From: "Geo" 

Nope, turns out it was IE that got me. WU isn't broken.

Geo. (I did a second install)

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:42f38235$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Windows Update must have sensed that you are the 1 in 7 with pirated
> software and plans to have some fun with your pc. :->
>
>
> "Geo."  wrote in message
news:42f37f80{at}w3.nls.net...
> > So I just did a fresh install of W2K from a sp4 CD, I then applied the
SP4
> > rollup patch.
> >
> > Then I go to windows update, get all the updates for windows update
first,
> > reboot, run a check to see what patches I need and up comes the SP4
rollup
> > patch as one of them? Another 31mb download for something I've already
> > applied? Why?
> >
> > Only thing I can figure is that the windows update software backdated me
> > somehow or... windowsupdate is once again broken.
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> >
>
>

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