Before I posted in the microsoft.public.windowsupdate newsgroup, I
searched it. I found the thread below in which someone had a
workaround to get KB938979 to install. It worked for me!
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...d595b125ff1ce2
George
On Sep 1, 8:53 am, George <agloz...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks! I do so.
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> George
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> On Aug 31, 4:06 pm, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <r...@invalid.org> wrote:
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> > George
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> > You might want to post this message in the microsoft.public.windowsupdate
> > newsgroup. The experts there will be aware of problems with the current
> > batch of updates.
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> > --
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> > Ronnie Vernon
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows Shell/User
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> > "George" <agloz...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >news: oups.com...
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> > > Window's Update has repeatedly (4 times so far) failed to install
> > > KB938979. I observed the installation and notice something unusual.
> > > As normal, the computer restarts to apply the patch and displays
> > > message "Applying Updates" during startup. However, it then reboots
> > > and displays the message again. It completes the second startup.
> > > Checking the Windows Update History shows that the update has failed
> > > with an 8007002 error.
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> > > The trouble shooting step for an 8007002 error is to delete the
> > > temporary update files that Windows uses to identify updates which are
> > > located in C:/Windows/ SoftwareDistribution/ DataStore and then try
> > > the update again. I did this and it still fails.
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> > > For now, I hid the KB938979 update so that it doesn't keep trying to
> > > install. My computer (home build with Vista Home Premium) is running
> > > fine. Does anyone have any comments or suggestions? Is anyone else
> > > having this problem?
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