Last year I accidentally cancelled out of a windows update

How do I correct this? I need to go back and install these updates to make
sure I haven't missed anything. It was an update in August of 2004. I don't
remember which one. But I have been having problems with my ME, and maybe
this is why.

VickiB

How do I correct this?

By returning to the Windows Update site and letting it check for which if
any critical updates your system requires.

You may also want to download and use the free Belarc Advisor
(http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html) which will check your system
and inform you of any patches you have previously downloaded that are
damaged and need to be reinstalled. These can then be downloaded from the
Windows Update Catalogue
(http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp).
Unfortunately the Windows Update site won't tell you about broken packages
only those which have not been installed.
--
Mike Maltby



VickiB wrote:

How do I correct this? I need to go back and install these updates
to make sure I haven't missed anything. It was an update in August
of 2004. I don't remember which one. But I have been having
problems with my ME, and maybe this is why.

VickiB

"Mike M" wrote:

How do I correct this?

By returning to the Windows Update site and letting it check for which if
any critical updates your system requires.

You may also want to download and use the free Belarc Advisor
(http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html) which will check your system
and inform you of any patches you have previously downloaded that are
damaged and need to be reinstalled.

Where does the information about any patches previously downloaded that are
damaged and need to be reinstalled contain in the Belarc Adviser System
Check results? TIA.



These can then be downloaded from the
Windows Update Catalogue
(http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp).
Unfortunately the Windows Update site won't tell you about broken packages
only those which have not been installed.
--
Mike Maltby



VickiB wrote:

How do I correct this? I need to go back and install these updates
to make sure I haven't missed anything. It was an update in August
of 2004. I don't remember which one. But I have been having
problems with my ME, and maybe this is why.

VickiB

Baba wrote:

Where does the information about any patches previously downloaded
that are damaged and need to be reinstalled contain in the Belarc
Adviser System Check results? TIA.

Where it lists which hotfixes have been installed.
--
Mike Maltby

"VickiB" wrote:

How do I correct this? I need to go back and install these updates to make
sure I haven't missed anything. It was an update in August of 2004. I don't
remember which one. But I have been having problems with my ME, and maybe
this is why.

VickiB


Besides what Mike has stated, you may configure your system for automatic
updates so that you may not miss any critical update. Go to Start Settings
Control panel Automatic Updates and select the way you want Windows to
notify you about updates for your computer .

- Baba

"Mike M" wrote:

Baba wrote:

Where does the information about any patches previously downloaded
that are damaged and need to be reinstalled contain in the Belarc
Adviser System Check results? TIA.

Where it lists which hotfixes have been installed.
--
Mike Maltby





Thanks!

Now there are two categories (1) Red X marked (HotFix that fails
verification) and (2) Unmarked HotFixes (HotFixes lacking data to allow
verification). Would you please enlighten which one of these categories (or
both) indicates that patches previously downloaded are damaged and need to be
reinstalled?

Though my system check shows no red X marked HotFix but there are 22
Unmarked HotFixes. Is that a serious concern for me? TIA.

- Baba

Baba wrote:

Now there are two categories (1) Red X marked (HotFix that fails
verification) and (2) Unmarked HotFixes (HotFixes lacking data to
allow verification). Would you please enlighten which one of these
categories (or both) indicates that patches previously downloaded are
damaged and need to be reinstalled?

What do you think
"X Marks a HotFix that fails verification (note that failing hotfixes need
to be reinstalled)" means?
and
"Unmarked HotFixes lack the data to allow verification"

Personally I feel the words used by Belarc are pretty self-explanatory,
especially so the phrase that starts with a red cross and says "needs to
be reinstalled". :-).

Though my system check shows no red X marked HotFix but there are 22
Unmarked HotFixes. Is that a serious concern for me? TIA.

22 certainly seems a lot. I've just checked a Win Me system here with IE6
SP1 and fully patched and not one of the IE hotfixes is checked (13) nor
that for the .NET Framework nor DataAccess. The problem with many of the
IE hotfixes is that many are Cumulative hotfixes and in nearly all cases
have been superseded by a later Cumulative hotfix so I'm not sure why
Belarc is even showing them.

So, personally I wouldn't be worried in the slightest about an unmarked
hotfix appearing in Belarc provided that:
a) I knew I was fully patched
b) Did not have one of more patches continually being reoffered via
Automatic Update, and,
c) I knew I had not reinstalled Win Me over itself,
--
Mike Maltby

Sorry Mike, I, somehow, missed Belarc note in the bracket which is self
explanatory for the red X marked HotFixes.

Thanks for taking troubles to apply check for Win Me with IE6 SP1 (that is
what I have) for unmarked HotFixes. I've 16 in IE, 3 in DataAccess, and 1
each for .NETFramework and MSXML4 but your detailed clarification thereof
takes the worry off.

Thanks and regards,

- Baba

"Mike M" wrote:

Baba wrote:

Now there are two categories (1) Red X marked (HotFix that fails
verification) and (2) Unmarked HotFixes (HotFixes lacking data to
allow verification). Would you please enlighten which one of these
categories (or both) indicates that patches previously downloaded are
damaged and need to be reinstalled?

What do you think
"X Marks a HotFix that fails verification (note that failing hotfixes need
to be reinstalled)" means?
and
"Unmarked HotFixes lack the data to allow verification"

Personally I feel the words used by Belarc are pretty self-explanatory,
especially so the phrase that starts with a red cross and says "needs to
be reinstalled". :-).

Though my system check shows no red X marked HotFix but there are 22
Unmarked HotFixes. Is that a serious concern for me? TIA.

22 certainly seems a lot. I've just checked a Win Me system here with IE6
SP1 and fully patched and not one of the IE hotfixes is checked (13) nor
that for the .NET Framework nor DataAccess. The problem with many of the
IE hotfixes is that many are Cumulative hotfixes and in nearly all cases
have been superseded by a later Cumulative hotfix so I'm not sure why
Belarc is even showing them.

So, personally I wouldn't be worried in the slightest about an unmarked
hotfix appearing in Belarc provided that:
a) I knew I was fully patched
b) Did not have one of more patches continually being reoffered via
Automatic Update, and,
c) I knew I had not reinstalled Win Me over itself,
--
Mike Maltby

Baba,

Sorry about my previous post being so grumpy. Am having an awful day. It
started badly and has gone progressively downhill ever since.

Cheers,

Mike M


Baba wrote:

Sorry Mike, I, somehow, missed Belarc note in the bracket which is
self explanatory for the red X marked HotFixes.

Thanks for taking troubles to apply check for Win Me with IE6 SP1
(that is what I have) for unmarked HotFixes. I've 16 in IE, 3 in
DataAccess, and 1 each for .NETFramework and MSXML4 but your detailed
clarification thereof takes the worry off.

Thanks and regards,

"Mike M" wrote:

Baba,

Sorry about my previous post being so grumpy.

Not at all, Mike.

Am having an awful day. It
started badly and has gone progressively downhill ever since.

Hope everything is normal. Take it easy.

Cheers!

- Baba


Cheers,

Mike M


Baba wrote:

Sorry Mike, I, somehow, missed Belarc note in the bracket which is
self explanatory for the red X marked HotFixes.

Thanks for taking troubles to apply check for Win Me with IE6 SP1
(that is what I have) for unmarked HotFixes. I've 16 in IE, 3 in
DataAccess, and 1 each for .NETFramework and MSXML4 but your detailed
clarification thereof takes the worry off.

Thanks and regards,