broadband update corrupted

Hi, when i finished downloading the microsoft broadboad
update and opened it like it said to do. it would not load
into the system because it said it was corrupted and to
try again. i did try again and the same thing keeps
happening.

can someone please help and explain this problem. i am
having. i am tryin to update for my older dell pc and
running windows 98se.


thanks!

Make sure you're not using a "download accelerator" while downloading, and
then after the download, make sure - especially you're running anything
Norton, Symantec or ZoneAlarm - that you totally shut them down before
installing.
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In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol

Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
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"Shawn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:138401c53736$29b16360$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, when i finished downloading the microsoft broadboad
> update and opened it like it said to do. it would not load
> into the system because it said it was corrupted and to
> try again. i did try again and the same thing keeps
> happening.
>
> can someone please help and explain this problem. i am
> having. i am tryin to update for my older dell pc and
> running windows 98se.
>
>
> thanks!

I had a firewall which was causing the problem. after i
shut that down it worked just fine.

Thanks Chris!!!
>-----Original Message-----
>Make sure you're not using a "download accelerator"
while downloading, and
>then after the download, make sure - especially you're
running anything
>Norton, Symantec or ZoneAlarm - that you totally shut
them down before
>installing.
>--
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ne/meetexperts
/nichol.mspx
>In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol
>
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
>"Shawn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:138401c53736$29b16360$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi, when i finished downloading the microsoft
broadboad
>> update and opened it like it said to do. it would not
load
>> into the system because it said it was corrupted and to
>> try again. i did try again and the same thing keeps
>> happening.
>>
>> can someone please help and explain this problem. i am
>> having. i am tryin to update for my older dell pc and
>> running windows 98se.
>>
>>
>> thanks!
>
>
>.
>

Good deal, Shawn. Glad you got it fixed.
--
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol

Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"shawn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1e2801c5388f$5d087000$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I had a firewall which was causing the problem. after i
> shut that down it worked just fine.
>
> Thanks Chris!!!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Make sure you're not using a "download accelerator"
> while downloading, and
>>then after the download, make sure - especially you're
> running anything
>>Norton, Symantec or ZoneAlarm - that you totally shut
> them down before
>>installing.
>>--
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ne/meetexperts
> /nichol.mspx
>>In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol
>>
>>Chris H.
>>Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>>Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>>Associate Expert
>>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>>"Shawn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
>>news:138401c53736$29b16360$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi, when i finished downloading the microsoft
> broadboad
>>> update and opened it like it said to do. it would not
> load
>>> into the system because it said it was corrupted and to
>>> try again. i did try again and the same thing keeps
>>> happening.
>>>
>>> can someone please help and explain this problem. i am
>>> having. i am tryin to update for my older dell pc and
>>> running windows 98se.
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks!
>>
>>
>>.
>>