Sadly, I'm not having any success installing these updates manually on
either system. What now? Isn't there free tech support from Microsoft
for security updates? (Their online "email a support tech" routine just
takes me to options that cost money)
The updates in question are:
Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2
(KB954430)
Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB973688)
On 2/19/2010 9:12 AM, Lyman Ross wrote:
> I had a similar problem this week. When I looked at the update log
> there was a microsoft xml core services update that had failed
> repeatedly. I resolved the issue by canceling the update, downloading
> the file directly and installing it by hand. Since then I've had two
> updates run without a hitch.
>
> -Lyman
>
> Ernie Buford wrote:
>> Anyone else having recent issues with Windows Update? I'm
>> experiencing some issues this week and currently have 2 typically
>> curious update sessions underway.
>>
>> One workstation, recently upgraded to Windows 7 (clean install) is
>> sitting there "checking for updates". I opened Windows Update and
>> hit the "check for updates" button about an hour ago, and still the
>> green "progress" bar is in motion (at least the green bar is doing
>> something!). This happened a day or 2 ago and eventually came to a
>> resolution after a similarly ridiculous amount of time.
>>
>> Meanwhile, over on my Macbook Pro, which has also recently had a
>> Windows 7 upgrade (along with Bootcamp driver upgrades for W7), I
>> have the blue screen that says "installing updates; don't turn off or
>> unplug your computer". Well, the computer wasn't plugged in when I
>> shutdown, so it shouldn't be trying to install updates in this state
>> anyway. I plugged in the power, and it's been at it for more than 30
>> minutes. Same thing happened at home last week. I was watching TV
>> in the evening at the time, so I just let it go, and it finally
>> powered off after an hour or more.
>>
>> The Windows 7 honeymoon is winding down.
>>
>> Ernie
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