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More info?)
Ed wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 16:57:02 -0700, noname
> <noname@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I updated again but now again after 2-3 hours again
>>there is a message that updates are ready. what should i do? thanks.
>
>
> What is going on is that when doing initial updates to a new
> install/system, you will find that there are updates to updates to
> updates. In other words, C is an update to B which is an update to A.
> You never get a notice of the C update until you download and install
> update B which you would never know about until you downloaded and
> installed update A.
>
> So, it looks like you just installed all your A's which then prompted
> you to return and install all your B's which you did. Now it is
> letting you know about your C's. What people usually do on a first
> updating of a new install or new system is to do the first round of
> updates. Reboot and go right back to the update site and see what new
> has appeared and do all those updates. Boot and do it all again and
> keep doing it until there is nothing new listed on the update site.
>
> If memory serves, my last fresh install of XP had me going back to the
> update site 4 times before nothing new showed up.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ed
Do you recommend installing ALL the updates? When I did a critical
update on Win ME, I lost my sound on the computer.