Re: hotfixes won't install

From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 09/20/03 

Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:19:08 -0400

If your OS is retail, rather than OEM, you can call Microsoft PSS at
1-866-pcsafety and get free help for security patch and virus issues.

I'd look hard at the services you may have turned off--see if you can
compare with a clean machine.

"chuck" <iam@witsend.net> wrote in message
news:0d1d01c37e76$95b5b4a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Lately, been 2 weeks now, I haven't been able to install
> MS Updates on my NT4.0 SP6 Mail Server. I am 3 security
> patches behind.
>
> I get red X error that states....."bla bla was
> successful", I forgot exactly waht it said...but looked
> odd because it was in an 'set up error window' but said
> successful. Must have been a successful error....?
>
> I click OK and another window pops up and
> states "hotfixes were not install" try again or quit.
>
> This machine had recently been invaded and I have turned
> off some services...not really sure what I turned off,
> but did not stop win installer. Everything is working
> good except I can't update the security patches.
>
> I tried downloading the patch and manually installing
> with the same resulting error messages.
>
> Any help would be appreciated
> Thanks in advance.

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