I tried: Unregister and then reregister Windows Installer
This action corrects most situations. Additionally, this action does not
affect any currently installed programs that use the Windows Installer.1.
Unregister Windows Installer. To do this, click Start, click Run, type
msiexec /unregister in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Reregister Windows Installer. To do this, click click Start, click Run,
type msiexec /regserver in the Open box, and then click OK.
when following the above directions it said that there wasn't any file
misexec/unregister nor msiexec/regserver
(shrug) not sure what happens if I don't have Windows installer at all??
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> 1. Write down what .NET Framework versions are already installed before you
> go uninstalling/removing any of them!
>
> How to determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed and
> whether service packs have been applied
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318785
>
> 2. Now see Resolutions Methods 1 or 2 in
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923100 (ignore the title).
>
> If no joy, see this related post by my colleague MowGreen:
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...76de7769d04493
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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>
> eaemnc wrote:
> > Subject: update problems for .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0 10/23/2008 7:49
> > AM
> > PST
> >
> > By: eaemnc In: microsoft.public.windowsxp.wmi
> >
> > October 23, 2008
> >
> > Downloading Windows Search 4.0 for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB940157)
> > (update
> > 3 of 3)... done!
> > Initializing installation... done!
> > Installing Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0: x64 (KB829019) (update 1 of 3)...
> > failed!
> > Installing Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0: x64 (KB928416) (update 2 of 3)...
> > failed!
> > Installing Windows Search 4.0 for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB940157)
> > (update
> > 3 of 3)...
> > Tried back in September and it failed then to but I don't know why
> >
> > Were not installed
> > Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0: x64 (KB829019)
> > Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0: x64 (KB928416)
> >
> > Error code: 0x643 (KB958644)
>
>