office 2003 updates failed error 0x529

I was installing office 2003 update kb907417 and office sp3 and received the
0x529 during the install of those. I have rebooted and still get the same
problem. Other windows updates installed yesterday work fine.

Tried using the ms update tech support tool that collects data about the
machine and sends it but that fails on both my machines so I am posting to
the newsgroup hoping to get some help.

You might give these a shot (ignore the titles):

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/903776

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875556
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Mark wrote:
> I was installing office 2003 update kb907417 and office sp3 and received
> the
> 0x529 during the install of those. I have rebooted and still get the same
> problem. Other windows updates installed yesterday work fine.
>
> Tried using the ms update tech support tool that collects data about the
> machine and sends it but that fails on both my machines so I am posting to
> the newsgroup hoping to get some help.

(cross-post added to Office Update)
"Mark" <> wrote in message
news:2A4769E0-7CDC-42FE-B13F-...
>I was installing office 2003 update kb907417 and office sp3 and received the
> 0x529 during the install of those.


<cmd_output OS="XPsp2">
E:\>set /a c = 0x529
1321
E:\>net helpmsg %c%

The specified user account is not a member of the specified group account.
</cmd_output>


> I have rebooted and still get the same problem.


Try using a different account? E.g. the same one that originally installed your Office product?

Oh. It may only be a permissions thing. You could try tracing with ProcMon
to check that possibility.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/232143

(MS Search for
1321 Office
)


> Other windows updates installed yesterday work fine.
>
> Tried using the ms update tech support tool that collects data about the
> machine and sends it but that fails on both my machines so I am posting to
> the newsgroup hoping to get some help.


If you install the update manually and still get the same symptom
you will be completely independent of the distribution method (e.g. WU)
and therefore likely to get more informed comment from a newsgroup
which specializes in the product being updated.

Cross-posting to an Office NG for convenience.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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