an update (or more) was released that seemingly did

>>> not check some things it should have (in particular - if certain

>>> previous updates (optional) that were necessary to this update (or

>>> more) were installed before applying itself.) This has caused

>>> various issues.

>>>

>>> The general solution to this is a long one - although it seems

>>> deceptively simple:

>>>

>>> - Remove ALL traces (uninstall completely) every version of the .NET

>>> Framework you now have installed.

>>> - Install each of the versions (1.1, 2.0 at least, 3.0 as well for

>>> good measure) and their patches (one version at a time, in

>>> time/date order for the patches for each version - in other

>>> words... 1.1, patches for 1.1 in date order... 2.0, patches for 2.0

>>> in date order... 3.0, patches for 3.0 in date order.)

>>>

>>> Then your problem with the repeating installation (or other possible

>>> scenarios) should be over.

>>>

>>>

>>> Although there have been reports of such fixes *not* working - one

>>> cannot be sure that ANY part was done correctly/completely - as

>>> this can become quite technical and not everyone may be leaning

>>> into that area of skill/expertise.

>>> There are also people who have had luck with other

>>> solutions/work-arounds that are much simpler (Repairing the .NET

>>> Frameworks as opposed to removing/properly patching them.) That

>>> may work for you and those methods are covered in the articles

>>> linked below - under the title(s), "Repair the .NET Framework".

>> <snipped steps>

>> <the thread - in its entirity - can be found:>

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_thread/thread/33c1e53a68232da1/c44b22454462ea1b?lnk=st&q=&rnum=4

>>

>> Alan wrote:

>>> I think the concept of a crappy software writer from Microsoft

>>> pushing out patches had occurred to many of us -- including me -- a

>>> few days ago.

>>> It really would be nice for Microsoft to pay a knowledgeable

>>> software writer much more money than it paid the original author(s)

>>> for them to push out a GOOD patch and automatically fix this

>>> debacle.

>>

>> <Alan also attached this to the response in this thread>

>> <... for reasons unknown ...>

>>

>> <begin extraneous quote here>

>>

>>

>> TaurArian wrote:

>>> The framework update is failing due to corruption of the original

>>> installation of the framework package. That to me appears to be a

>>> problem with your computer not the update. Perhaps blame the

>>> person who looks after the maintenance etc on your computer.

>>

>> Alan wrote:

>>> TaurArian,

>>>

>>> That's a very glib and cavalier response. You seem to be very sure

>>> that the problem so many people here are having is somehow THEIR

>>> fault, and not the update itself.

>>>

>>> Shouldn't someone from the number one Software company in the

>>> world who writes -- and publishes -- an update for a prior

>>> installation that MAY (according to you) be corrupt first test for

>>> that possible corruption?

>>> And if it IS corrupt, shouldn't a well-written update try to fix

>>> the corruption and then install? Or just not attempt to install.

>>>

>>> I think a phrase from the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors pledge

>>> is apt here: "To help, or at least to do no harm."

>>

>> <end extraneous quote here>

>>

>> While I agree - it would be nice for there to be some tool put out to

>> correct this issue (and it wouldn't be too hard to script most of it

>> actually) - I don't plan on ceasing my attempts to help those who ask

>> for. The best I can do right now - beyond writing some script that might

>> help - is to put the steps out there. Perhaps someone will look at them

>> and use them as pseudo-code to fix it and in the meantime - someone else

>> might fix their own issues and not have to worry about waiting. Heck -

>> perhaps someone will look at the steps I publish and eliminate some,

>> correct something or just have an epiphany of an easier method of fixing

>> it. If two brains are better than one - what are dozens?

>>

>> You have to remember - this 'debacle' has only existed (in its current

>> state in reference to the latest (July 10, 2007) .NET Framework issues)

>> for a total of four (4) full days. Admittedly - this is one of the first

>> times I have seen quite this overwhelming response to a released

>> update/patch (excluding perhaps SP2) - but it doesn't change the desire

>> to try and help.

>>

>> --

>> Shenan Stanley

>> MS-MVP

>> --

>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>>

>

>

Posted

Kind of like God's will, huh?? :>

 

I actually had no problems installing this latest round of patches. My

problem occurred between the June and July patches, when I was getting error

messages whenever I went to the Windows Update site.

 

Alan

 

"realcestmoi" <mdenie@dutchweb.nl> wrote in message

news:eMen3wqxHHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Hi there,

>

> I strongly believe the software is not crappy since everything installed

> just fine on my 2 windows Xp machines which are fully updated.

>

> I suspect that the problem is more related to the man or woman behind the

> PC)

>

> Best regards,

> Michel Denie

>

> "Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not> wrote in message

> news:OVVrz7oxHHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Shenan,

>>

>> I'm sorry if you might have thought I was criticizing your attempt to

>> help. That wasn't my intent at all.

>>

>> I'm not a Microsoft basher by any means. In another thread in this

>> newsgroup I have mentioned that I used to work for a company in the

>> mid-90's to which Microsoft outsourced its phone support.

>>

>> To the world, when people dialed Redmond and reached us, WE were

>> Microsoft. And I was proud of my connection to Microsoft.

>>

>> I suppose I'm just disappointed -- and to a degree, a bit angry -- that

>> Microsoft has allowed something of this magnitude to be released and has

>> not seen fit to at least publicly mention that they might have messed up

>> and are actively working to correct it.

>>

>> Alan

>>

>> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:eYkCEzoxHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> Lynn wrote:

>>>> WHAT A NIGHTMAIRE?????? !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON

>>>> MICROSOFT????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

>>>

>>> Shenan Stanley wrote:

>>>> What does "God" have to do with whatever problem you think you are

>>>> having? (I say "you think" because you gave no clue beyond the

>>>> newsgroup you are posting in what your specific issue might be.)

>>>>

>>>> As far as "What the heck is going on, Microsoft?" (Notice - I did

>>>> not use all upper case lettering and I utilized minimal

>>>> punctuation) - I am going to throw myself out there and make a

>>>> LARGE assumption that you may be speaking of the numbers of .NET

>>>> framewwork update issues being posted about over the last week.

>>>>

>>>> "What is going on" (what I have seen reported - may/may not be

>>>> true) is that an update (or more) was released that seemingly did

>>>> not check some things it should have (in particular - if certain

>>>> previous updates (optional) that were necessary to this update (or

>>>> more) were installed before applying itself.) This has caused

>>>> various issues.

>>>>

>>>> The general solution to this is a long one - although it seems

>>>> deceptively simple:

>>>>

>>>> - Remove ALL traces (uninstall completely) every version of the .NET

>>>> Framework you now have installed.

>>>> - Install each of the versions (1.1, 2.0 at least, 3.0 as well for

>>>> good measure) and their patches (one version at a time, in

>>>> time/date order for the patches for each version - in other

>>>> words... 1.1, patches for 1.1 in date order... 2.0, patches for 2.0

>>>> in date order... 3.0, patches for 3.0 in date order.)

>>>>

>>>> Then your problem with the repeating installation (or other possible

>>>> scenarios) should be over.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Although there have been reports of such fixes *not* working - one

>>>> cannot be sure that ANY part was done correctly/completely - as

>>>> this can become quite technical and not everyone may be leaning

>>>> into that area of skill/expertise.

>>>> There are also people who have had luck with other

>>>> solutions/work-arounds that are much simpler (Repairing the .NET

>>>> Frameworks as opposed to removing/properly patching them.) That

>>>> may work for you and those methods are covered in the articles

>>>> linked below - under the title(s), "Repair the .NET Framework".

>>> <snipped steps>

>>> <the thread - in its entirity - can be found:>

>>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_thread/thread/33c1e53a68232da1/c44b22454462ea1b?lnk=st&q=&rnum=4

>>>

>>> Alan wrote:

>>>> I think the concept of a crappy software writer from Microsoft

>>>> pushing out patches had occurred to many of us -- including me -- a

>>>> few days ago.

>>>> It really would be nice for Microsoft to pay a knowledgeable

>>>> software writer much more money than it paid the original author(s)

>>>> for them to push out a GOOD patch and automatically fix this

>>>> debacle.

>>>

>>> <Alan also attached this to the response in this thread>

>>> <... for reasons unknown ...>

>>>

>>> <begin extraneous quote here>

>>>

>>>

>>> TaurArian wrote:

>>>> The framework update is failing due to corruption of the original

>>>> installation of the framework package. That to me appears to be a

>>>> problem with your computer not the update. Perhaps blame the

>>>> person who looks after the maintenance etc on your computer.

>>>

>>> Alan wrote:

>>>> TaurArian,

>>>>

>>>> That's a very glib and cavalier response. You seem to be very sure

>>>> that the problem so many people here are having is somehow THEIR

>>>> fault, and not the update itself.

>>>>

>>>> Shouldn't someone from the number one Software company in the

>>>> world who writes -- and publishes -- an update for a prior

>>>> installation that MAY (according to you) be corrupt first test for

>>>> that possible corruption?

>>>> And if it IS corrupt, shouldn't a well-written update try to fix

>>>> the corruption and then install? Or just not attempt to install.

>>>>

>>>> I think a phrase from the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors pledge

>>>> is apt here: "To help, or at least to do no harm."

>>>

>>> <end extraneous quote here>

>>>

>>> While I agree - it would be nice for there to be some tool put out to

>>> correct this issue (and it wouldn't be too hard to script most of it

>>> actually) - I don't plan on ceasing my attempts to help those who ask

>>> for. The best I can do right now - beyond writing some script that might

>>> help - is to put the steps out there. Perhaps someone will look at them

>>> and use them as pseudo-code to fix it and in the meantime - someone else

>>> might fix their own issues and not have to worry about waiting. Heck -

>>> perhaps someone will look at the steps I publish and eliminate some,

>>> correct something or just have an epiphany of an easier method of fixing

>>> it. If two brains are better than one - what are dozens?

>>>

>>> You have to remember - this 'debacle' has only existed (in its current

>>> state in reference to the latest (July 10, 2007) .NET Framework issues)

>>> for a total of four (4) full days. Admittedly - this is one of the

>>> first times I have seen quite this overwhelming response to a released

>>> update/patch (excluding perhaps SP2) - but it doesn't change the desire

>>> to try and help.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Shenan Stanley

>>> MS-MVP

>>> --

>>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

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Posted

God works in mysteriousways: so do patches)

 

By the way the two systems are totaly different one is a 775 conroe machine

and the other is an AMD Atlhon X2 64

 

 

"Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not> wrote in message

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> Kind of like God's will, huh?? :>

>

> I actually had no problems installing this latest round of patches. My

> problem occurred between the June and July patches, when I was getting

> error messages whenever I went to the Windows Update site.

>

> Alan

>

> "realcestmoi" <mdenie@dutchweb.nl> wrote in message

> news:eMen3wqxHHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Hi there,

>>

>> I strongly believe the software is not crappy since everything installed

>> just fine on my 2 windows Xp machines which are fully updated.

>>

>> I suspect that the problem is more related to the man or woman behind the

>> PC)

>>

>> Best regards,

>> Michel Denie

>>

>> "Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not> wrote in message

>> news:OVVrz7oxHHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Shenan,

>>>

>>> I'm sorry if you might have thought I was criticizing your attempt to

>>> help. That wasn't my intent at all.

>>>

>>> I'm not a Microsoft basher by any means. In another thread in this

>>> newsgroup I have mentioned that I used to work for a company in the

>>> mid-90's to which Microsoft outsourced its phone support.

>>>

>>> To the world, when people dialed Redmond and reached us, WE were

>>> Microsoft. And I was proud of my connection to Microsoft.

>>>

>>> I suppose I'm just disappointed -- and to a degree, a bit angry -- that

>>> Microsoft has allowed something of this magnitude to be released and has

>>> not seen fit to at least publicly mention that they might have messed up

>>> and are actively working to correct it.

>>>

>>> Alan

>>>

>>> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:eYkCEzoxHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> Lynn wrote:

>>>>> WHAT A NIGHTMAIRE?????? !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON

>>>>> MICROSOFT????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

>>>>

>>>> Shenan Stanley wrote:

>>>>> What does "God" have to do with whatever problem you think you are

>>>>> having? (I say "you think" because you gave no clue beyond the

>>>>> newsgroup you are posting in what your specific issue might be.)

>>>>>

>>>>> As far as "What the heck is going on, Microsoft?" (Notice - I did

>>>>> not use all upper case lettering and I utilized minimal

>>>>> punctuation) - I am going to throw myself out there and make a

>>>>> LARGE assumption that you may be speaking of the numbers of .NET

>>>>> framewwork update issues being posted about over the last week.

>>>>>

>>>>> "What is going on" (what I have seen reported - may/may not be

>>>>> true) is that an update (or more) was released that seemingly did

>>>>> not check some things it should have (in particular - if certain

>>>>> previous updates (optional) that were necessary to this update (or

>>>>> more) were installed before applying itself.) This has caused

>>>>> various issues.

>>>>>

>>>>> The general solution to this is a long one - although it seems

>>>>> deceptively simple:

>>>>>

>>>>> - Remove ALL traces (uninstall completely) every version of the .NET

>>>>> Framework you now have installed.

>>>>> - Install each of the versions (1.1, 2.0 at least, 3.0 as well for

>>>>> good measure) and their patches (one version at a time, in

>>>>> time/date order for the patches for each version - in other

>>>>> words... 1.1, patches for 1.1 in date order... 2.0, patches for 2.0

>>>>> in date order... 3.0, patches for 3.0 in date order.)

>>>>>

>>>>> Then your problem with the repeating installation (or other possible

>>>>> scenarios) should be over.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Although there have been reports of such fixes *not* working - one

>>>>> cannot be sure that ANY part was done correctly/completely - as

>>>>> this can become quite technical and not everyone may be leaning

>>>>> into that area of skill/expertise.

>>>>> There are also people who have had luck with other

>>>>> solutions/work-arounds that are much simpler (Repairing the .NET

>>>>> Frameworks as opposed to removing/properly patching them.) That

>>>>> may work for you and those methods are covered in the articles

>>>>> linked below - under the title(s), "Repair the .NET Framework".

>>>> <snipped steps>

>>>> <the thread - in its entirity - can be found:>

>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_thread/thread/33c1e53a68232da1/c44b22454462ea1b?lnk=st&q=&rnum=4

>>>>

>>>> Alan wrote:

>>>>> I think the concept of a crappy software writer from Microsoft

>>>>> pushing out patches had occurred to many of us -- including me -- a

>>>>> few days ago.

>>>>> It really would be nice for Microsoft to pay a knowledgeable

>>>>> software writer much more money than it paid the original author(s)

>>>>> for them to push out a GOOD patch and automatically fix this

>>>>> debacle.

>>>>

>>>> <Alan also attached this to the response in this thread>

>>>> <... for reasons unknown ...>

>>>>

>>>> <begin extraneous quote here>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> TaurArian wrote:

>>>>> The framework update is failing due to corruption of the original

>>>>> installation of the framework package. That to me appears to be a

>>>>> problem with your computer not the update. Perhaps blame the

>>>>> person who looks after the maintenance etc on your computer.

>>>>

>>>> Alan wrote:

>>>>> TaurArian,

>>>>>

>>>>> That's a very glib and cavalier response. You seem to be very sure

>>>>> that the problem so many people here are having is somehow THEIR

>>>>> fault, and not the update itself.

>>>>>

>>>>> Shouldn't someone from the number one Software company in the

>>>>> world who writes -- and publishes -- an update for a prior

>>>>> installation that MAY (according to you) be corrupt first test for

>>>>> that possible corruption?

>>>>> And if it IS corrupt, shouldn't a well-written update try to fix

>>>>> the corruption and then install? Or just not attempt to install.

>>>>>

>>>>> I think a phrase from the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors pledge

>>>>> is apt here: "To help, or at least to do no harm."

>>>>

>>>> <end extraneous quote here>

>>>>

>>>> While I agree - it would be nice for there to be some tool put out to

>>>> correct this issue (and it wouldn't be too hard to script most of it

>>>> actually) - I don't plan on ceasing my attempts to help those who ask

>>>> for. The best I can do right now - beyond writing some script that

>>>> might help - is to put the steps out there. Perhaps someone will look

>>>> at them and use them as pseudo-code to fix it and in the meantime -

>>>> someone else might fix their own issues and not have to worry about

>>>> waiting. Heck - perhaps someone will look at the steps I publish and

>>>> eliminate some, correct something or just have an epiphany of an easier

>>>> method of fixing it. If two brains are better than one - what are

>>>> dozens?

>>>>

>>>> You have to remember - this 'debacle' has only existed (in its current

>>>> state in reference to the latest (July 10, 2007) .NET Framework issues)

>>>> for a total of four (4) full days. Admittedly - this is one of the

>>>> first times I have seen quite this overwhelming response to a released

>>>> update/patch (excluding perhaps SP2) - but it doesn't change the desire

>>>> to try and help.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> Shenan Stanley

>>>> MS-MVP

>>>> --

>>>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

>>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

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