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by glenngor2001

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My OS is Windows XP Home edition, SP2. I have not received my regular updates from Microsoft for some time now. I regularly and routinely do housecleaning of my system about twice a week???

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by thechas

First, do you have service pack 2 installed? New updates for XP are only being sent to systems with SP2 installed.

Next, you may have missed a critical but non-priority update.

Click on the Windows or Microsoft Update link on the Start menu and follow the prompts in the browser window that opens up.

You may need to run the update several times to get all of the updates for your system.

Exercise caution with any recommended device driver updates. Microsoft has a bad habit of sending wrong hardware drivers.

Chas

by oh smeg

When you go to the Microsoft Update Site you may need to do a Custom Update and not an Express Update. The Custom Option offers you the choice of getting Non Critical but necessary Updates that are not normally available with the Express Option.

Col

by glenngor2001

D'uh. Yeah, I think the whole world probably already knows what "Custom" means, so please stop pretending to be clever and wasting peoples time, who genuinely need help. I bet you work for hp.

by Former member

But one thing we do not like on here is getting peeved off from the likes of you.
We all like to help you, but with your attitude i do not think you will get any more help. So unless you change your ways, help is off the books.
I was going to post a way around through the registry, but i will not do that now, so you are on your own.
And yes, THIS IS Stating the obvious.

by shellbot

if your so frigging smart why didn't you think of going to microsoft and downloading the updates in the first place..
I think most of us on here would assume you were not exactly skilled if your asking that type of question..

obviously your just here to make trouble, as anyone with any brains would have said "thanks" even if it was a basic answer.

as JD says..@ssclown...

by jdclyde

That when someone comes in, hat in hand, asking for help for free, it is never a good idea to be a prick to the people offering assistance, even if it SEEMS to be an obvious tip. Not everyone knows, and we have no way of knowing how much or little a poster does know other than what they have posted.

You called it PT, let Mr. know-it-all sink. I also was going to add a few ideas that I have run across lately, but he is unworthy.

by Former member

How is things going in your town/area?.

I do not like the persons attitude, with all of the help he starts to stab at the helpers.
Talk about biting the hands that feed you. :)

by jdclyde

And for the record, Col's tip was NOT to obvious to be mentioned. This is one fukwitt that knows how to dry up the well, huh? :D

Oh yeah, I got that CPU I was looking for.

A rep from PCMALL.com called, wanting our business. I told him if he could fill the first order, I would add him to my list of vendors. He had one in three days. :D

Now I just have to get the system running.... At least it boots now, even if it hangs at the windows logo.... ;\

by glenngor2001

There is absolutely nothing wrong with "my ways" as you put it, but I think I speak for most people frustrated by dumb answers from people trying to be clever.

It is a "Technical" forum, and such responses as yours only wastes people valuable time, as we are originally expecting answers from those who are technically savvy, which you are pretending to be. Its like advising someone to "switch the computer on".

Therefore, we are all extremely grateful for creative and constructive advice. And, I don't believe you for one moment that you had an alternative suggestion, judging by your previous response.

by jdclyde

The two people you have just got done insulting are two of the top people for giving of their time and efforts to help people out. I just WISH I knew as much as either of them. Every week they are fighting to get more questions answered.

The number of "thumbs" is how many helpful answers they have given, and Smeg's numbers are only that low because he made a SECOND account to keep his first account at Six hundred and sixty six thumbs....

Before your punkass comes in insulting people, maybe you should find out a little bit more first.

A lot of people come here with NO computer experience, and as you did NOTHING to indicate an advanced level of experience, (with a position like "other"), we, unlike you, ASSUME NOTHING is to simple, and the simple solutions are ALWAYS the first you try. A free tip to you the next time you try to resolve an issue.

by dumphrey

I think he most likely wears fruit instead of socks and watches personal gym infomercials for "relaxation".
Also, I find the term "as$clown" offensive, could you please use "as$hat" instead?

by glenngor2001

Yeah, and an obviously complete dimwitted muppett like you would know. You are so dumb, you completely miss the point, so its a waste of time trying to get through to the likes of total arseholes like you, so I'm just not gonna even bother....

by Former member

"And, I don't believe you for one moment that you had an alternative suggestion".

That is for me to know (and keep), and for you to find out. But since you do not have any respect for the people on here why should i give you the answer, if the shoe was on the other foot would you?.

The people on here have more experience in the computer field than you, many have VBA or DOS coding experience, servers running Linux/Windows or Apple Mac.
So what type of field do you belong to?.
I have one type of field in mind that you belong to, but i will not post it on here. :)

by dumphrey

"as$clown" has never provided support in an IT environment or he would realize that "is it turned on?" and "is it plugged in" are all valid, and common, questions and solutions...
Whatever the case, let the troll rot in his own electronic feces.

by Former member

I think he is looking for an argument, so that he can call it a victory on his behalf.
But let us not go down that road, or shall we. :)

by jdclyde

It was from the cloned system that is running a raid.

I had pulled this drive out of the raid, dropped a new drive in and rebuilt the raid.

I just plugged the drive into this system, put the new CPU in and WOO WOO! I got postage! It wouldn't do ANYTHING before. Doing happy dance......

Got pulled off to take care of a few other issues, and but plan to get back to it either today or Friday. (going to "Linux Day" that Novell is hosting down in Detroit tomorrow).

by glenngor2001

D'uh Dummy. Read the thread thicko. THE WHOLE ISSUE IS ABOUT THE UPDATES FROM MS NOT DOWNLOADING, otherwise I never would have noticed a problem with them in the first place.

And, after having already explained that neither "Express or Custom" made little difference, then what does that tell you. Best not think about it too hard, eh!

by thumbsup2

.... the fact that your original post did NOT explain what you had already tried. So, we started with the basic (and obvious) questions as a means of ascertaining what the problem might be. But, you took offense to us asking those questions and launched an attack on the whole community.

As a result of your own arrogance, you're left to figure out the problem on your own. You won't receive any kind of help from this group. Go pay for a support call to MS! Because, as far as we're concerned, YOU DON'T EXIST.

THAT IS THE ISSUE!

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by glenngor2001

You wanna make sure you get your facts right before opening that big mouth of yours pal.
1. I DID NOT launch into attacking the "whole" community. I responded to "one" answer, then others started attacking me, sticking their interring noses in. I then defended myself.
2. What basic and obvious questions? There are none, but one, and even that wasn't a question.
3. You obviously didn't even bother to backtrack and read the original post, before mouthing off, just because I began defending myself against a barrage of unprovoked abuse from others interferring.
4. Who elected YOU as spokesman to speak for everyone else?

AGAIN: My single response was to one person only, then I get a bunch of idiots of whom it is no concern weighing in, when they don't even know the entire history of the issue.

GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT

by oh smeg

You'll have to do a In Place Install which will blow away any Patches/Hot Fixes applied to this Windows Box but it will save the time involved in Rebuild of Windows from Scratch.

Instead of using the In Place Install Instructions use these Directions for changing a M'Board as that is effectively what you have done here just that's it's the HDD moved t a different M'Board.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125

You just need a M$ Branded Install Disc and you'll be OK.

Col

by oh smeg

That it doesn't know the difference between a Windows Update and a Manual Download from M$. :D

As it has said that they are the same they must be because I read it on the Internet. :^0

Now 'm off to work at HP as I work there too. Pity that I don't know anyone from that place or even support their products but as I read on the Internet that I work at HP I must. :D :^0 :D :^0

Col ]:)

Actually this one reminds me of the person who abused the crap out of me for suggesting that they place the Mouse Pointer on the Task Bar and drag it to the bottom of the screen while holding down the left mouse button. Apparently this was way to basic for it's needs and then the Id10t had the audacity to post back and claim that I didn't tell them to use a unused part of the Task Bar to click on. :D

On the one hand they abuse you for not being technical enough and then they complain because you didn't state the Bleeding Obvious that any 2 year old would know without being told. :)

by Former member

NT.

by glenngor2001

Well, don't get me started on hp. I gave up asking that bunch of incompetent idiots anything a long time ago. They just employ the very long term unemployed and uneducated to say the blatantly obvious and read from a script, (if they can read at all)

Why call these fools "technical support" if they obviously aint technical at all. It s a perfectly justifiable question???

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