Hi Back last March Brian Robson reported a problem with repeated downloads of Microsoft Updates. There was a little discussion about this but I believe the problem remains unsolved. On checking my update downloads for XP over the last few weeks I seem to be having a similar problem; with the update for Microsoft Office Infopath 2007 (KB976416) bringing up an error code 0x57A Searching various Microsoft and other help lines the solution seems to require either a reinstall of Office2007 or a rather tricky edit of the registry files. Although Infopath is part of Office 2007 I have yet to find how you use it so it would not bother me if I un-installed that piece of software. (Does anyone know what it does ?) Otherwise the registry edit is something I would rather not tackle having done it once on Vista I would not willingly do it again. At least this time my PC is fully backed up as Mike Sanders recommendation. Suggestions welcome so long as they don't involve throwing the PC out in the snow. I think this one can wait until well after Christmas ! Bye Ron :-)