i have just done a complete factory restore to my laptop. got all my winxp updates fine. my office 2007 updates will not install. i used ms auto update. clicked little yellow shield , install, get message that some updates could not be installed. then a list of all the failed updates. there are 15 updates refusing to go. thanks for any help.
Method 1 is usually sufficient - Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP installation or you repair a Windows XP installation http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 -- TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services http://taurarian.mvps.org ====================================== How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco "patti" wrote in message news:3F2F48FC-2F4B-42DE-8DBF-68099855EC34@microsoft.com... >i have just done a complete factory restore to my laptop. > got all my winxp updates fine. > my office 2007 updates will not install. i used ms auto update. clicked > little yellow shield , install, get message that some updates could not be > installed. then a list of all the failed updates. there are 15 updates > refusing to go. > > thanks for any help.
Thank you for the info. I will be bookmarking that page. I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling office. Updates went through. "TaurArian" wrote: > Method 1 is usually sufficient - > > Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft > Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP > installation or you repair a Windows XP installation > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 > > -- > > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services > http://taurarian.mvps.org > ====================================== > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco > > > "patti" wrote in message > news:3F2F48FC-2F4B-42DE-8DBF-68099855EC34@microsoft.com... > >i have just done a complete factory restore to my laptop. > > got all my winxp updates fine. > > my office 2007 updates will not install. i used ms auto update. clicked > > little yellow shield , install, get message that some updates could not be > > installed. then a list of all the failed updates. there are 15 updates > > refusing to go. > > > > thanks for any help. > > >