I tried to update my laptop today and I've run into problems.
First, my McAfee was out of date so I uninstalled it and planned to reinstall it fresh. But when I go to McAfee's site and download the program, it downloads but then the download window closes and no further installation occurs. There is no option to save the download anywhere; it's like a Run or Setup command.
So I figured maybe first I need to update Windows, which I haven't updated since Feb. But when I go to Windows Update, I get a message that:
"Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer. To continue:
A) Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended)
B) Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem"
I click on A) and it cycles me back to the original message. Clicking on B) doesn't provide any helpful info.
I figured maybe there's something wrong with ActiveX so I downloaded an ActiveX Manager program and it tells me that Microsoft ActiveX Plugin v.1.0 has a missing file.
Does anyone know what's going on and/or how I can download a fresh ActiveX? It almost seems like Microsoft isn't recognizing the validity of my Windows XP and won't let me download updates. Windows came installed and I checked the Genuine Adantage thingy and it recognizes the key as legit (which it is).
First, my McAfee was out of date so I uninstalled it and planned to reinstall it fresh. But when I go to McAfee's site and download the program, it downloads but then the download window closes and no further installation occurs. There is no option to save the download anywhere; it's like a Run or Setup command.
So I figured maybe first I need to update Windows, which I haven't updated since Feb. But when I go to Windows Update, I get a message that:
"Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer. To continue:
A) Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended)
B) Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem"
I click on A) and it cycles me back to the original message. Clicking on B) doesn't provide any helpful info.
I figured maybe there's something wrong with ActiveX so I downloaded an ActiveX Manager program and it tells me that Microsoft ActiveX Plugin v.1.0 has a missing file.
Does anyone know what's going on and/or how I can download a fresh ActiveX? It almost seems like Microsoft isn't recognizing the validity of my Windows XP and won't let me download updates. Windows came installed and I checked the Genuine Adantage thingy and it recognizes the key as legit (which it is).
