Windows UIpdade KB905915

[Cargo]

Hello. My first post here. Having probs installing the latest KB905915 fix for Win2000. I get a message "preparing to install", but that's it. Nothing happens. Nothing shows on the progress bar,and when I cancel the install (after 30 minutes or so - it should only take 10 minutes), I get a message that there is something wrong with my Windows installation. My system is stand-alone PC running Windows 2000 Professional updated to SP4. I have NO anti-virus or Firewall (I'm on dialup). I am a home user and the PC is not part of a network. I just did an online McAfee virus check - PC is clean.

The W2000 installation on this PC is very "vanilla" - no other OS's installed and just the basic Word and Excel software + IE6 installed. System very stable and all previous WinUpdate fixes have installed seamlessly. But not this one. Have Google searched over the last few days, and see other folk have had similar probs with KB905915 (usually running XP) but cannot find a definitive answer/fix/work around, and I cannot find a mention of W2000 having the prob. I've tried uninstalling a couple of previous Hotfixes and then installing KB905915 but no luck - KB905915 won't install. Have tried 6+ times now.

I'm posting here because it seems this fix is very much a "critical" one, and I do want to get it installed, but I'm stumped.

Any ideas?

TX.

Chris

Edited December 19, 2005 by Cargo

[cluberti]

Have you moved your program files directory from C:\Program Files?

[Cargo]

No cluberti, the Program Files direcotry was in the standard position: C:\program files\.

But i found a standalone installer for this update

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en

Ran that and the fix installed first time - so now I'm happy!

tx

[cluberti]

Very good .