I have the above machine that needed a SP1 upgrade to Microsoft .net framework. I tried to do the update but it kept failing without giving me a reason. Someone suggested I uninstall MS .net framework and then reboot and see if it tries to download the whole thing. Well since I have rebooted, the item still shows under add/remove programs. If I try to uninstall it it says this action is only valid for installed programs. Windows is still showing the update is required but of course the update fails because it says the base software is not installed. I have since found out the update was originally failing because the machine could not get to dna to resolve hostnames. Where can I get MS .net framework 1.1 so I can install it and then be able to do the update.

Go here and get the dot Net removal tool, this will get rid of all traces of dot Net. The download link is in the third paragraph down. http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/arch... Get Microsoft NET Framework 1.1 from here... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...

.NET Framework 1.1 can be found here, but it might not install if .NET is half (un)installed. Also note, this is the redistributable version, which means you download it all at once, and the installer won't download anything. It's from 2003 though, so expect patches when it finishes. EDIT: Beaten to the punch again tonight. My timing must be off.

Wombat I followed your instructions and things worked perfectly as far as getting rid of the framework and then reinstalling it. I then went to windows updates and tried the framework sp1 install again. Same thing. It says; The following updates were not installed Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 any idea where I can look to see why?

Wombat I did find this page after I clicked okay on the webpage; Review Your Installation Results The software upgrade is complete You can now use the website to find and install the latest updates for your computer. Continue More high-priority updates are available Your computer might be at risk until you install them. Check for the remaining updates and install them now. Restart now to finish installing updates Your computer will not be up to date until you restart it. Please save any open files, photos or documents and restart now. Installation Summary Successful: 0 Failed: 1 Remaining: 0 ---------------------- Successful Updates ---------------------- Failed Updates For help installing an update successfully, see the solution under each problem description. Problem: End User License Agreement (EULA) Not Accepted Solution: Check for updates again and wait while you install updates. You will be asked to accept the EULA before any updates with a EULA can be installed. Problem: Not Enough Disk Space Solution: To make more space available, run the Disk Cleanup tool or uninstall any programs that you don’t use. For directions, see Help and Support on your computer. Problem: Automatic Updates is currently installing updates Solution: Please wait until Automatic Updates is complete and then check your update history. At that time, if the update has failed to install, you can try installing it from the website. Note: To view Automatic Updates progress, click the updating icon in your System Tray. Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 Problem: Please check your update history for a description. Problem: A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded or installed Solution: To fix the problem, try installing the updates again. If that doesn't work, use the Troubleshooter to try solve the problem. ---------------------- Remaining High-Priority Updates Your computer might be at risk until you install all high-priority updates. These updates help protect against security threats and performance problems. ---------------------- To review all updates you’ve installed from this website or by turning on automatic updating on your computer, see your update history Now thats weird. What I pasted here was more than I copied and see on the webpage. Here I see it says I need to reboot. I will try that.

You may as well download & install .NET Framework 2.0: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/... Or version 3.0: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...

I am a little confused by your initial post. Is the computer in question sunning SP2 or not? SP1 is no longer supported by MS. Look at the link below. http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lif... Installing Windows Genuine advantage May clear up the problems. The message from MSoft indicates a number of issues. Lack of space, Problem: End User License Agreement (EULA) Not Accepted. This indicatess you did not accept the EULA required in order to download. Try diabling automatic updates, as this also appears to be an issue. I think that if version 1.1 of Netframe is needed that a later version will not suffice. If that were the case MSoft would not offer all the versions for download.