Failed Microsoft Automatic Updates billhardin22[ at ]hotmail.com 13.07.2007 03:52:01 There seems to be a problem many are having with the most recent critical security updates. Automatic Update failed to install these updates on my PC over a dozen times. After finally installing now I receive the error message that Microsoft.NET Framework v1.1.4322 Update is preventing my PC from entering standby mode. Anyone have a solution? This has never happened to me before.

RE: Failed Microsoft Automatic Updates Jim 13.07.2007 04:34:01 Follow the direction in this note found in the Windows Update news group. There were a lot of people affected by this problem: Subject: Re: .NET Updates failed 7/12/2007 1:36 PM PST By: georgef In: microsoft.public.windowsupdate Here is EXACTLY what you do to solve this problem for Windows XP 32 bit. If you happen to have a rarer 64 bit version, server OS, or SOMETHING else follow the same general instructions but get the version of the files appropriate for your system but first, Microsoft has pissed me off beyond belief. I looked in my log and this same thing happened 6/2006...thanks MSFT for torturing us again this year. I thought it was a familiar feeling...nice branding...this is a huge humiliation for their .NET team in my opinion or perhaps we should start calling them the .NOT team...anyway.... Steps: 1) Go to the control panel and select the add/remove software tool then TRY and remove everything with .NET in the name. If you can remove everything go to step 3. If you cannot remove everything go to step 2. 2) Go and download the windows installer clean up tool at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 run the windows installer clean up tool and BE CAREFUL to only select the .NET items from the list and remove them. Note: this will likely leave the names as "dead links" in the Add/Remove Software list (ahhh ...Microsoft thoroughness at its best) but not to worry they will do no harm and will get fixed when we finish. It's possible to clean them up but let's stay out of the registry :-) 3) Go and get the file "dotnetfx.exe" this is ".NET 1.1" from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en install it. 4) Go and get the file "NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe" this is the ".NET 1.1 service pack 1" from: my personal website (JUST KIDDING, RELAX...get everything of course from a microsoft.com domain) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&displaylang=en install it. 5) Install the SECURITY patch, the dreaded KB928366, we have all grown to hate. You can install it from the Windows Update program (be sure to ONLY select the KB928366 patch and NOTHING else, we dont want to put back 2.0 or 3.0 yet). It's OK go ahead and click ...it will be alright...you can do it...it's just one more time... :-) 6) Re-run the Windows Update and you can add back in .NET 2.0 and 3.0 7) Post to thank me... Now WHY hasn't Microsoft posted instructions yet? .... What is UP?! Good night! George "billhardin22[ at ]hotmail.com" wrote: [Quoted Text] > There seems to be a problem many are having with the most recent critical > security updates. > > Automatic Update failed to install these updates on my PC over a dozen times. > > After finally installing now I receive the error message that Microsoft.NET > Framework v1.1.4322 Update is preventing my PC from entering standby mode. > > Anyone have a solution? > > This has never happened to me before.

RE: Failed Microsoft Automatic Updates billhardin22[ at ]hotmail.com 13.07.2007 06:26:01 "Jim" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Follow the direction in this note found in the Windows Update news group. > There were a lot of people affected by this problem: > > Subject: Re: .NET Updates failed 7/12/2007 1:36 PM PST > > By: georgef In: microsoft.public.windowsupdate > > Here is EXACTLY what you do to solve this problem for Windows XP 32 > bit. If you happen to have a rarer 64 bit version, server OS, or > SOMETHING else follow the same general instructions but get the > version of the files appropriate for your system but first, Microsoft > has pissed me off beyond belief. I looked in my log and this same > thing happened 6/2006...thanks MSFT for torturing us again this year. > I thought it was a familiar feeling...nice branding...this is a huge > humiliation for their .NET team in my opinion or perhaps we should > start calling them the .NOT team...anyway.... > > Steps: > 1) Go to the control panel and select the add/remove software tool > then TRY and remove everything with .NET in the name. If you can > remove everything go to step 3. If you cannot remove everything go to > step 2. > > 2) Go and download the windows installer clean up tool at: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 > > run the windows installer clean up tool and BE CAREFUL to only select > the .NET items from the list and remove them. Note: this will likely > leave the names as "dead links" in the Add/Remove Software list > (ahhh ...Microsoft thoroughness at its best) but not to worry they > will do no harm and will get fixed when we finish. It's possible to > clean them up but let's stay out of the registry :-) > > 3) Go and get the file "dotnetfx.exe" this is ".NET 1.1" from: > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en > > install it. > > 4) Go and get the file "NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe" this is the ".NET > 1.1 service pack 1" from: my personal website (JUST KIDDING, > RELAX...get everything of course from a microsoft.com domain) > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&displaylang=en > > install it. > > 5) Install the SECURITY patch, the dreaded KB928366, we have all grown > to hate. You can install it from the Windows Update program (be sure > to ONLY select the KB928366 patch and NOTHING else, we dont want to > put back 2.0 or 3.0 yet). It's OK go ahead and click ...it will be > alright...you can do it...it's just one more time... :-) > > 6) Re-run the Windows Update and you can add back in .NET 2.0 and 3.0 > > 7) Post to thank me... > > Now WHY hasn't Microsoft posted instructions yet? .... What is UP?! > > Good night! > > George > > > > "billhardin22[ at ]hotmail.com" wrote: > > > There seems to be a problem many are having with the most recent critical > > security updates. > > > > Automatic Update failed to install these updates on my PC over a dozen times. > > > > After finally installing now I receive the error message that Microsoft.NET > > Framework v1.1.4322 Update is preventing my PC from entering standby mode. > > > > Anyone have a solution? > > > > This has never happened to me before.

RE: Failed Microsoft Automatic Updates billhardin22[ at ]hotmail.com 13.07.2007 06:28:01 Dear Jim: Thanks for the reply! To George. thanks as well! My first time on the message boards. Glad to know users are at least willing to help with problems. Microsoft cares not! Bill "Jim" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Follow the direction in this note found in the Windows Update news group. > There were a lot of people affected by this problem: > > Subject: Re: .NET Updates failed 7/12/2007 1:36 PM PST > > By: georgef In: microsoft.public.windowsupdate > > Here is EXACTLY what you do to solve this problem for Windows XP 32 > bit. If you happen to have a rarer 64 bit version, server OS, or > SOMETHING else follow the same general instructions but get the > version of the files appropriate for your system but first, Microsoft > has pissed me off beyond belief. I looked in my log and this same > thing happened 6/2006...thanks MSFT for torturing us again this year. > I thought it was a familiar feeling...nice branding...this is a huge > humiliation for their .NET team in my opinion or perhaps we should > start calling them the .NOT team...anyway.... > > Steps: > 1) Go to the control panel and select the add/remove software tool > then TRY and remove everything with .NET in the name. If you can > remove everything go to step 3. If you cannot remove everything go to > step 2. > > 2) Go and download the windows installer clean up tool at: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 > > run the windows installer clean up tool and BE CAREFUL to only select > the .NET items from the list and remove them. Note: this will likely > leave the names as "dead links" in the Add/Remove Software list > (ahhh ...Microsoft thoroughness at its best) but not to worry they > will do no harm and will get fixed when we finish. It's possible to > clean them up but let's stay out of the registry :-) > > 3) Go and get the file "dotnetfx.exe" this is ".NET 1.1" from: > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en > > install it. > > 4) Go and get the file "NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe" this is the ".NET > 1.1 service pack 1" from: my personal website (JUST KIDDING, > RELAX...get everything of course from a microsoft.com domain) > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&displaylang=en > > install it. > > 5) Install the SECURITY patch, the dreaded KB928366, we have all grown > to hate. You can install it from the Windows Update program (be sure > to ONLY select the KB928366 patch and NOTHING else, we dont want to > put back 2.0 or 3.0 yet). It's OK go ahead and click ...it will be > alright...you can do it...it's just one more time... :-) > > 6) Re-run the Windows Update and you can add back in .NET 2.0 and 3.0 > > 7) Post to thank me... > > Now WHY hasn't Microsoft posted instructions yet? .... What is UP?! > > Good night! > > George > > > > "billhardin22[ at ]hotmail.com" wrote: > > > There seems to be a problem many are having with the most recent critical > > security updates. > > > > Automatic Update failed to install these updates on my PC over a dozen times. > > > > After finally installing now I receive the error message that Microsoft.NET > > Framework v1.1.4322 Update is preventing my PC from entering standby mode. > > > > Anyone have a solution? > > > > This has never happened to me before.

RE: Failed Microsoft Automatic Updates Erica 13.07.2007 16:48:03 I have this problem -- which has blossomed into a much bigger problem, have implemented the "solution", and still have the bigger problem. My computer is only 6 months old, I'm running XP Pro SP2 with an AMD 64X2 Dual Core and 4GB of RAM. I had the .NET problems in Jan. 07 when I got the new computer and Microsoft tech. support had me engage in the "fix" outlined by George and Jim at that time. Like everyone else, my automatic updates kept failing to install throughout this week, including my Office 2003 updates. As of yesterday morning, I can no longer run any of the Office 2003 programs. Sometimes they will start to run, then crash. Other times, I get the error message "This patch package could not be opened. Verify that the patch package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer patch package." I have uninstalled and reinstalled Office 2003 before and after again applying the .NET "fix",without any success. I have tried the .NET fix several times now. At the moment, my Add/Remove program shows 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 (and it's hotfix) as installed. However, the Windows Installer Clean-up Utility only shows 1.1 and 3.0. So it seems I'm actually missing the 2.0 and it's hotfix. Nothing I do seems to solve this problem. Now when I reboot, the check disk program keeps coming up telling me it needs to check a disk for conformity. I have allowed the program to run several times, but it doesn't find any errors. I have run other exhaustive diagnostics and they come back clean each time. Periodically, I also see a yield sign with an exclamation point in my taskbar, but each time I have tried to click on it to see what it means, it instantly disappears. The only reference I could find in the knowledgebase for such a warning related to SQL server 2005. While I periodically use Access, it's not a staple of my activities and we don't run SQL server. All of the other computers on our small network run XP Pro SP2 and Office 2003 as well. Not a single one of the others has had any problems. I would be really grateful if someone could tell me how to solve this without having to reformat and start from scratch. Thanks! "Jim" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Follow the direction in this note found in the Windows Update news group. > There were a lot of people affected by this problem: > > Subject: Re: .NET Updates failed 7/12/2007 1:36 PM PST > > By: georgef In: microsoft.public.windowsupdate > > Here is EXACTLY what you do to solve this problem for Windows XP 32 > bit. If you happen to have a rarer 64 bit version, server OS, or > SOMETHING else follow the same general instructions but get the > version of the files appropriate for your system but first, Microsoft > has pissed me off beyond belief. I looked in my log and this same > thing happened 6/2006...thanks MSFT for torturing us again this year. > I thought it was a familiar feeling...nice branding...this is a huge > humiliation for their .NET team in my opinion or perhaps we should > start calling them the .NOT team...anyway.... > > Steps: > 1) Go to the control panel and select the add/remove software tool > then TRY and remove everything with .NET in the name. If you can > remove everything go to step 3. If you cannot remove everything go to > step 2. > > 2) Go and download the windows installer clean up tool at: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 > > run the windows installer clean up tool and BE CAREFUL to only select > the .NET items from the list and remove them. Note: this will likely > leave the names as "dead links" in the Add/Remove Software list > (ahhh ...Microsoft thoroughness at its best) but not to worry they > will do no harm and will get fixed when we finish. It's possible to > clean them up but let's stay out of the registry :-) > > 3) Go and get the file "dotnetfx.exe" this is ".NET 1.1" from: > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en > > install it. > > 4) Go and get the file "NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe" this is the ".NET > 1.1 service pack 1" from: my personal website (JUST KIDDING, > RELAX...get everything of course from a microsoft.com domain) > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&displaylang=en > > install it. > > 5) Install the SECURITY patch, the dreaded KB928366, we have all grown > to hate. You can install it from the Windows Update program (be sure > to ONLY select the KB928366 patch and NOTHING else, we dont want to > put back 2.0 or 3.0 yet). It's OK go ahead and click ...it will be > alright...you can do it...it's just one more time... :-) > > 6) Re-run the Windows Update and you can add back in .NET 2.0 and 3.0 > > 7) Post to thank me... > > Now WHY hasn't Microsoft posted instructions yet? .... What is UP?! > > Good night! > > George > > > > "billhardin22[ at ]hotmail.com" wrote: > > > There seems to be a problem many are having with the most recent critical > > security updates. > > > > Automatic Update failed to install these updates on my PC over a dozen times. > > > > After finally installing now I receive the error message that Microsoft.NET > > Framework v1.1.4322 Update is preventing my PC from entering standby mode. > > > > Anyone have a solution? > > > > This has never happened to me before.