Office 2003 Tech Refresh Download Problem

[Gordon Staley]

I just installed Office 2003 Beta 2. As part of the install, IE was
launched and I was taken to Beta update site (nice touch):
http://officebeta.microsoft.com/officeupdate/; once there, I clicked on the
Check for Critical Updates link.

It said, "Your Office products require the critical updates listed below."
I clicked on the Start Installation button, checked the box to accept terms
of the license agreement and clicked on the Next button that was now active.
After a lengthy delay I got the following error message:
Network Error

Unable to read URL from host
officebeta.microsoft.com: Connect
reset by peer

I tried this about four times with the same result every time. All my other
network traffic is working just fine. Any ideas of how to proceed.

Thanks,
Gordon Staley

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Gordon,

Hmmm. It could be an issue in the beta itself.
Do you get the same result if you go directly to
http://officebeta.microsoft.com/officeupdate/mainCatalog.aspx?CTT=98

What version of Windows are you running (including service packs)?

Are you running any download accelerators, firewall or
antivirus software when checking for updates?

From your address you're on a cable modem connection?

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I just installed Office 2003 Beta 2. As part of the install, IE was
launched and I was taken to Beta update site (nice touch):
http://officebeta.microsoft.com/officeupdate/; once there, I clicked on the
Check for Critical Updates link.

It said, "Your Office products require the critical updates listed below."
I clicked on the Start Installation button, checked the box to accept terms
of the license agreement and clicked on the Next button that was now active.
After a lengthy delay I got the following error message:
Network Error

Unable to read URL from host
officebeta.microsoft.com: Connect
reset by peer

I tried this about four times with the same result every time. All my other
network traffic is working just fine. Any ideas of how to proceed.

Thanks,
Gordon Staley>>