Windows XP Service Pack 3 Hangs on “Performing cleanup”
Nov17

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Hangs on “Performing cleanup”

KB ID 0000364 Problem Saw this a while ago, and just thought it was a “One Off”. Then on a visit to a client yesterday I saw it on both machines I was working on. Solution This might scare you, but you need to kill the update, don’t panic at this stage SP3 is already on. Update 05/04/11: Before continuing please read the feedback below. Ive never personally seen any adverse effects from doing this and I’ve...

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Stop Windows Rebooting Due To Updates
Nov17

Stop Windows Rebooting Due To Updates

KB ID 0000773 Problem I realise that updates are important, and Microsoft made updating easier by only releasing them once a month. But my laptop always wants to reboot at the point where I’m doing something critical! and Windows 8 unilaterally decides that its updates are far more important than my work. OK this will only happen once a month, (normally) and it will only happen a maximum of 72 hours after the update. It affects...

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Office Install Error 1935
Nov17

Office Install Error 1935

KB ID 0000399  Problem Seen while installing Office 2007 Enterprise On Server 2008 R2 (Don’t ask). Error: Microcyst Office enterprise 2007 encountered and error during setup. Error 1935.An error occurred during the installation of an assembly component {837Bf-1EB-D770-94EB-A01F-C8B389A1E18E}. HRESULT: 0x80070BC9 Solution 1. Essentially there is a .Net problem, On Server 2008 you will need to add in .Net as a feature. (Server...

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