When I go to install updates for Windows XP Home, I get a message every time that says: "The file c:winntsystem32ftp.exe is open or in use by another application. Close all other applications and then click Retry." So, I can never update. what should I do?
View 2 RepliesThere is this shield in the tray on the right hand end of my task bar that says that updates are ready for your computer, click here to install.Well, I don't want to install them and I would like to get rid of the shield so I won't hit it accidentally.There is also a security alert shield I would like to get rid of.
View 13 Replies View RelatedLong time since I posted for help but right now I have the Windows Explorer message Winows explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience. in the middle of my screen It appears on boot and remains there .If I click close ,the desktop icons disappear and reappear and the message also reappears several seconds later,In those few seconds things seem to operate normally but after it appears, things on the screen just blink once when I click on them and nothing else happens. If I click something , and then click close on the message, it clears the desktop and reappears the previous click is then executed and the lockup is back .I can do things one at a time by repeating this closing process and the application on the screen does not close but reappears also
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View 14 Replies View RelatedWondering if anybody can help me with this, every time i try to enter a folder with video files i get a windows explorer message saying theres an error and needs to close, and leaves this error signature; AppName: explorer.exe AppVer: 6.0.2900.2180 ModName: unknown ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 00000000
View 5 Replies View RelatedCan anyone tell me why I keep getting this error message?"Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close.""error signature AppName: explorer ,.exe AppVer: 6.0.2900.4412 ModName: duser.dll ModVer: 5.1.2600.5512 Offset: 0002acfa"This does not seem to create any problems but keeps showing up.
View 9 Replies View RelatedBought new game software and ready to install. Placed disc in drive and bang, within seconds receive an error message reading: an error has occurred while running setup. Please make sure you have finished any previous setups and closed other applications..." Then the details of this Error 5003 goes as follows:
Error Code:-5003 : 0x5
Error Information:
>SetupDLLSetupDLL.cpp (1964)
PAPP:Star Wars? Knights of the Old Republic? II: The Sith Lords(TM)
PVENDOR:LucasArts
PGUID:629F65FB-7F3C-4D66-A1C0-20722744B7B6
$10.0.0.159
@Windows XP Service Pack 2 (2600) IE 6.0.2900.2180
Now, to make a long story short...Did a safe boot...nothing...closed all running applications and software using task manager when doing so..(closing anti-virus, firewalls disabled and spyware detectors and all). still nothing. Updated ATI driver...nothing.........
Recently, I have come across a problem in the internet Explorer of my system. After I start Internet Explorer it does not cause any problem but when I close even one Internet Explorer window it asks me if I should send the error report. Even if I say, Send Report or Don't Send,it just closes down all my Internet Explorer opened windows.
View 8 Replies View RelatedDoes anyone know of a list of best practices or third party tool(s) for safely installing and completely uninstalling applications in Windows XP? I want to be able to install applications into Windows XP so that if the app were to corrupt my Windows installation, I can remove it completely and restore my Windows XP back to a ?good? state. I've installed hundreds, maybe thousands of apps on Windows XP platforms. I've tried all sorts of methods for installing apps. These methods include:
? Running Windows in a ?clean boot? configuration: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353
? Creating a system restore before each installation
? Using tools that monitor installs and supposedly provide a way to uninstall apps like Advanced Uninstaller Pro: http://www.innovative-sol.com/uninstaller/index.htm? Etc., etc............
Is there a way to combine the installation of apps and the OS and automate it on a single DVD besides disk imaging? Also is there a way to make a SP2 XP install disk with all my updates because the one I have only has SP1?
View 3 Replies View RelatedIf you need to re-install a hidden Windows component, there is an easy way to do this. Open the INF folder in your windows folder [C:WINDOWSINF] Find the *.inf files. Find the application title you need in the filename [for example messenger is msmsgs.inf] If you are unsure of the installer, RIGHT CLICK on the file, then select open, at the top of the file should say what application it is:; MSMSGS.INF; Setup INF file for Messenger When you have found the file the right click on it then click install.Tip: To reinstall Microsoft Outlook Express, Right click and select install on MSOE50.inf.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI would like to re-install XP on my PC without losing the installed applications and associated registry information. How would I do this?
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I cannot install new applications on my WinXP HE. I've tried 10 or more and all give me a similar problem: error during install. some say, that they do not have write access to "program files" dir, but that's nonsense, since the installer installs the directory and some files already.
View 14 Replies View RelatedI have the same problem with some programs that I want to install in my pc. I receive this problem error message:C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32AUTOEXEC.NT the system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows Applications. Choose Close to terminate the operation. There are several softwares that I would like to install on my pc but I cant because of this error One is a game, the other one is a program I need ot make programs and the last one is a typing software.Is there a way that I can install them on my pc?
View 1 Replies View Relatedwhile composing an email i suddenly got this " Phoenix Technology" Recover pro msg. "Operating system or hard disk partitions have been altered. The current restore point does not match either your current hard disk setup or your OS" I am unware that i have any Phoenix hardware install. I have win XP ver 5.1, i have not installed any new hardware, or partitioned the disk, and everytime i close down the system this msg appears. The main start-up screen and desktop reappears after "ok". need advice. email is hmcdoc77@comcast.net
View 2 Replies View RelatedI was using Latitude D600 and Latitude D620. After completeing a Repair install of Windows XP, Windows update will not install. I didn't get any error messages. It downloads all of the updates but fails to install.
View 12 Replies View RelatedThe last windows update that I can see is KB 905474 and was downloaded by my automatic updates.I can see it when going to windows updates/view history. Trouble is, I cannot see it in my add/remove list. does auto updates only download security updates and I assume I dont have to do anything.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI try go receive ANY NEW updates, it says download failed, i'm still on SP1, and i'm kinda worried now because windows won't let me run ANYTHING. double click firefox :application failed to initialize properly. MS word:same thing, winamp:same thing, even notepad. I cannot run anything on it, after i reboot. i am able to go start>run>appropriate program here. before everything boots up officially, but after three minutes and my desktop comes on. bam, nothing works. is this related to my updates
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a legit copy of windows xp professional that I obtained through school. When the update icon appears and I try to install the updates it comes back giving a least of updates it could not install. When I go to the microsoft update page it first wants to download the Genuine Windows Validation install, however, it does so unsuccessfully. I have ran the windows diagnostic which came back and said my copy of windows is genuine need updates.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI've recently updated SP2 to the third one and then again after i ran Windows Update(R!) instantly, ok all updates downloaded properly(thanks god!) but then there lies the problem, not one of these 16 updates would install, I even downloaded IE7 and WMP 11 manually hoping it would change sth in updates and they'd install(this one works in many occasions if you run xp!) Well i haven't yet dared to clear my cache and download the updates again for two reasons!: 1- i have a 128 connection so i should leave pc turned on for another whole night 2- i'm somehow sure it wouldn't work and the problem lies somewhere beneath the hidden layers of windows engineering.
View 9 Replies View RelatedDoes anyone know why these windows updates won't install. I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 in Italian. I know the names are in Italian but the numbers should be the same.
View 6 Replies View RelatedIt fails to install IE8 and Silverlight. Setup files missing or unaccessible. Also, cannot access internet options.
View 12 Replies View RelatedI am using a Windows XP Professional computer with service pack 3.When the update icon (yellow diamond) appeared in my systray I tried to install the following three updates:
1) Microsoft.Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 Security Update for Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (KB974417)
2) Microsoft.Net Framework 3.5 SP1 and >net Framework 2.0 Security Update for Windows 2000. Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP x86 (KB979909)
3) Microsoft.Net Framework 3.5 SP1 Update for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP x86 (KB982168)
Although the updates completed, apparently they were not installed properly because the yellow update diamond icon repeatedly keeps appearing in my systray.In Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs, only the first two updates (1) and 2) above appear in that list.From that Add/Remove Programs list, I tried uninstalling the first update (KB974417) and then manually installing it. This did not help. That file still keeps reappearing after I reboot the computer and then click on the yellow update diamond icon in my systray.
I checked the web for advice on how to solve this problem. All I could find were solutions that either didn't work or were complicated and beyond my ability to understand them.To avoid having to wait for the updates to attempt to install each time I turn off my computer, I turned off the Automatic Updates feature. Of course I would like to be able to turn this feature back on if I can solve this problem. What could be causing this problem of the yellow, update icon repeatedly reappearing in my systray after the updates apparently were installed?Is there a fairly straightforward way of correcting this problem?
I have an XP home with SP3 on it and it downloads the updates but can't install them. What can I do to correct this?
View 6 Replies View Relatedevery time i switch pc on it says downloading updates. then when downloaded i try to install them 77 of them every time. it says they cannot be installed. doing my head in. only been since went from internet explorer 6 to 7
View 12 Replies View RelatedWhen I turn my pc and windows loads up an error message appears saying that windows service pack 2 setup has encountered an error and has to close. However when I close the error message it keeps popping up every 20 seconds or so. When I went to microsofts website that told me that service pack 2 was installed on my pc. I have ran a full viral scan using the latest version of Panda and have also ran Reg-cure to see if the problem was in the registry but the error message still keeps popping up.
View 1 Replies View RelatedMy neighbor has two Dell laptops running XP Home. Someone installed Firefox and removed MSIE from both. They are on a dial-up ISP.How can I download the Windows update files on my computer so that I can put them on a flash drive to update their computers. I tried Google,
View 15 Replies View RelatedI can not download or install updates on XP I have contacted Micro soft also did all the things here and more nothing works.get error when trying each update when google one at a time also. error says Set up could not verify the integrity of file update inf. Make sure cyroptographic service is running on this computer it is running when I check. Have done several steps different times from Microsoft support team nothing has done a thing.
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