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I had migrated disk data to new larger disk and made new disk the boot disk.
I feel this is what created problem, because afterwards Norton one-button
check-up found many registry errors due to missing references, files, icons,
etc and shortcut errors. On MS update site I was receiving error msg which
said one reason couldn't update might be that .msp files weren't available.
I keep my folder properties set to show all hidden and system files. After
searching couldn't find the .msp files. Checked on another computer and
files found in Windows/Installer file. Searching couldn't find this file on
my computer. After trying various things, I used command prompt to view all
files and saw Installer file was there but "hidden". I used command prompt
to remove hidden attribute from file which then made it visible in Windows
Explorer. However, once computer is rebooted file is reset to hidden and
Windows Explorer can't see it again. When visible in Windows Explorer,
properties show it as read-only but the "hidden" checkbox is unchecked but
unavailable.
After ongoing effort, Office Update did perform a scheduled update and
downloaded & installed about 16 updates/patches that hadn't been installed
since I migrated harddisks. Although I still get error msg if I go to update
website and manually try to check for updates.
If the Windows/Installer file is "invisible" to Windows Explorer or Windows
search engine (even though folder options set to be viewable) does this
create a problem if programs are looking for those files? Is there something
I can do to make file a visible but hidden file in the same way as the other
hidden system files? Why is the "hidden" checkbox unavailable to me in
Windows if I remove hidden status through command prompt? Any ideas?
I feel this is what created problem, because afterwards Norton one-button
check-up found many registry errors due to missing references, files, icons,
etc and shortcut errors. On MS update site I was receiving error msg which
said one reason couldn't update might be that .msp files weren't available.
I keep my folder properties set to show all hidden and system files. After
searching couldn't find the .msp files. Checked on another computer and
files found in Windows/Installer file. Searching couldn't find this file on
my computer. After trying various things, I used command prompt to view all
files and saw Installer file was there but "hidden". I used command prompt
to remove hidden attribute from file which then made it visible in Windows
Explorer. However, once computer is rebooted file is reset to hidden and
Windows Explorer can't see it again. When visible in Windows Explorer,
properties show it as read-only but the "hidden" checkbox is unchecked but
unavailable.
After ongoing effort, Office Update did perform a scheduled update and
downloaded & installed about 16 updates/patches that hadn't been installed
since I migrated harddisks. Although I still get error msg if I go to update
website and manually try to check for updates.
If the Windows/Installer file is "invisible" to Windows Explorer or Windows
search engine (even though folder options set to be viewable) does this
create a problem if programs are looking for those files? Is there something
I can do to make file a visible but hidden file in the same way as the other
hidden system files? Why is the "hidden" checkbox unavailable to me in
Windows if I remove hidden status through command prompt? Any ideas?