OK, thanks, I put in MSXML 3 SP 7 & this allowed Windows Update to install
the rollup. It was there already, but I guess I'm now in line, at least until
the next time....

Thanks, Ian

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "IanL" <IanL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:33525420-C6F9-45A8-B119-94CF25785C40@microsoft.com...
> > OK, here's the story so far. I reformatted the hard drive & reinstalled W2k
> > from a CD with W2K & SP4. On another PC, I downloaded the update rollup &
> > copied it to a clean CD. Then right afer installing windows, before I set up
> > any device drivers or LAN setup, I installed the rollup from CD & it worked.
> > I then istalled the device drivers, LAN setup, etc. The PC has hung a few
> > times but I'm making progress.
> >
> > Bad news: Windows Update still tells me the rollup isn't installed. I tried
> > installing MDAC2.8 to fix this, as per another post, but it's still showing
> > as uninstalled on Windows update although in Control Panel>Add/Remove
> > programs it's shown as installed. I can probably live with this....
>
>
> I think it was *both* the MDAC update and the latest service pack for
> MSXML 3.0 which Dave Hawley found necessary to apply as pre-requisites
> for the rollup.
>
>
> FYI
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
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>
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"IanL" <IanL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:22950FCE-5CD6-4E15-8D46-794FF79A3F99@microsoft.com
....
>>> I tried installing MDAC2.8 to fix this
....
>> I think it was *both* the MDAC update and the latest service pack for
>> MSXML 3.0 which Dave Hawley found necessary to apply as pre-requisites
>> for the rollup.

> OK, thanks, I put in MSXML 3 SP 7 & this allowed Windows Update to install
> the rollup. It was there already, but I guess I'm now in line, at least until
> the next time....
>
> Thanks, Ian


Thanks for the feedback. This changes the idea of what the problem is.
E.g. perhaps it is not just a case of missing prerequisites (undocumented
or otherwise) but that reinstalling them acts as a repair? In any case we
now have one more possibility to suggest thanks to your experience.


Robert
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