"Dick" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
news:qb8rr1lbufl0nqkef7fjolq0davvs7f6vj@4ax.com...
> When I run the Microsoft Windows update, I always get an update to
> Microsoft. NET Framework 1.1. It downloads fine, but fails on
> installation. I get an error message that states, "Application has
> generated an exception that could not be handled." This has been
> happening for months. I have four networked computers. Two running
> XP Pro SP2 and two running XP Home SP2. All four fail the same way
> when trying to install the NET Framework 1.1 update. What could be
> the problem?

Hi
Get the Net framework Sp1 standalone update here
and try that
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Chas