Not really - Just install them all, in batches of about 2-3 (starting with
the System Restore patch 290700, followed by Internet Explorer 6SP1), and
make a note as they go in. Use Belarc to check that the install was good,
and then proceed with the next batch.

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"dannydud0828" <dannydud0828@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsA003867-1385-4BB2-86C5-2CAC46B2AB93@microsoft.com...
> You misunderstood (and misquoted). This process has happened to me
> before.
> I was describing a previous experience in my last post. I do not want
> update
> issues to happen again, so I want to know the proper order prior to
> installing any updates.
>
> What I am looking for is a complete list of the order in which Windows
> Updates came out and/or should be installed beginning in mid 2001 and
> continuing through today. I have 31 updates that windows update says need
> installing. Previously, I tried to install them all at once and it got
> all
> screwed up. I am not having problems with my computer. I am not having
> problems with 1 particular update. I simply want a comprehensive list of
> the
> order in which to install the 31 updates so that after I install them, my
> computer isn't telling me every day that I need to install updates that I
> have already installed.
>
> I thank everyone for their time in trying to help. I am sorry for not
> conveying myself clearly initially. Would it help if I posted a list of
> the
> 31 updates I need to install?
>
>
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> Please include all of previous message(s) in your replies to the
>> newsgroup,
>> DD.
>>
>> > I have installed every update and every
>> > day windows tells me that I have 1 particular update that needs
>> > installing.
>>
>> I see. You didn't mention this in your original post. Which update?
>> 837009, by any chance?
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP
>>
>> dannydud0828 wrote:
>> > > X-post to WinME General
>> > >
>> > > Before proceeding further with installing updates, please take the
>> > > time
>> > > to address the following questions. Doing so might save you a lot of
>> > > headaches:
>> > >
>> > > Prior to reinstalling WinME, had you installed IE6 SP1?
>> > >
>> > > If so, did you uninstall IE6 before reinstalling WinME?
>> <paste>
>> dannydud0828 wrote:
>> > I have Windows ME on my computer and recently had to go to the recovery
>> > CD
>> > and reformat my hard drive. Now everything is back to normal, but I
>> > lost
>> > all of the Windows Updates that have been installed since I purchased
>> > the
>> > computer. I have read the threads about install order becoming a
>> > problem
>> > and making people install updates multiple times without success. I am
>> > hoping to avoid this problem. So I was wondering if there is a
>> > comprehensive list of which order to install the updates. I have 31
>> > updates to install (23 critical and 8 wWindows ME), dating back to the
>> > middle of 2001. Can anyone help???
>> </paste>
>> >
>> > Yes, I had installed SP1. I did not uninstall IE6 prior to
>> > reinstalling
>> > WinME. I reformatted the hard drive because I could not get the
>> > computer
>> > to work at all, so wiped it clean in order to at least have a working
>> > computer.
>> >
>> > The reason I am asking this is becuase I have had this problem before.
>> > I
>> > formatted my hard drive, leaving me with 5 years worth of windows
>> > updates
>> > to install. One would think that I could let windows update do its
>> > thing
>> > and that it would install the updates in the proper order. WRONG!!
>> > This
>> > leaves me in the position where I have installed every update and every
>> > day windows tells me that I have 1 particular update that needs
>> > installing. When I go to similar discussions like this one, they tell
>> > me
>> > that I have installed the updates in the wrong order. An example would
>> > be having update 2 installed before update 1 makes update 1 not install
>> > properly. This is why I am here. Instead of checking them all and
>> > letting windows install them in its own order (which does not work - I
>> > believe I have read hundreds of posts on this forum in which this is
>> > the
>> > problem), I thought I would install them 1 by 1 in the porper order
>> > saving me lots of headaches later. I also read the post saying to look
>> > at the update numbers, and install them in order. Some of the updates
>> > are numbered with a 6 digit number, some are numbered with a Q and a 6
>> > dgit number. Am I to install from low to high, Q's first, or Q's
>> > last??
>> > There HAS to be a schedule or a list somewhere where someone can simply
>> > tell me install this update 1st, then this update 2nd, then this update
>> > 3rd and so on. Windows does not do this properly by itself.
>>
>>