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Fri May 07 15:07:17 CDT 2004
From your post: "Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409"
You already have Q837009 installed.
Please rely on Windows Update for updates your system needs, rather than
pickin & choosing ones you /think/ it needs.
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alba wrote:
> Hi Bill,
> Thanks for the reply post!
>
> Having looked at the version installed in Help (as you suggested) it shows
> version 6.00.280.1123. This would mean that I am running OE6 with IE
> version 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633.
>
> Do either of these versions have flaws that make them incompatible? Both
> are updated via Microsoft Official Updates site and I have no problems
> updating from the site. My problem seems to come when installing
> individual patches...
>
> alba.
>
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:%23mrP3EkMEHA.2532@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
> When you go to Help, about, in Outlook Express--what version number is
> displayed?
>
> It is possible to be running Outlook Express 5.x and IE 6, because of a
> flaw in the upgrade process. It is important to fix this because the
> older OE has some bugs which are not getting patched.
>
>
>
> "alba" <alba1314@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Tg4bTgMEHA.3944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
> I am running Windows XP Pro and Internet Explorer 6, along with Outlook
> Express 6 and am having problems installing Security patch Q837009.
>
> Each time I try to install the patch I get a Microsoft Internet Explorer
> Update message telling me that Outlook Express 6.0 needs to be installed -
> Surely OE6 is part of IE6 and therefore installs when Windows is
> installed??
>
>
> I have tried to download OE 6.0 as a separate download from IE and on
> trying to install it I am told that I have a newer version already on my
> PC!
>
> This is not the first time that I have experienced problems with
> installing patches relating to Outlook Express - The problem seems to
> occur whenever I download and install individual patches. Whenever I
> download and install patches using Critical Updates on the Microsoft
> Update site, I don't seem to have this problem.
>
>
> Can anyone advise why this happens?
>
>
> alba.
>
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:%23mrP3EkMEHA.2532@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> When you go to Help, about, in Outlook Express--what version number is
>> displayed?
>>
>> It is possible to be running Outlook Express 5.x and IE 6, because of a
>> flaw in the upgrade process.
>>
>> It is important to fix this because the older OE has some bugs which are
>> not getting patched.
>>
>> "alba" <alba1314@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23Tg4bTgMEHA.3944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> I am running Windows XP Pro and Internet Explorer 6, along with Outlook
>>> Express 6 and am having problems installing Security patch Q837009.
>>>
>>> Each time I try to install the patch I get a Microsoft Internet Explorer
>>> Update message telling me that Outlook Express 6.0 needs to be
>>> installed - Surely OE6 is part of IE6 and therefore installs when
>>> Windows is installed??
>>> I have tried to download OE 6.0 as a separate download from IE and on
>>> trying
>>> to install it I am told that I have a newer version already on my PC!
>>>
>>> This is not the first time that I have experienced problems with
>>> installing
>>> patches relating to Outlook Express - The problem seems to occur
>>> whenever I
>>> download and install individual patches. Whenever I download and install
>>> patches using Critical Updates on the Microsoft Update site, I don't
>>> seem to
>>> have this problem.
>>>
>>> Can anyone advise why this happens?
>>>
>>> alba.
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> ---
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> Version: 6.0.677 / Virus Database: 439 - Release Date: 04/05/2004