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Windows 2k sp3 help!

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  • 10-08-2002 9:33pm
    #1
    Dooom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,808 ✭✭✭


    Just recently downloaded the sp3 for Win2k via the express install and when i got to install it and error comes up: (file location) is not a valid Win32 application. Help?!


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    #2
    zAbbo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    downloaded file is dodgy, also try stoping any anti vir s/w while attemping to run it.

    Looks like u may have a 100meg download ahead of u tho.


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    #3
    Dooom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,808 ✭✭✭Dooom


    but ive only a 56k modem.....NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! heres the 500euro cheque eircom


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Oh, not funny or nice.

    Try using something like GetRight to grab the file - with a big file like that you don't want any bits or bytes going missing.

    Took me about six hours to grab it (which wasn't too bad really)


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    #5
    Drazhar
    Registered Users Posts: 410 ✭✭Drazhar


    the 'good, clean, efficiencient' entity that is Microsoft, and their beautiful computer products

    bill strikes again!!


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    #6
    deco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 620 ✭✭✭deco


    Seriously just reformat and re-install...


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    #7
    Stinkah
    Registered Users Posts: 158 ✭✭Stinkah


    Thank Denis for Esat No Limits. A six or seven hour overnight download and SP3 is downloaded :)


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    #8
    WhiteWashMan
    Registered Users Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    took about 8 minutes to download and installed perfectly.

    sersiously, how do people manage to bugger up a simple install?

    i dont blame microsoft, i blame the users.....


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    #9
    strat
    Registered Users Posts: 3,005 ✭✭✭strat


    another bofh?


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