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How to deal with unknown error.

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by mcarmcpnzn

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What do I have to check or do when a note tells me "could not be installed because of an unknown error (-2147012889)" wheever I download Internet Explorer 6, Root certificates and IDE?

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by dklippert

MS had some major problems with their update sites. It should be fixed now. Try again, and in the mean time, just to make sure everything is clean,
In IE go to Tools>Internet Options
Click on 'Delete Files.....'
then mark the box 'Delete all offline content', and click OK. Also delete any temporary Internet files.

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