Office XP update and sp2

[craig]

Here's a good one, or two. I have a new Office XP
installation and 1. The automated online update fails and
2. I cannot install SP2 (error msg: Office Hotfix
Installer encountered a problem).
I can't wait for Linux to get better; Microsoft's products
are just a barrel of problems!

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Here's a good one, or two. I have a new Office XP
installation and 1. The automated online update fails and
2. I cannot install SP2 (error msg: Office Hotfix
Installer encountered a problem).
I can't wait for Linux to get better; Microsoft's products
are just a barrel of problems!
.
Here here!!!!!!

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Craig,

There have been some problems with Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
when trying to install it online via http://officeupdate.com

MS has now changed the download size and type as mentioned in
this article. The bad news - a larger download, the good news -
you won't need your Office XP CD for this particular Service
Pack via Officeupdate.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;833365

Please let us know if this change helps. (You may still
have trouble if you have Norton Internet Security or similar
product active when using http://officeupdate.com

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Here's a good one, or two. I have a new Office XP
installation and 1. The automated online update fails and
2. I cannot install SP2 (error msg: Office Hotfix
Installer encountered a problem).
I can't wait for Linux to get better; Microsoft's products
are just a barrel of problems! >>
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I hope this helps you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

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