Solution (for me) Error 646

After many attempts at resolving this problem I came across yet another idea
in the social forums from NYintelligentinvestor, although I have Office 2003
Professional.

See:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...5-93a36536d690

Quote

"Okay...I had the same issue with downloading the security updates for
Microsoft 2007. When I tried to install the updates I would receive Error
646. I finally resolved my issue by going to Microsoft's download center and
manually installing myself.

Here are the steps I took...which I believe should work:

1) Go to Microsoft's Download Center:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/default.aspx
2) Search each update code which starts with the letters "KB" and followed
by a set of numbers (i.e, KB974234)
3) Click the link for the download and then click download and run. I
believe you will have to accept an agreement and then click continue or okay
4) Repeat for all the downloads that you are unable to install
5) Run Microsoft update again and click on check for updates and if the
updates were successfully installed they should no longer appear in the
updates that need to be installed.

...............

"I can't believe all the research and suggestions from techs did not
work.....sometimes your own research is the best! "

End of quote

As (s)he also says - hope it works for you.

Of course it does not answer the question as to why the updates failed in
the first place.


Bill

Thank you Bill, I was getting frustrated trying to resolve this issue.
Updates now installed.

"Bill" wrote:

> After many attempts at resolving this problem I came across yet another idea
> in the social forums from NYintelligentinvestor, although I have Office 2003
> Professional.
>
> See:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...5-93a36536d690
>
> Quote
>
> "Okay...I had the same issue with downloading the security updates for
> Microsoft 2007. When I tried to install the updates I would receive Error
> 646. I finally resolved my issue by going to Microsoft's download center and
> manually installing myself.
>
> Here are the steps I took...which I believe should work:
>
> 1) Go to Microsoft's Download Center:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/default.aspx
> 2) Search each update code which starts with the letters "KB" and followed
> by a set of numbers (i.e, KB974234)
> 3) Click the link for the download and then click download and run. I
> believe you will have to accept an agreement and then click continue or okay
> 4) Repeat for all the downloads that you are unable to install
> 5) Run Microsoft update again and click on check for updates and if the
> updates were successfully installed they should no longer appear in the
> updates that need to be installed.
>
> ...............
>
> "I can't believe all the research and suggestions from techs did not
> work.....sometimes your own research is the best! "
>
> End of quote
>
> As (s)he also says - hope it works for you.
>
> Of course it does not answer the question as to why the updates failed in
> the first place.
>
>
> Bill
>
> .
>

Thanks Sheila C

Glad it worked for you also.

Can I ask what your configuration is? - mine is HP (Compaq) laptop with AMD
processor and Home Premium fully patched.

Bill



"Sheila C" <Sheila > wrote in message
news:C0CB70F9-3B1A-467B-A843-...
> Thank you Bill, I was getting frustrated trying to resolve this issue.
> Updates now installed.
>
> "Bill" wrote:
>
>> After many attempts at resolving this problem I came across yet another
>> idea
>> in the social forums from NYintelligentinvestor, although I have Office
>> 2003
>> Professional.
>>
>> See:
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...5-93a36536d690
>>
>> Quote
>>
>> "Okay...I had the same issue with downloading the security updates for
>> Microsoft 2007. When I tried to install the updates I would receive Error
>> 646. I finally resolved my issue by going to Microsoft's download center
>> and
>> manually installing myself.
>>
>> Here are the steps I took...which I believe should work:
>>
>> 1) Go to Microsoft's Download Center:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/default.aspx
>> 2) Search each update code which starts with the letters "KB" and
>> followed
>> by a set of numbers (i.e, KB974234)
>> 3) Click the link for the download and then click download and run. I
>> believe you will have to accept an agreement and then click continue or
>> okay
>> 4) Repeat for all the downloads that you are unable to install
>> 5) Run Microsoft update again and click on check for updates and if the
>> updates were successfully installed they should no longer appear in the
>> updates that need to be installed.
>>
>> ...............
>>
>> "I can't believe all the research and suggestions from techs did not
>> work.....sometimes your own research is the best! "
>>
>> End of quote
>>
>> As (s)he also says - hope it works for you.
>>
>> Of course it does not answer the question as to why the updates failed in
>> the first place.
>>
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> .
>>