Auto Update Issue

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Henry,

In your Start menu you may find a setting for
Microsoft Update (the one that combines Windows Update
and Office Update services). If you use that item or
go to http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en
you can change the settings for how the updates/notices are
sent out.

As for updating, MS Update seems to sometimes lose
track of what it already downloaded and downloads again.
You may be able to install the updates already downloaded
(either as MSI (install) or MSP (patch) files but you didn't
mention which updates, file types/sizes that were downloaded.
The Office 2003 SP2 update will be available on CD later this
year.

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Thanks for the advice...and yes, I am aware of many things..but
whether this was an XP or office issue was not one of them. Since
Windows update apparently choses to include office updates now, it
seems like one or the other fora would work..but you haven't told me
how to actually install these large files that are now just sitting
there. Since they are Office update files, do you suggest I go to an
XP forum for that advice?? Or maybe you could share a little more
oxygen and just tell me.

Henry >>

--
Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -
http://microsoft.com/events/series/administrativetipsandtricks.mspx

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Henry,

In your Start menu you may find a setting for
Microsoft Update (the one that combines Windows Update
and Office Update services). If you use that item or
go to http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en
you can change the settings for how the updates/notices are
sent out.

As for updating, MS Update seems to sometimes lose
track of what it already downloaded and downloads again.
You may be able to install the updates already downloaded
(either as MSI (install) or MSP (patch) files but you didn't
mention which updates, file types/sizes that were downloaded.
The Office 2003 SP2 update will be available on CD later this
year.

========
Thanks for the advice...and yes, I am aware of many things..but
whether this was an XP or office issue was not one of them. Since
Windows update apparently choses to include office updates now, it
seems like one or the other fora would work..but you haven't told me
how to actually install these large files that are now just sitting
there. Since they are Office update files, do you suggest I go to an
XP forum for that advice?? Or maybe you could share a little more
oxygen and just tell me.

Henry >>

--
Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -
http://microsoft.com/events/series/administrativetipsandtricks.mspx

 

[Guest]

I have disabled the automatic download and install feature.

The four files are the ~35-45M files for the four most recent office
updates for Office SP2. They are on my system as BIT####.tmp
files...just sitting there with no other action to install them.
Changing the extension did not allow any installations, either.

Any ideas what went wrong with the download process?

Henry

 

[Guest]

I have disabled the automatic download and install feature.

The four files are the ~35-45M files for the four most recent office
updates for Office SP2. They are on my system as BIT####.tmp
files...just sitting there with no other action to install them.
Changing the extension did not allow any installations, either.

Any ideas what went wrong with the download process?

Henry

 

[Guest]

I have disabled the automatic download and install feature.

The four files are the ~35-45M files for the four most recent office
updates for Office SP2. They are on my system as BIT####.tmp
files...just sitting there with no other action to install them.
Changing the extension did not allow any installations, either.

Any ideas what went wrong with the download process?

Henry

 

[Guest]

I have disabled the automatic download and install feature.

The four files are the ~35-45M files for the four most recent office
updates for Office SP2. They are on my system as BIT####.tmp
files...just sitting there with no other action to install them.
Changing the extension did not allow any installations, either.

Any ideas what went wrong with the download process?

Henry

 

[Guest]

I have disabled the automatic download and install feature.

The four files are the ~35-45M files for the four most recent office
updates for Office SP2. They are on my system as BIT####.tmp
files...just sitting there with no other action to install them.
Changing the extension did not allow any installations, either.

Any ideas what went wrong with the download process?

Henry

 

[Guest]

I have disabled the automatic download and install feature.

The four files are the ~35-45M files for the four most recent office
updates for Office SP2. They are on my system as BIT####.tmp
files...just sitting there with no other action to install them.
Changing the extension did not allow any installations, either.

Any ideas what went wrong with the download process?

Henry

 

[Guest]

I have disabled the automatic download and install feature.

The four files are the ~35-45M files for the four most recent office
updates for Office SP2. They are on my system as BIT####.tmp
files...just sitting there with no other action to install them.
Changing the extension did not allow any installations, either.

Any ideas what went wrong with the download process?

Henry

 

[Guest]

I have disabled the automatic download and install feature.

The four files are the ~35-45M files for the four most recent office
updates for Office SP2. They are on my system as BIT####.tmp
files...just sitting there with no other action to install them.
Changing the extension did not allow any installations, either.

Any ideas what went wrong with the download process?

Henry

 

[Guest]

I have disabled the automatic download and install feature.

The four files are the ~35-45M files for the four most recent office
updates for Office SP2. They are on my system as BIT####.tmp
files...just sitting there with no other action to install them.
Changing the extension did not allow any installations, either.

Any ideas what went wrong with the download process?

Henry