Problems installing Windows updates

[rgp1972]

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!

[WoodyZ]

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 and provide additional information.

[rgp1972]

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.

[heybah]

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.

[WoodyZ]

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:[t-151118]