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JasonC
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      12-30-2005
All my Security Updates wil not Install keep on saying Installation Failure.
can any one help with this.

 
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Tom
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      12-30-2005
uninstall windows installer 3.1 in add/remove programs

however after this, there will be a few updates you won't be able to get
uintil ms fixes 3.1


"JasonC" <> wrote in message
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> All my Security Updates wil not Install keep on saying Installation
> Failure.
> can any one help with this.
>



 
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JasonC
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      12-31-2005


"Tom" wrote:

> uninstall windows installer 3.1 in add/remove programs
>
> however after this, there will be a few updates you won't be able to get
> uintil ms fixes 3.1
>
>
> "JasonC" <> wrote in message
> news:CE0C209E-2E15-4896-9E94-...
> > All my Security Updates wil not Install keep on saying Installation
> > Failure.
> > can any one help with this.
> >

>
>
>


Thanks for that but it did not work I uninstalled windows installer 3.1.
rebooted tryed the updates same thing.
 
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      12-31-2005

"JasonC" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Tom" wrote:
>
>> uninstall windows installer 3.1 in add/remove programs
>>
>> however after this, there will be a few updates you won't be able to get
>> uintil ms fixes 3.1
>>
>>
>> "JasonC" <> wrote in message
>> news:CE0C209E-2E15-4896-9E94-...
>> > All my Security Updates wil not Install keep on saying Installation
>> > Failure.
>> > can any one help with this.
>> >

>>
>>
>>

>
> Thanks for that but it did not work I uninstalled windows installer 3.1.
> rebooted tryed the updates same thing.


No, you cannot update after this until MS fixes it.

The above step is to allow installing any software you were unable to
install.

Windows updates are broken period.
I confirmed this and based on the hundreds of postings here, it also backs
my conclusion.



 
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Tom [Pepper] Willett
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      12-31-2005
Are you referring to 3.1 version 2?

Tom
"Tom" <> wrote in message
news:...
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| "JasonC" <> wrote in message
| news:7C82CF56-BF7E-49EB-9987-...
| >
| >
| > "Tom" wrote:
| >
| >> uninstall windows installer 3.1 in add/remove programs
| >>
| >> however after this, there will be a few updates you won't be able to
get
| >> uintil ms fixes 3.1
| >>
| >>
| >> "JasonC" <> wrote in message
| >> news:CE0C209E-2E15-4896-9E94-...
| >> > All my Security Updates wil not Install keep on saying Installation
| >> > Failure.
| >> > can any one help with this.
| >> >
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >
| > Thanks for that but it did not work I uninstalled windows installer 3.1.
| > rebooted tryed the updates same thing.
|
| No, you cannot update after this until MS fixes it.
|
| The above step is to allow installing any software you were unable to
| install.
|
| Windows updates are broken period.
| I confirmed this and based on the hundreds of postings here, it also backs
| my conclusion.
|
|
|


 
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JasonC
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      01-01-2006


"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:

> Are you referring to 3.1 version 2?
>
> Tom
> "Tom" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> |
> | "JasonC" <> wrote in message
> | news:7C82CF56-BF7E-49EB-9987-...
> | >
> | >
> | > "Tom" wrote:
> | >
> | >> uninstall windows installer 3.1 in add/remove programs
> | >>
> | >> however after this, there will be a few updates you won't be able to
> get
> | >> uintil ms fixes 3.1
> | >>
> | >>
> | >> "JasonC" <> wrote in message
> | >> news:CE0C209E-2E15-4896-9E94-...
> | >> > All my Security Updates wil not Install keep on saying Installation
> | >> > Failure.
> | >> > can any one help with this.
> | >> >
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>
> | >
> | > Thanks for that but it did not work I uninstalled windows installer 3.1.
> | > rebooted tryed the updates same thing.
> |
> | No, you cannot update after this until MS fixes it.
> |
> | The above step is to allow installing any software you were unable to
> | install.
> |
> | Windows updates are broken period.
> | I confirmed this and based on the hundreds of postings here, it also backs
> | my conclusion.
> |
> |
> |
>
>
> Found this on the microsoft site got all the security updates to work this is the following link follow the on screen instructions or I did the following RENAME THE CATROOL2 FOLDER

Click start, click run type CMD in the open box and then OK
type in the following
net stop cryptsvc
ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 oldcatrool2
net start cryptsvc
exit

Link : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/8227...23120121120120


 
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