[gui-talk] A Windows Update issue

Steve Jacobson steve.jacobson at visi.com
Sat Aug 4 03:43:08 UTC 2012


Cindy,

Great, I didn't understand you had already done that.  Good luck.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:52:20 -0400, Cindy Handel wrote:

>Hi Steve,

>That's what I did.  There was an optional update, which it wasn't allowing. 
>So, after hiding the important update, the other installed.  So, I'll keep 
>watching and see how other updates go.

>Cindy

>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Steve Jacobson
>Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 8:41 PM
>To: Discussion of the Graphical User Interface, GUI Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A Windows Update issue

>Cindy,

>As I mentioned, in my case it didn't stop all of the updates.  If it is 
>preventing any updates from installing, it might be worth going in and 
>finding that
>particular update and "hiding" it for now so that the rest can be processed. 
>Ignoring it is probably not a good idea if it is blocking the rest of them. 
>If you
>do a manual "Check for Updates" and then look at the list, you should be 
>able to find the dot net updates.  In windows 7, you have to use the
>applications key and select hide.  I think in previous versions there was a 
>button.  Then you should be able to run the rest of your updates and get 
>caught
>up.  You can probably even leave it hidden since a later update may correct 
>the problem.

>Best regards,

>Steve Jacobson

>On Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:07:56 -0400, Cindy Handel wrote:

>>Thanks Steve.  I'm not having any problem, other than noticing the Windows
>>Updates aren't being installed.  I think the last one which was installed
>>successfully was June 5.

>>Cindy

>>-----Original Message----- 
>>From: Steve Jacobson
>>Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 7:13 PM
>>To: Discussion of the Graphical User Interface, GUI Talk Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A Windows Update issue

>>Cindy,

>>I had a similar error with that same version of the Microsoft Net
>>framework.  Having the same fear, I put it off, and eventually the
>>update worked.  I suspect that an alternate update was applied at some
>>point.  It did not seem to prevent any other updates from installing.
>>If you don't notice any particular problem, I'd suggest waiting a month
>>and then checking again to see if you still get an error.  I did some
>>searching and read a lot of different approaches to this but it appeared
>>to me that many of the fixes either were more general than this problem
>>or didn't make much of a guarantee that the problem would be solved.

>>Best regards,

>>Steve Jacobson



>>On Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:07:04 -0400
>>"Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net> wrote:

>>> I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium on a 64 bit computer.  While trying to
>>> install a Windows Critical Update, I got the following:  Error Code
>>> 800B0100.  I tried to run an automatic trouble shooter, which was 
>>> supposed
>>> to correct any problems with Windows Updates.  It did not work.  So, I
>>> installed a hot fix which is supposed to correct this problem, but I'm
>>> still
>>> getting the same error.
>>>
>>> Someone, on another list, suggested uninstalling Microsoft.net Framework 
>>> 4
>>> from Programs and Features, restart the computer a couple times and then
>>> redownload the .net framework 4 and then try to install the Windows
>>> critical
>>> update.
>>>
>>> I don't know the purpose of this Microsoft.net Framework 4, and someone
>>> suggested that some screen readers use it.  So, before I go ahead and try
>>> this to fix the Windows Update problem, I want to find out if I'm going 
>>> to
>>> lose speech from JAWS after this is uninstalled.  Also, to redownload,
>>> would
>>> I look in the Microsoft download center?
>>>
>>> All this makes me quite nervous.  I just bought the computer in January
>>> and
>>> don't want to do anything to mess it up.  It looks like the Windows
>>> Updates
>>> have not installed since June.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>> Trust in the LORD with all your heart
>>> and lean not on your own understanding;
>>> in all your ways submit to him,
>>> and he will make your paths straight.
>>> Proverbs 3:5-6
>>>
>>>
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