Dave to the rescue AGAIN!!!!!!!

My office suite is 2000.

Probably time to do a wipe and get it back on 2 feet again, I just have some engineering programs that are over 1GB each and time consuming to load, along with all the internet ISP settings and everything else. I know as soon as I wipe the box I will have missed something...also thinking it might be time to dump this box anyway.

You would be better off with a new machine :).

If feel like indulging me a little more, tell me which updates are not being installed. There is a big problem with registry type cleaners causing your problem - with same error code, but only if you are running office 2003. The error also shows up when .NET framework becomes corrupt.

A link from MS regarding the .NET issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923100

If you go the route of a new computer, simply take the HD out of the old, put in the new and copy everything over. If you format, think about getting an extra HD and an external case, not like a Maxtor OneTouch though. You can then ghost the old HD to the spare, reformat, then copy info back or better yet, install onto the new HD and then copy then old HD over.

Dave

BG,

Easy then. Get a new primary hard drive and mount it as "C" drive. Then take your old drive, the one you have now and make it the "D" drive.

That way when you start the computer up, load the OS you will always have the "D" drive for the old programs or data.

Other option is to simply replace the HD with a new one and use an external adapter to plug into the old HD and copy all the data from it to the new HD.

Third option is to get a new computer. Dell has descent ones for $400 or so these days and if your current computer is 6 years old, its done its duty and deserves to be retired. Keep it and network it to the new one and use it for backing everything up!

Joe

I guess some of my components are from Office 2003 afterall (sorry my bad)

Failure Content Install Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070643: Security Update for Microsoft Works Suite 2005 (KB943973).
{CEA16A16-B4ED-4A20-8D7C-89E8BB301BDE} 2008-07-09 23:33:19:121-0500 1 198 101 {880F4592-A57E-4AF6-AE6C-C2988519DF4E} 100 80070643 AutomaticUpdates Failure Content Install Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070643: Security Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (KB945432).
{D33E3BF7-BF6E-4B45-8231-CB13782129D8} 2008-07-09 23:33:43:706-0500 1 198 101 {07C5609D-1792-4E0C-9BC1-41B935B9986F} 100 80070643 AutomaticUpdates Failure Content Install Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070643: Security Update for Microsoft Office 2003 (KB947355).
{772F39B4-BD69-4E7A-BD5A-5C9A781863FE} 2008-07-09 23:33:55:783-0500 1 198 101 {F75401A0-0419-48FC-8011-BB0B30C061F8} 100 80070643 AutomaticUpdates Failure Content Install Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update
with error 0x80070643: Security Update for Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 (KB950213).
{230BBFDF-760C-4D74-9C63-90D3C5FB2E1B} 2008-07-09 23:34:05:157-0500 1 198 101 {206E2BA2-024F-4F9A-B56B-9F4A6D1FD24E} 100 80070643 AutomaticUpdates Failure Content Install Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070643: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB953465).
{BE0BB947-29C7-4AA6-A367-0D2A3D0D0C12} 2008-07-09 23:34:21:360-0500 1 198 101 {D26366F1-DEB1-48D2-A2DD-88B877FE2648} 100 80070643 AutomaticUpdates Failure Content Install Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070643: Security Update for Microsoft Office Visio 2003 (KB947650).
{9216EBD5-122D-47C4-A6BD-3AA9344AE642} 2008-07-09 23:34:31:364-0500 1 198 101 {EDABB0FE-1B6A-478B-806B-7FFFD044B2EE} 100 80070643 AutomaticUpdates Failure Content Install Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070643: Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (KB953432).


>> The problem I have is that I have 22GB hiding somewhere and this update problem isn't going away....;)

This file is probably missing - SKU011.cab. It is not there because, Office was not installed to have all programs run from the computer or that the delete installation files (Cache) was checked or the updates can't find the original install path (I.E. d:\)

First thing to try is the easiest, then we'll get to the more difficult fixes:

*Most people did not have luck with this, but it's worth a look.*

Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.
In the list of services, double-click Office Source Engine.
View the Startup type list.
If the startup type is set to Disabled, change the startup type to Manual. To do this, click Manual in the Startup type list, and then click OK.
Try installing the updates again.

If you have the Office 2003 install CD, put it in the CDROM, goto Control Panel -> Add/Remove programs, find MS Office 2003, select Change, Add or Remove Features, must check the box for "Choose Advanced Customization of Applications", Update button, on top MS Office level, must choose dropdown arrow for Run All From My Computer, Update button, see Install progress, caching cab files messages (including SKU011.cab), then the Install will stop and ask for the original CD source, change the path to the local CD drive (ex. D:\ ), load the Office CD, click Ok, and let it continue until Finish ("successful install"). Then, from the system tray, open the awaiting Updates, choose Custom option, Install, then see the updates install successfully. If no updates in the tray, then manually run Windows Updates, wait for it to find the problem updates, then install them. They should install correctly.

This is the procedure that fixed the problem for most people, you'll need to be careful, but follow the steps exactly and all should go OK:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click to select the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Deliv ery\SourceEngine\Downloads\download_code

The download_code subkey is a series of numbers and letters in a format that may look similar to the following:

90000409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9

Note There may be multiple download code subkeys that have a similar format of numbers and letters separated by dashes.
3. With the download code subkey selected, click to select the Sources subkey.

In the Sources subkey, you will find the product code GUID values for your Office 2003 product that you previously identified.

Note There may be multiple product code GUID values.
4. With the product code GUID value for your Office 2003 product selected, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click String Value.
5. Type Path, and then press ENTER.
6. With Path selected, click Modify on the Edit menu.
7. In the Value data text box, type the full path of the original installation source for your Office 2003 program, and then click OK.

For example, type D:\ if the CDROM drive used for installation is the D: drive.
8. Repeat steps 4 through 8 for each product code GUID value that corresponds to an Office 2003 product that is installed on your computer.
9. Repeat steps 3 through 9 for each download code subkey if you determined in step 3 that you have multiple download code subkeys.
10. When you have completed all steps, click Exit on the File menu

The above is from Microsoft, from one of their KB http://support.microsoft.com/?id=884298.

It seem that registry cleaners are actually a big part of this error. Too many people have had this issue and the majority of them said the problem occurred after running a registry cleaner.

We'll also find the missing 22 gigs. One thing at a time.

Dave

Thanks- I will check it out tonight.