Problem with Online Windows Updates for W98SE

Thanks for the report. Glad all seems well. Wouldn't worry much about a
single failed "EXIT". I also never took the Euro Conversion Tool and the
Multilanguage features.

"START button, Run, DxDiag". I suppose it will say it is DirectX9.0c,
just as mine does. It came in well for me;-- it was 9.0b, the b*tch!--
took TWO reboots to reboot ONCE! I think, if it's various tabs run well
& give nice enough messages, I would not worry about "in progress" at
"Windows Update, History button". I wonder, is there a new entry there
saying it came in successfully? Probably not, as you took it the second
time from elsewhere.

| My first step was to install, one at a time, each Critical Update.
These
| updates included KB834707, KB837009, KB833989, KB 870669, KB840315,
and
| 816093, None of these installs caused a problem.

Here is what my machine shows. Note: The IE6 About will continue to show
some that really were replaced by successors. (I guess they can be
pulled out of the Registry.) Likely, you won't have those.

(A) At IE6, Help, about:
SP1, Q313829, Q328970, Q328389, Q324929, Q810847, Q813951 Q816506,
Q813489, Q330994, Q818529, Q822925, Q828750, Q824145, Q832894,
Q837009, Q831167, Q823353, Q867801, Q833989 & Q834707.

(B) At "START, Run, MSInfo32, Software Environment, Software Updates",
or at "START, RUN, QFECheck"..:

Windows 98 Second Edition=4,10,0,2222
Updates=Year 2000 Update for Windows 98b
SP2: Windows 98 Second Edition USBHUB
W98: Q245729, Q274113, Q314147, Q323172, Q323255, Q329115,
Q811630, & Q840315.
W98SE: Q823559, Q245272, Q256015, Q259728, Q260067, Q273017, Q273991
Win98SE: Q249973, Q238453, Q239887, UHCD
Windows 98 Second Edition Digital Video
Windows 98 TELNET

(C) At "Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs":

(1) 128 bit encryption support for Dial-up Networking
(2) Internet Explorer Q834707
(was Q867801, Q831167, Q832894, Q824145, Q828750, Q822925,
Q818529)
(3) Microsoft Data Access Components KB870669
(4) Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Web Accessories
(5) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet Tools
(6) Microsoft Internet Print Services
(7) Microsoft Outlook Express 6
(8) Microsoft VGX Q833989
(9) MSN Messenger 4.5.
(10) Outlook Express Q823353 (was Q837009, Q330994)
(11) Windows 98 Q823559 Update
(12) Windows 98 Q840315 Update
(13) Windows 98 Second Edition Digital Video Update
(14) Windows Media Player system update (9 series)


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Papa" wrote in message
...
| Follow Up:
|
| Later I went to the Microsoft web page, www.microsoft.com, and
downloaded
| and installed the DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime update. It downloaded
and
| installed OK, no errors, but the Installation History (even after a
re-boot)
| still says "In Progress".
|
| Regards.

"Papa" wrote in message
...
| Hi PCR, Gary, and anyone else interested. Here are the results:
|
| The bottom line is, I was able to install all online Critical and
Windows
| non-critical updates (with one exception), did not encounter any
errors
| (with one exception), and my PC is running just fine. As for these 2
| problems, please see my questions about them in paragraph 5.
|
| I followed Gary's suggestion of first doing a clean boot. Then I began
| installing the online updates. To start with, there was a list of 6
Critical
| Updates and 45 Windows non-critical updates. Of the 45 Windows
updates, one
| was the Euro Conversion Tool and 34 more were the multilanguage
features. I
| did not install any of them because I don't need them. So actually I
only
| installed 10 of the 45 windows updates, and blocked the rest by using
the
| Personalize Windows Update tool.
|
| My first step was to install, one at a time, each Critical Update.
These
| updates included KB834707, KB837009, KB833989, KB 870669, KB840315,
and
| 816093, None of these installs caused a problem.
|
| Then I began installing the non-critical Windows Updates, one at a
time. The
| first one I tried installing was the DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime
update.
| Sometime during the download or install process, I got the BSOD, but
was
| able to continue by hitting a keyboard key. Then a little later I got
| another BSOD, hit a keyboard key, and was brought to my regular
desktop
| screen with the Windows Update page gone. I went back into the Windows
| Update page and checked the Installation History, which listed a
status of
| "In Progress" for this DirectX 9.0c update.
|
| Does this mean that the DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime update is not
fully
| installed? If so, how do I get it installed completely? And why did
the BSOD
| appear during the download/install process?
|
| Other than that, the other 9 Windows non-critical updates went through
the
| download/install process without any glitches. After installing the
| Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 update and restarting, two more
| Critical Updates appeared in the list. They were KB873374 and the
Microsoft
| .NET Framework 1.1 SP 1. As with the other Critical Updates, I
installed
| them one at a time before continuing with the remaining Windows
non-critical
| updates.
|
| After completing these installations, I tried all of the shutdown
options
| (shutdown, restart, restart in MS-DOS mode) and also tried Safe Mode.
The
| only glitch that occurred was that after getting into MS-DOS mode, the
| system just hung when I typed "exit". I used Ctrl-Alt-Del to get back
the
| system, then went into MS-DOS mode a second time, and the EXIT command
| worked.
|
| Thanks to both of you for your expertise and willing help. Much
appreciated

Run DXDIAG.EXE. It will tell you of any missing or misconfigured components. So
long as DXDIAG gives you a passing grade, you can ignore the "in progress"
issue. Sounds like you have the rest well covered.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Papa" wrote in message
...
Follow Up:

Later I went to the Microsoft web page, www.microsoft.com, and downloaded
and installed the DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime update. It downloaded and
installed OK, no errors, but the Installation History (even after a re-boot)
still says "In Progress".

Regards.

Thanks again, PCR. I'll compare my installs with yours. It looks like all is
well, though.

Regards.

Thanks, Gary. I'll take a gander with DXDIAG, but I don't expect to see
anything more amiss at this point. It was a relief to get these updates
installed correctly without any further problems.

Regards.

You are welcome. Glad to hear it. Yes, sounds like all is well.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Papa" wrote in message
...
| Thanks again, PCR. I'll compare my installs with yours. It looks like
all is
| well, though.
|
| Regards.
|
|

Final comment: The computer passed all of the DXDIAG tests. Thanks again.

You are welcome. Wonderful. OK, bye.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Papa" wrote in message
...
| Final comment: The computer passed all of the DXDIAG tests. Thanks
again.
|
|