windows vista error code 57E

hi,
I have had problems installing updates downloaded automatically. Any time I
tried installing them, at the end of the process is always installation
failed with error code 57E. It will prompt me to get help from microsoft but
cannot find any. Everytime I tried I get more confused about the issue than I
started with. Can someone pls help me.

Windows version? What updates were you attempting to install?

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838687 (ignore the title and Symptoms)
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drumro2 wrote:
> hi,
> I have had problems installing updates downloaded automatically. Any time
> I
> tried installing them, at the end of the process is always installation
> failed with error code 57E. It will prompt me to get help from microsoft
> but
> cannot find any. Everytime I tried I get more confused about the issue
> than
> I started with. Can someone pls help me.

I have Windows Vista and just installed Office 2003 on my laptop and on a Mac
with Vista. I installed SP 3 on the Mac with Vista, but the Dell E1505 with
Vista won't instll the SP and gives me the same error code 57e with no
explanation.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Windows version? What updates were you attempting to install?
>
> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838687 (ignore the title and Symptoms)
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> drumro2 wrote:
> > hi,
> > I have had problems installing updates downloaded automatically. Any time
> > I
> > tried installing them, at the end of the process is always installation
> > failed with error code 57E. It will prompt me to get help from microsoft
> > but
> > cannot find any. Everytime I tried I get more confused about the issue
> > than
> > I started with. Can someone pls help me.
>
>

Did you look at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838687 ??

If you need further assistance, please begin a new thread about /your/
problem.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Je wrote:
> I have Windows Vista and just installed Office 2003 on my laptop and on a
> Mac with Vista. I installed SP 3 on the Mac with Vista, but the Dell E1505
> with Vista won't instll the SP and gives me the same error code 57e with
> no
> explanation.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Windows version? What updates were you attempting to install?
>>
>> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838687 (ignore the title and
>> Symptoms)
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>>
>> drumro2 wrote:
>>> hi,
>>> I have had problems installing updates downloaded automatically. Any
>>> time
>>> I
>>> tried installing them, at the end of the process is always installation
>>> failed with error code 57E. It will prompt me to get help from microsoft
>>> but
>>> cannot find any. Everytime I tried I get more confused about the issue
>>> than
>>> I started with. Can someone pls help me.

I am going to bed now, and will look at this tomorrow. Thanks for the reply.
It is a clean installation of the laptop after a total crash. I had trouble
installing Office 2003 and Access 2003 and had service reps from Microsoft
*on the phone* with me who told me not to worry about the 4 error codes to
the registry during installation. I will start a new thread after I try the
things in the support file.

Thanks!

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Did you look at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838687 ??
>
> If you need further assistance, please begin a new thread about /your/
> problem.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> Je wrote:
> > I have Windows Vista and just installed Office 2003 on my laptop and on a
> > Mac with Vista. I installed SP 3 on the Mac with Vista, but the Dell E1505
> > with Vista won't instll the SP and gives me the same error code 57e with
> > no
> > explanation.
> >
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Windows version? What updates were you attempting to install?
> >>
> >> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838687 (ignore the title and
> >> Symptoms)
> >> --
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >>
> >>
> >> drumro2 wrote:
> >>> hi,
> >>> I have had problems installing updates downloaded automatically. Any
> >>> time
> >>> I
> >>> tried installing them, at the end of the process is always installation
> >>> failed with error code 57E. It will prompt me to get help from microsoft
> >>> but
> >>> cannot find any. Everytime I tried I get more confused about the issue
> >>> than
> >>> I started with. Can someone pls help me.
>
>

"drumro2" wrote:

> hi,
> I have had problems installing updates downloaded automatically. Any time I
> tried installing them, at the end of the process is always installation
> failed with error code 57E. It will prompt me to get help from microsoft but
> cannot find any. Everytime I tried I get more confused about the issue than I
> started with. Can someone pls help me.