Re: Setup error WinNT critical update

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From: Kari [MSFT] (msft_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:34:52 -0000

Try downloading the update from
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-041.mspx and
installing manually. If it still fails to install for you, could you post
again, please? 

-- 
Kari
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"Chris" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9ce601c40623$9620a3c0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I am trying to apply critical update KB823182 on a
> Windows NT machine (4.00.1381) and getting an error
> message:
>
> Setup Error
> Could not determine product type.
>
> The log has the entry:
>
> V3_2|6179|INSTALL|Security Update for Microsoft Windows
> (KB823182)| 1,10,101,1|2004-03-09
> 16:40:58|1|FAIL|0x80004005|Unspecified error|
>
> I HATE messages like 'Unspecified error'! Not a lot of
> help!
>
> Can anyone shed any light on what is wrong?  I have
> downloaded updates to this machine before without a
> problem.  Is there a registry key missing, or a
> file corrupted?  Or just something funky with this
> particular update?
>
> I have rebooted, tried this download 5 times, and the
> problem and 'error message' is consistent. And I run
> Norton antivirus regularly on this machine so I don't
> think it is a virus problem, but I am running out of ideas.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated!
>
> Chris

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