RodneyK wrote:
> I have auto update turned on.
>
> An auto update installed an icon on my pc called "Microsoft update".
> When I connect to the update site, the pc gets checked, then I'm
> instructed to download a validation program which fails to install.
>
> The auto updates succeed.
>
> Does turning on auto updates mean that any manual updates that I try
> will of necessity fail automatically?

To answer your question: No.

In what way (what are you doing exactly, what do you see, what error
messages do you get, etc) does your "manual attempt" actually fail?

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