[crosspost to Windows Update newsgroup]
See the section "Updates from the previous cumulative Windows time zone
update" in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976098. If you do not reside in
one of those time zones, you can "hide" this update.
1. Stop the Automatic Updates service:
Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Stop
(Stopping the service will take a moment)
2. Delete the contents of the Download folder:
Start > Run > (type in) %windir%\SoftwareDistribution > [OK]
Open the Download folder and delete its contents
Close the window.
3. Go to Windows Update website | Select CUSTOM and allow the scan to
complete | Uncheck/deselect KB976098 and hide it ("Don't show me this update
again").
4. Start the Automatic Updates service:
Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Start
(Starting the service will take a moment)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com
Joe McGuire wrote:
> My XP SP3 machine valiantly tries to install this update but always fails.
> It seems to have no trouble installing other updates. What's with this
> one??