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Dinarius
A few weeks back I noticed in Add/Remove programs that
four updates, namely, Q329048, Q329115, Q329390 and
Q329834, we showing up as occupying almost 1.2Gb of space
between them!
This updates are tiny. A few kb each, as I recall, so I
thought that something was awry.
I uninstalled them and then went to Windows Update. It
detected that they were missing and prompted me to
download them and reinstall, which I did. Same problem.
They were showing up as 333Mb each!
I mailed MSFT Online support and they told me to do the
following:
"Step 1
====
1. Open My Computer, and then browse to the following
location: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Catroot2
2. Right-click the Catroot2 folder, and then click
Delete.
Step 2
====
Please install the four updates from links below:
Q329048 http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/...p?
ReleaseIDC419
Q329115
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId680
Q329390
http://microsoft.com/downloads/deta...7AF2-2653-4767-
A85D-24BF68D28D20
Q329834 http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/...p?
ReleaseIDC635"
After I did the installation, I checked in Add/Remove
programs. Nothing whatsoever! There was no trace of the
four Qs.
MSFT's next suggestion was:
"I suggest downloading them to the hard disk and then
install the updates in Safe Mode to test this issue. To
start Windows in Safe Mode, please follow these steps:
1. Please turn on or restart the computer. While your
computer is booting up, please keep pressing the F8 key
to invoke the startup menu. 2. In the startup menu,
choose Safe Mode."
Same thing. No sign of them.
I did note one thing though..............when I was
installing them, for each one I got the following:
"Completing the Windows XP Q329048 Setup Wizard. You have
successfully completed the Q329048 Setup Wizard. To close
the wizard, click Finish."
When I click Finish, that's it. The window closes. It
nevers says, "You have successfully *installed* the file,
only that, "you have successfully completed the setup
wizard".
So, I suspect that no installation was actually taking
place. And I have no idea where they are on my computer.
But, equally, if they are not installed, then Windows
Update should be picking up on that, and telling me to
download them. It isn't.
Very, very odd.
Any ideas?
Many thanks.
D.
four updates, namely, Q329048, Q329115, Q329390 and
Q329834, we showing up as occupying almost 1.2Gb of space
between them!
This updates are tiny. A few kb each, as I recall, so I
thought that something was awry.
I uninstalled them and then went to Windows Update. It
detected that they were missing and prompted me to
download them and reinstall, which I did. Same problem.
They were showing up as 333Mb each!
I mailed MSFT Online support and they told me to do the
following:
"Step 1
====
1. Open My Computer, and then browse to the following
location: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Catroot2
2. Right-click the Catroot2 folder, and then click
Delete.
Step 2
====
Please install the four updates from links below:
Q329048 http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/...p?
ReleaseIDC419
Q329115
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId680
Q329390
http://microsoft.com/downloads/deta...7AF2-2653-4767-
A85D-24BF68D28D20
Q329834 http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/...p?
ReleaseIDC635"
After I did the installation, I checked in Add/Remove
programs. Nothing whatsoever! There was no trace of the
four Qs.
MSFT's next suggestion was:
"I suggest downloading them to the hard disk and then
install the updates in Safe Mode to test this issue. To
start Windows in Safe Mode, please follow these steps:
1. Please turn on or restart the computer. While your
computer is booting up, please keep pressing the F8 key
to invoke the startup menu. 2. In the startup menu,
choose Safe Mode."
Same thing. No sign of them.
I did note one thing though..............when I was
installing them, for each one I got the following:
"Completing the Windows XP Q329048 Setup Wizard. You have
successfully completed the Q329048 Setup Wizard. To close
the wizard, click Finish."
When I click Finish, that's it. The window closes. It
nevers says, "You have successfully *installed* the file,
only that, "you have successfully completed the setup
wizard".
So, I suspect that no installation was actually taking
place. And I have no idea where they are on my computer.
But, equally, if they are not installed, then Windows
Update should be picking up on that, and telling me to
download them. It isn't.
Very, very odd.
Any ideas?
Many thanks.
D.