RE: .Net

See if this sugesstion can help you:
<http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.windowsupdate&p=1&tid=958b1 d34-138d-4cc2-880f-36cd5cbc4a79&mid=958b1d34-138d-4cc2-880f-36cd5cbc4a79>

Please let us know what fixes the problem or if the p�oblem remains


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"cjg" wrote:

> Windows XP SP3 -- automatic updates enabled.
> I have a version of McAfee that was installed when I bought the computer.
>
> I would like to remove .net 1.1 from this computer.
> In add/remove, it shows that program.
>
> When I try to uninstall it, it says "Another installation is in progress."
>
> The history of my problem is:
> 1) Saw the updates icon on the taskbar. When I started the update process,
> McAfee popped up and said "Suspicious script detected." Sadly, I lost the
> note I made with whatever details were provided. I only remember it said
> something about trying to create a text file. Don't remember if it said .txt.
> I allowed it to stop the script.
>
> 2) The update process said 'An update failed to install' and identified it
> as .net1.1 (KB979906). I clicked Cancel, making the rash assumption that
> this would cancel the update. The update icon persisted on my task bar, so I
> started updates again, guessing that there were some other updates. I did
> this several times, resulting in errors 643 (once), 80242007 once, and 652
> (five times). Each time, I hit the Cancel button.
>
> 3) Tried to install another program (opera) and got the "Another
> installation in progress" message.
>
> 4) Downloaded some other MS updates and installed without problems.
>
> 5) Found this forum by checking out error 652 and read all the message re
> garding .net.
>
> 6) Found .net 1.1 in the Add/Remove list. Since I have no known use for
> it, I tried to uninstall it. It said "Another installation in progress."
>
> I only run IE8, Google Chrome (rarely), Google Earth, Visual Studio
> (writing VB6 programs just for fun) and "Progammer's File Editor" on this
> machine.
>
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