Mow - Thanks for your input.
Same security software Microsoft Security Essentials, Ad-aware, and
Malwarebytes on both.
I don't understand why the desktop version of WUA is outdated either.
I've also posted the query to:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...3-c3588adb2511
and have have received some thoughts but no resolution. Its pretty useless
posting to that other unwieldy thread on the social forums regarding 646.
It is a strange one, but I have some solace seeing so many others are
getting the same error i.e. its not just something I am doing. I do find it
more than passing strange that the problems started with the October
updates, just after the latest release (7.4.7600.226) of WUA.
Anyway, I'm away from tomorrow until next week, maybe Santa will bring the
solution!
Best wishes
Bill
"MowGreen" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Error code 646 is usually resolved by doing a manual download and install
> of failed updates, as you've already found out.
> I doubt it has any correlation to the Windows Update Agent (WUA) but find
> it interesting that the latest release on the Vista system is experiencing
> the error.
> The issue is most likely related to the interaction of Vista, the
> installed security software, and the Windows Update servers.
>
> Is the same security software present on both of the systems ?
>
> FWIW, the Win7 system should also have the WUA updated to the latest
> version, too. There's been a slight change to it's behavior so that All
> Users can install updates, one can select a list of updates to hide with a
> right click instead of having to select individual updates one at a time,
> and there's a new setting for " Show me detailed notifications when new
> Microsoft software is available ".
>
>
> MowGreen
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
> banthecheck.com
> "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked"
>
>
> Bill wrote:
>
>> oops code 646
>>
>>
>> "Bill" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>
>>> I continue to have Failed Updates code 643 for Office updates on one of
>>> my two machines. I have questions about the versions of wuaueng.dll (and
>>> others seemingly related files). I have Windows Update set at check and
>>> let me decide. I have maintained security by using the workaround of
>>> manually downloading.
>>>
>>> On my desktop the version is 7.3.7600.16385. This machine is a Dell
>>> Inspiron (commissioned in July 2009) with Windows 7 HP 32 (updated from
>>> Vista HP 32 recently), Intel and Office 2003 Professional. Properties
>>> show the file was created, modified and accessed on 17 July 2009. This
>>> machine has never had any update failures.
>>>
>>> On the HP (Compaq V6508AU) laptop the version is 7.4.7600.226 - Vista HP
>>> 32 (commissioned in September 2007), AMD and Office 2003 Professional.
>>> Created and accessed on 4 October 2009, but modified on 7 August 2009.
>>> This machine has constant code 643 failures for Office updates in
>>> October, November and December i.e. following the creation and accessed
>>> date.
>>>
>>> Is the version on the laptop the cause of the 643 update errors? Why
>>> does the desktop version predate the laptop?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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