Guest David Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 I put together a new computer today and every thing works except windows update. When I try to update , then Windows presents me with updating version 3.1 of the Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1. All that happens is I get an error message, "Some updates couldnot be installed and also The followng updates were not installed and it names Microsoft windows Installer 3.1 What to do? David
Guest Jurek Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 You may need to install Windows Installer 3.1(V2). "David" wrote: > I put together a new computer today and every thing works > except windows update. When I try to update , then Windows presents me > with updating version 3.1 of the Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1. > > All that happens is I get an error message, "Some updates > couldnot be installed and also The followng updates were not installed > and it names Microsoft windows Installer 3.1 > > What to do? > > David >
Guest David Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 I can't even get the installer to install On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:58:02 -0700, Jurek <Jurek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >You may need to install Windows Installer 3.1(V2). > >"David" wrote: > >> I put together a new computer today and every thing works >> except windows update. When I try to update , then Windows presents me >> with updating version 3.1 of the Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1. >> >> All that happens is I get an error message, "Some updates >> couldnot be installed and also The followng updates were not installed >> and it names Microsoft windows Installer 3.1 >> >> What to do? >> >> David >>
Guest MowGreen [MVP] Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 David, Go to Start > Run > copy and paste the below into the Open: line %windir%\KB893803v2.log Click OK or press Enter Post the contents of the KB893803v2.log into your reply, please. The *usual* cause of the Windows Installer installation failure is a Permissions issue. MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007] =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== David wrote: > I can't even get the installer to install > > On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:58:02 -0700, Jurek > <Jurek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >>You may need to install Windows Installer 3.1(V2). >> >>"David" wrote: >> >> >>>I put together a new computer today and every thing works >>>except windows update. When I try to update , then Windows presents me >>>with updating version 3.1 of the Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1. >>> >>> All that happens is I get an error message, "Some updates >>>couldnot be installed and also The followng updates were not installed >>>and it names Microsoft windows Installer 3.1 >>> >>> What to do? >>> >>>David >>> > >
Guest TaurArian [MS-MVP] Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Did you try a manual download? http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en Any error messages etc? -- ==================================== TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia ==================================== How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm Defending your machine: http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/ http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "David" <removethis_dgoldenberg@removethis_dslextreme.com> wrote in message news:21pfc35hsslevnvhjmsm9aqv21g1hpj66v@4ax.com... |I put together a new computer today and every thing works | except windows update. When I try to update , then Windows presents me | with updating version 3.1 of the Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1. | | All that happens is I get an error message, "Some updates | couldnot be installed and also The followng updates were not installed | and it names Microsoft windows Installer 3.1 | | What to do? | | David
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