Cannot Download Windows Updates

[Dennis]

I just installed a brand new Windows 2000 and am having
trouble getting it updated.

If I go to the update page at Microsoft and try to
download and install the suggested updates I get an error.
It goes through the steps of preparing for the download
and when I clcik Install (Next) an error pops up that says:

Setup was unable to download the required components.
Please make sure you are connected to the Internet, or to
run Setup later.

I am on the Internet and can browse just fine and I am not
on a network of any kind. This is a stand alone computer.
The version of Windows 2k is 2k Professional. It was a
brand new CD bought from the store just last week.

I then tried to see if it was a browser issue by trying to
download Netscape 7.2. It downloaded the setup file, but
when it tried to downlopad the actual browser, I got
another error saying that it encountered a network error
and to try again later.

I then tried to download zip files from my web host and
that worked OK.

This install of 2k Pro was an upgrade from Win ME, not a
clean install.

Please help.

Dennis

 

[Dave Patrick]

There is no supported upgrade path from WinME to Windows 2000. To do a clean
install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup disks. The set
of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000 CD-Rom; change
to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute makeboot.exe (from dos)
or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the prompts.

When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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:
|I just installed a brand new Windows 2000 and am having
| trouble getting it updated.
|
| If I go to the update page at Microsoft and try to
| download and install the suggested updates I get an error.
| It goes through the steps of preparing for the download
| and when I clcik Install (Next) an error pops up that says:
|
| Setup was unable to download the required components.
| Please make sure you are connected to the Internet, or to
| run Setup later.
|
| I am on the Internet and can browse just fine and I am not
| on a network of any kind. This is a stand alone computer.
| The version of Windows 2k is 2k Professional. It was a
| brand new CD bought from the store just last week.
|
| I then tried to see if it was a browser issue by trying to
| download Netscape 7.2. It downloaded the setup file, but
| when it tried to downlopad the actual browser, I got
| another error saying that it encountered a network error
| and to try again later.
|
| I then tried to download zip files from my web host and
| that worked OK.
|
| This install of 2k Pro was an upgrade from Win ME, not a
| clean install.
|
| Please help.
|
| Dennis

 

[Guest]

Dave,

Thank you for responding. I will probably just format the
hard drive and do a clean install.