IN update purgatory and firewall balloon question

[Loveembirds]

my computer keeps showing the little shield saying updates are ready to

install.

I go to install-express or custom and these updates have failed over 20

times now, I've tried express and custom. Also, when I go to shut down the

machine it says 1 of 2 updates are being installed. These must be the same

two updates that fail over and over and over and slow down my dial up

connection terribly while trying to update. The are Microsoft NET Framework

3.5 SP1 and 2.0 SP2 security updates. One is 20 some Mbs and on dial up would

take freaking forever but this has been going on for freaking forever, days

now.

How can I stop this madness?

Also, the firewall balloon pops up everytime I go online saying my firewall

is off only for me to go to my firewall settings and it says it ON !

sheeeze, what to do ?



Thanks !

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

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Loveembirds wrote:

> my computer keeps showing the little shield saying updates are ready to

> install.

> I go to install-express or custom and these updates have failed over 20

> times now, I've tried express and custom. Also, when I go to shut down

> the

> machine it says 1 of 2 updates are being installed. These must be the

> same

> two updates that fail over and over and over and slow down my dial up

> connection terribly while trying to update. The are Microsoft NET

> Framework

> 3.5 SP1 and 2.0 SP2 security updates. One is 20 some Mbs and on dial up

> would take freaking forever but this has been going on for freaking

> forever, days now.

> How can I stop this madness?

> Also, the firewall balloon pops up everytime I go online saying my

> firewall

> is off only for me to go to my firewall settings and it says it ON !

> sheeeze, what to do ?

>

> Thanks !