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    problems downloading updates

    hi,

    i'm having problems downloading these updates.. i keep getting the 646 error code

    Security Update for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB951944)
    The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2)

    Installation status: Failed
    Error details: Code 646


    any ideas? thankyou


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    Re: problems downloading updates

    Two things come to my mind -- first, are you getting your updates from a reliable source, i.e. from Microsoft itself, and not from some 3rd party internet source. Second, is your MS Office closed while you are trying to do the downloads?

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    Re: problems downloading updates

    hi thankyou for your answer. yes, it is from microsoft and what do you mean "closed"?

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    Re: problems downloading updates

    Quote Originally Posted by tasysam74 View Post
    hi thankyou for your answer. yes, it is from microsoft and what do you mean "closed"?
    By "closed" I mean all of the MS Office application is shut down, turned off, no open MS Office programs running, i.e. no open Word docs or Excel docs, etc. When you are doing any MS Office update, it is important that no MS Office application be open and running. That can lead to the possibility (probability) of errors with the download.

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