DOCUMENT:Q282240  25-FEB-2002  [msnetwork]
TITLE   :Critical update message repeats when trying to sign in to MSN Ex
PRODUCT :The Microsoft Network
PROD/VER::6.0,6.1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - The Microsoft Network versions 6.0, 6.1 
 - The Microsoft Network Version 7.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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You attempt to sign in to MSN Explorer, but get a message that a critical update
must be downloaded first. After the download and installation are complete, you
get the same critical update message when trying to sign in to MSN Explorer.
This process repeats indefinitely.

CAUSE
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This is typically caused by a corrupt registration of the file msxml.dll.

RESOLUTION
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1. Click Start.

2. Click Run.

3. Type in regsvr32 msxml.dll and click OK.

After a few seconds, you should receive a message saying that the registration
was successful.

Additional query words: msn explorer

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSNSearch kbMSN600 kbMSN610 kbMSN700
Version           : :6.0,6.1
Issue type        : kbprb kbinfo

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