Windows Installer 3.1 update fails with error 80070003?

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Running XP with SP2 update and auto update (but choose when to install).

Windows Installer 3.1 trys to install but fails repeatedly with error code
80070003. Any ideas?
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Cheers - StewD

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Thanks for the help. Tried all your points but still hasn't worked. Have
posted in Windows Update group as well. Cheers.

"Taurarian" wrote:

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836949
> You receive error message 0x80070003 when you try to update Windows from the Windows
> Update Web site
>
> http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBQ/tip8000/rh8024.htm
> When you attempt to update Windows XP from the Windows Update Web site, you receive
> error 0x80070003?
>
> 0x80070003 = COR_E_DIRECTORYNOTFOUND
> The specified path couldn't be found - ALLUSERSPROFILE Microsoft network dir doesn’t
> exist
>
>
> Make sure the following folders exist under %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\
> Note: (%windir% = C:\Windows)
>
> DataStore\
> Download\
> EventCache\
> SelfUpdate\
> WebSetup\
> WuRedir\
>
> You may need to clear the contents of the Datastore and Download folders.
> http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft. [...] d=11&ln=en
> “
>
>
> If the above doesn’t assist, suggestion by Torgeir Bakken (MVP)
>
> If the directory "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network"
> does not exist, you will get this error.
>
> %ALLUSERSPROFILE% is normally "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users"
>
> To verify existence/create this folder, you can do like this:
>
> Press Start/Run, and fill in this:
>
> "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft"
>
> Press OK, and the Microsoft folder will open.
>
> If no Network folder is found there, create it (File\New --> Folder).
>
> If none of the above help, perhaps post to or search the Windows Update newsgroup:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate
> or
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] g=en&cr=US
>
> StewD wrote:
> > Running XP with SP2 update and auto update (but choose when to
> > install).
> >
> > Windows Installer 3.1 trys to install but fails repeatedly with error
> > code 80070003. Any ideas?
>
>