GerryH Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Just installed VISTA and upon loading get an update manager error code "#-5" which I cannot find explained anywhere. Anyone have an idea about what this means and how to correct it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerman Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Just installed VISTA and upon loading get an update manager error code "#-5" which I cannot find explained anywhere. Anyone have an idea about what this means and how to correct it? Did you google the error? This is one page that talks about what might be your error. You should also go to Microsft's site and look through the KB articles for info. I hope this was a new install and not an upgrade from XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Wow, it interfers with auto-update! You wouldn't want to avoid a situation where the auto-update of something like IE 7 in WinXP breaks half the software on your compuer, would you?! Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Just installed VISTA and upon loading get an update manager error code "#-5" which I cannot find explained anywhere. Anyone have an idea about what this means and how to correct it? Reading your last posts, and seeing the problems you were having then, I would hope that you did a Format C:\, before installing Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryH Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Just installed VISTA and upon loading get an update manager error code "#-5" which I cannot find explained anywhere. Anyone have an idea about what this means and how to correct it? This was an update from XP S2 Media Reading your last posts, and seeing the problems you were having then, I would hope that you did a Format C:\, before installing Vista. I used the Dell Assistant disk with the conversion from Windows XP Media to VISTA Premium Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I used the Dell Assistant disk with the conversion from Windows XP Media to VISTA Premium Home GerryH, have you contacted Dell on this issue? cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryH Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Wow, it interfers with auto-update! You wouldn't want to avoid a situation where the auto-update of something like IE 7 in WinXP breaks half the software on your compuer, would you?! Lynn What is IE 7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerman Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 What is IE 7? Internet Explorer 7! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryH Posted April 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 GerryH, have you contacted Dell on this issue? cd I e mailed them and they linked me to a Microsoft article about converting hard disk partition from FAT32 to NTFS but I was denied-do no have sufficient priveleges..need to run in an elevated mode? what does this all mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shindo Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Just installed VISTA and upon loading get an update manager error code "#-5" which I cannot find explained anywhere. Anyone have an idea about what this means and how to correct it? Hi, Just got that same error with my system. I fixed it thru this.. Type CMD on the instant search bar Right-click then run as admin cd\ <enter> cd Program Files\Common Files\Installshield\UpdateService\ dir type ISUSPM <enter> reboot problem should be resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manfan34 Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 hey shindo, can u please specify a little more on what to type in please? i am kind of new in windows as i used to own a mac before, so i dont rly get the cd\ the dir and when u say <enter>, u mean the key i have to press right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 manfan34, you are posting in a 15 month old thread. Shindo hasn't been back since 'Last Seen: 19th April 2007 - 02:13 AM'! cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manfan34 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 so... the cd u mean is the vista one? i still dont know about the dir thing.. what is it? thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 so... the cd u mean is the vista one? i still dont know about the dir thing.. what is it? thanks in advance See Post #12, in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manfan34 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 i was actually asking the member who posted that.. cuz i am a noob, lol. srry.. but i just dont get what cd u mean.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdanteek Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 manfan34, do you know the difference between 19th April 2007 and 7th July 2008? cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 <enter> does indeed mean to push the 'enter' key. However, very often problems are addressed along the way by means of updates, and what was once an excellent 'fix' is no longer relevant (and may cause damage). I think that is what cd means by pointing out that the thread was originally over a year old. Posting to an old, dead thread ("necroposting") is rarely a good idea. Neither is 'hijacking' someone else's thread if you have similar symptoms that may be from different causes. You might get farther by starting your OWN thread with the details of YOUR problem. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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