I have Win XP at work. Although I get the update over and over, it just will not install .Net Framework 1.1.  Is there a common reason for this I don't know about?   

Thanks  Hi,

Please follow the below mentioned steps to install .net framework:

Method 1: Manually remove the .NET Framework, and then reinstall the .NET Framework
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1). On the computer that is experiencing this issue, remove the .NET Framework by using Add or Remove Programs. To do this, follow these steps:
           a). Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
           b). In the list of currently installed programs, click Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, and then click Change/Remove.
           c). Click Yes to remove the .NET Framework 1.1.
           d). In the list of currently installed programs, click Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, and then click Change/Remove.

                   Note If the .NET Framework 2.0 is not installed on the computer, skip this step, and then go to step 2.
           e). Follow the instructions in the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Setup Wizard to remove the .NET Framework 2.0 from the computer.

2). Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

3) Locate and then delete the following registry subkeys:
               HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework
               HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup
4). Click Start, click Run, type System32, and then click OK.

5). Delete the following files or folders:
              URTTemp
              Mscoree.dll

6). Click Start, click Run, type Microsoft.NET, and then click OK.

7). Delete the Framework folder.

8 ). Click Start, click Run, type msiexec /unregister, and then click OK.

9). Click Start, click Run, type msiexec /regserver, and then click OK.

10). Restart the computer.

11). Install the .NET Framework 1.1. To do this, follow these steps:
          a). Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
              http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262d25e3-f589-4842-8157-034d1e7cf3a3&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262d25e3-f589-4842-8157-034d1e7cf3a3&displaylang=en)
          b). Follow the instructions on the Web site to download and to install the .NET Framework 1.1.

12). If the computer uses the .NET Framework 2.0, install the .NET Framework 2.0. To do this, follow these steps:
          a). Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
              http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en       (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en)
          b). Follow the instructions on the Web site to download and to install the .NET Framework 2.0.

13). Install the .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 Update and all other .NET Framework updates. To do this, follow these steps:
          Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
              http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com)
          a). Click Express.
          b). Click Install Updates.thank you. ill give that a whirl