Re: 1st Time Ever - Failed Updates

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I tell a lie...it is in "Installed Updates" after all, but does not appear in "Update History" because I guess Vista, being different (& extremely exasperating at times), thinks anything manually installed is not an update.

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
"Peter" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%231im5VU$IHA.3464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It's not installing in Vista but I managed to install it in XP.

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
"Peter" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ei6Z1eT$IHA.3656@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I unzipped it (US version) and then tried to install. Got a UAC prompt and that was it....nothing else happened and it isn't in the list of updates.
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Peter
Toronto, Canada
"Sterling" <Sterling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:05DE901A-586B-45E5-BC66-4EA034314831@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Peter,

I was having the same problem installing KB955428. The only difference is
that I'm using a Windows XP SP3 machine.

Try installing the update using this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=458985c3-9c6f-4049-81cd-0d0389c81f11&DisplayLang=en
I don't know if there is an download option for your location -- Canada, but
try seeing if there is one. (I think "KB955428_zh-CN.cab" is for China? Or is
the "CN" for Canada?)

I downloaded and installed "KB955428_en-US.cab", rebooted and got a balloon
informing me that an update was ready. I installed the update, when to
Microsoft Update and the update was that not installing -- KB955428 -- now
appears as a successful update.

Good luck,

Sterling

PS I wasn't prompted to insert the Works 8 CD/DVD.

"Peter" wrote:

Vista: Works 8 KB955428 fails because I need the Works8.msi from the CD I
don't have....I updated to 8 from Works 2004 (have that CD)
One XP: KB949901 Sec. Upd for Excel Viewer 2003 + as above
The other XP: Works8 as above but strangely it accepted a security update
for excel Viewer 2003 but a diferent KB; 951589 which wasn't offered to the
other XP.

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
Quad boot x86 2 x XP Pro SP3/2 x Vista Ultimate SP1
(I use the spares to test things)





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