Hi all
Its been a while since I visited these hallowed halls but.. that means I have been having a relatively stress-free 'puting experience until yesterday!
Yesterday I was advices by MS Updater that two Important Updates were awaiting installation.
I duly checked them for download/installation and was surprised to see they failed download. Error code 643.. clicked on the helpful links to explain what to do.. tried a FixIt.. Error code 2738... tried another Fixit... didn't work.. used Net Framework Cleanup Tool.. reinstalled NET Framework... Updates still wouldn't install.
Today... total uninstallation of NET Framework and reinstallation of same... all tickety boo until I reach the last two Important Updates (security ones for NET Framework 4) which won't install. Error code 643 don't you know!!
SO.. I investigate MS website a bit more (only 6hrs spent on it thus far today!
) and begin to get the impression that the problems may be due to my OS - WIN Vista 32-bit. Properties does reveal mention of SP2 but not SP1 but as I haven't tampered with the OS at all, it must be OK.
Mention is made of the upgrade to Vista no longer being available... WIN 7 should be installed ... and I wonder whether the failure of the .NET Framework updates is due to my trying to install them on an OS that MS no longer supports??
SO.. my questions are:
1. Is it possible that the .NET Framework updates won't install because i am on an old OS?
2. How would I upgrad to WIN 7? Do I just buy the upgrade from the MS website and download it? Does the instal clear out Vista but leave all other applications and files (Word etc) intact?
HELP!!!
Oh and... if i don't install the security updates to .NET Framework, does it really matter? What do they actually do?
Thanks in advance!!! Hope someone can (and will) help!!!
brockie