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4 Replies Last post: Jun 17, 2008 9:24 AM by WoodyZ
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Problems installing Windows updates

May 9, 2008 3:10 AM

Click to view rgp1972's profile Lurker rgp1972 2 posts since
May 9, 2008
I have installed Windows XP with Fusion, but I am having difficulty installing any updates from Windows and other programs. Is this a known problem with Fusion? Is there something wrong with my installation of Fusion or Windows? Do I need to install run Boot Camp? I'd rather not partition my drive if a don't have to. Microsoft support can't help me because I'm running Fusion, and they don't support that. HELP!
Tags: error, fusion, xp
Reply Re: Problems installing Windows updates May 9, 2008 3:36 AM
Click to view WoodyZ's profile Guru WoodyZ 9,999 posts since
Apr 22, 2004
rgp1972 wrote: I have installed Windows XP with Fusion, but I am having difficulty installing any updates from Windows and other programs.


To just say "I am having difficulty installing any updates from Windows and other programs" is a little ambiguous. Have a look at HOWTO: Ask (and Answer) Questions and provide additional information.

Reply Re: Problems installing Windows updates May 9, 2008 7:58 AM
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Click to view rgp1972's profile Lurker rgp1972 2 posts since
May 9, 2008
Sorry about the ambiguity. The update tries to install and then I get an error stating the installation terminated prematurely due to an error. There is usually no error code, although when I tried to update Dragon Nauturally Speaking I got error code 1607, which implies that I am not logged in as an administrator. I am logged in as an administrator and I even tried opening a new user account but that didn't help. I've tried updating Office 2007, and installing Adobe Acrobat and I get the same errors. Also I get the same error when I try to update vmTools.

I am running a MacBook Pro, OS X 10.5.2, Fusion 1.1.2 and Windows XP SP2.
Reply Re: Problems installing Windows updates Jun 17, 2008 8:50 AM
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Click to view heybah's profile Lurker heybah 1 posts since
Jun 17, 2008
I am having a similar problem in that windows xp downloads the updates, then initializes the updates, then indicates "some updates were not installed" which includes all of the updates.
Reply Re: Problems installing Windows updates Jun 17, 2008 9:24 AM
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Click to view WoodyZ's profile Guru WoodyZ 9,999 posts since
Apr 22, 2004
heybah wrote: I am having a similar problem in that windows xp downloads the updates, then initializes the updates, then indicates "some updates were not installed" which includes all of the updates.

This is not a Fusion issue per-se... Have a look at:XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

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