Why would I want to do that? How would it solve the problem.
Regards
Nick
"RR Johnson Jr" <johnson_robert@planet.nl> wrote in message
news:4533c989$0$2013$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl...
> If you happen to have a restore point made prior to the patch please
> revert to this restore point.
>
> regards
> Robert
> "Nick Payne" <someone@nowhere.au> wrote in message
> news:%23apOTOM8GHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I can't get the latest security update for Excel 2003 (KB923088) to
>>install on Vista RC2. All the other patches that were just released for
>>Office 2003 install fine, but not this one. After it failed the first time
>>I rebooted and tried again as the first action after logging in, but got
>>the same error. An XP/Office2003 workstation getting its updates off the
>>same WSUS server can install the same update without any problem.
>>
>> WindowsUpdate.log shows the following:
>>
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:286 1032 cf4 Handler MSP download: file EXCEL.CAB
>> already exists in sandbox directory
>> (C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\S-1-5-18\e24dcecf1c443ba6b9bb6e186530efa8)
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:395 1032 cf4 DnldMgr *********** DnldMgr: New
>> download
>> job [UpdateId = {012B6FF5-1DCE-4E1A-B5F2-1C2C2FF8314C}.100] ***********
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:395 1032 cf4 DnldMgr * All files for update were
>> already downloaded and are valid.
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:458 1032 cf4 DtaStor Update service properties:
>> service
>> registered with AU is {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:458 1032 cf4 Agent *********
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:458 1032 cf4 Agent ** END ** Agent: Downloading
>> updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:458 1032 cf4 Agent *************
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:458 1032 cf4 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Download update
>> [UpdateId = {5DF4702D-6108-43B6-A738-3B6A0E9F2D70}, succeeded]
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:458 1032 cf4 AU #########
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:458 1032 cf4 AU ## END ## AU: Download updates
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:458 1032 cf4 AU #############
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:16:458 1032 cf4 AU AU setting pending client directive
>> to
>> 'Install Approval'
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:21:471 1032 cf4 Report REPORT EVENT:
>> {E1CFF21D-DC96-4BB9-B891-F5F4F701BB32} 2006-10-11 10:41:16:458+1000 1 189
>> 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Success
>> Content Install Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded
>> and
>> ready for installation. To install the updates, an administrator should
>> log
>> on to this computer and Windows will prompt with further instructions: -
>> Security Update for Excel 2003 (KB923088)
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:29:591 1032 b74 AU Launched new AU client for directive
>> 'Install Approval', session id = 0x1
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:44:698 1032 cac AU WARNING: Returning due to error from
>> GetDownloadProgressUx, error = 0x8024000C
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:44:698 1032 cac AU WARNING:
>> GetInteractiveInstallProgress
>> failed, error = 0x8024000C
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:59:517 1032 cf4 Report Uploading 5 events using cached
>> cookie, reporting URL =
>> http://awsus.afp.le/ReportingWebServ...ebService.asmx
>> 2006-10-11 10:41:59:548 1032 cf4 Report Reporter successfully uploaded 5
>> events.
>>
>> I then expanded the excel.msp file from the EXCEL.CAB update downloaded
>> by the automatic updates client and tried running it from a command
>> prompt run as administrator. The update fails part way through with an
>> error msg saying that it can't update c:\windows\system32\mapisvc.inf.
>>
>> If from the same administrator command prompt I run notepad and open
>> mapisvc.inf and try to save a change, I get an error msg saying that I
>> need permission from SYSTEM to modify the file. So it looks like
>> something in the Vista security setup is screwing up the installation of
>> this Excel security update...
>>
>> Nick
>>
>>
>>
>>
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