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[Tarun]

Again, try Dial-a-fix.

[nmX.Memnoch]

So quick to blame Microsoft....

Did you also do the install on the Dell PC or was the same media use for both installs?

As has been recommended several times...slipstream the service pack into your CD and see if you have the same issue.

Edited February 4, 2007 by nmX.Memnoch

[fraquar]

Nope. Still the same after I reformatted the HDD then reinstalled Windows from scratch.

Here's what you do - save or redownload a couple of hotfixes and apply them manually after a fresh install - then check the logs.

Seriously, if you let Windows Update go hog boar wild and try to install some 10, 20 or 50 updates at once no telling what is gonna get broke. As it is the one time I did use Automatic Updates I had to reboot my computer and re-enter Windows Update no fewer than 4 different times - because Windows Update needed this, that or the other upgraded on my system before it would even let me access the actual updates. Off to the alternative methods of patching my computer I went.

I've been using Windows 2000 for 7 years - and only once did I ever have problems with a hotfix install (and that was because Microsoft 5cr3w3d the pooch with an update and had to come out with an update to fix what that update broke). Then again, (since that 1 time above) I don't let Windows Automatic Updates within a country mile of my computer - I research hotfixes and only install the ones I really need (and those are few and far between anyway).

Of the 52 "Critical Updates" that the Automatic Updates says I need - I install about 8 of them - the rest are useless (to me anyway). If you research those "Critical Updates" you will find the vast majority of them are either IE/OE related, Windows Update related, some component that IE/OE relies on or deals with remote administration - many of the rest patch a component I either don't have installed or don't use anyway.

As for Microsoft's love affair with remote administration (and the source for most of their exploits), ain't nobody "remotely" coming near my computer unless they knock on my door and I invite them in - Microsoft or anyone else.

Sorry for going off on a tangent like that - need coffee.

[nmX.Memnoch]

many of the rest patch a component I ......... don't use anyway.

Just because you don't use it doesn't mean it you shouldn't be patched. An unpatched vulnerability can be exploited by malware whether you use the application or not. Simply having the application installed on the computer can be enough to have your system compromised.

Edited February 9, 2007 by nmX.Memnoch

[RJARRRPCGP]

Nope. Still the same after I reformatted the HDD then reinstalled Windows from scratch.

Here's what you do - save or redownload a couple of hotfixes and apply them manually after a fresh install - then check the logs.

Seriously, if you let Windows Update go hog boar wild and try to install some 10, 20 or 50 updates at once no telling what is gonna get broke. As it is the one time I did use Automatic Updates I had to reboot my computer and re-enter Windows Update no fewer than 4 different times - because Windows Update needed this, that or the other upgraded on my system before it would even let me access the actual updates. Off to the alternative methods of patching my computer I went.

Are you saying that Windows Update sucks when it comes to applying many hotfixes?

[nmX.Memnoch]

I've never had that problem. I do, however, typically do the critical and recommended updates seperate from each other.

On Windows 2000 (and even XP/2003 for that matter) you will run into the case where some pieces have to be updated before you can use Windows Update. This includes the installation of MSI 3.1v2, BITS 2.0 and a few other things. Once you do that then you shouldn't have any problems running Windows Update (or Microsoft Update).