After updating (long lapse due to last time I updated and had to
uninstall updates to get system running). It is truly a shame because
since I waited so long, I have 71 updates run one over the other so I
cannot isolate the problems the the particular update which was

I used the windows update tool in Internet Explorer to install SP4 on
Win2k.  After reboot I log back in and a few seconds later i get the
"computer locked" screen.  This happens over and over again.  I log in
and then with about 5 seconds it goes back to "This Computer is in use

I did a fresh install of Win2K pro and SP4 and rollup.  I think I have all
the updates.  This one, Security update for Microsoft Data Access Components
KB832483 keeps coming up as ready for install.  I have installed it several
times and each time it says your computer has been ...

I have a problem that is described in the KB840890. I never tried to request
a hotfix from the Microsoft support, but, according to the intimidting fees
for the support communication, I assume that this not free anymore.
Can anyone advise/share the experience how to obtain the ...

I need to down grade from XP back to 2000, due to performance reasons.  Has
anyone done this?  If so, do you lost your settings?
Thanks
doverbey@optonline.net

Is there a way to remove the $NTUninstall, etc. stuff without losing the
ability to recover  files?
Seems that most/many of the uninstall/log files created by windows/office
update are not needed, but I've not seen a clean way to remove them.

After installing/applying the dozen+ security updates on Tuesday, internet
exporer intermittently, but regularly, crashes, with no explanation why, and
no suggestions for a cause or fix.
I don't really expect a reply, since the vast majority of threads I see here

10 new updates came in this morning on a w2k server.
I started installing them, but the first one (KB917008) is sitting there at
100% CPU use for half an hour already.
Did anyone else have a problem with it?

Clean install of W2K SP4 with IE6 SP1 installed. I click on Windows Update
and all that happens is the "Searching for Updates" bar comes up and just
sits there, nothing else happens at all. No message, nothing. How do I fix
this?

Starting with the reboot right after installing KB914388
(MS06-036) and now with *every* subsequent boot,
my NT5.0 SP4 system takes an extra 20 or 30 seconds
to fully load - it appears like it is hanging on the

I am trying to bring up to date Windows 2000 and is shown the error message
0xC80001FE, I am in domain without SUS and WSUS.

Like many people in this group I too am having problems with Windows update.
I have 2 Win2k PC's and Win Update works on one but not the other. The one
on which it works has a basic installation which includes AVG Free virus
protection but not much else. The PC on which it fails has ...

If I'm not interested in backing out a windows update, can I delete the
folders in WINNT with names like $NtUninstallKB917736$ ?

Our main accounting server is running Windows 2000 server SP4 and SQL 2000.
I recently installed a bunch of updates that Automatic Updates had
downloaded.  However, 8 updates were unable to install.
One of these was KB891816, Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4.