windows update errors

[Mitooo]

Hello my friends,
i'm no longer able to download & install windows updates, i've last downloaded a successful update on 14 january, then, i didn't check for any updates since that time
2 days ago, i made a check for updates & i've found couple of updates to install, i selected them, but i always gets a failed to install errors, like this picture

and this is the update history , a recent one, u can find that all is failed !

but i guess it's not a windows update issue, cause i tried to download & install updates from microsoft website, i downloaded the windows for games live v3.2 from microsoft's website & run the installer , it fails, & tells me that "an error occurred while installing the GFWLClient.msi"



help seriously needed guys,thanks in advance

i've attached CBS.log,CheckSur.log,firegenReport.htm and log from VistaSysInfo to the post

Best regards,

 

[Flavius]

I see you have rather problem with updates for MS programs not with updates for Windows 7.Do I have rigth?

First try this tool Description of the Patch Registration Cleanup Tool,you can try suggestions from posts 4 and 8 from this thread:http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-update/63139-windows-updates-fail-repeatedly.html,although I don't know method from post 8 will work for Office updates neverless you can try it-nothing to lose

If really nothing help I recommend reinstall Office,Silverlight and other things which you have problem

 

[Mitooo]

you are right, i tried now to install another win7 security update & the process gone smoothly, but when i tried to re-download & install the above failed updates, still nothing !!
by the way, the microsoft fix it, doesn't work for me, it shows up the following error, check this image

i tried to install any optional language from windows update, but it also fails !!

i can't do the steps in post #8 , the temp/sand folder tip, cause the expand command doesn't work for me, cause all the failed updates are .exe not .msu, so i can't execute that command

so what to do next ?

 

[Flavius]

Strange.Windows Installer is working for you.Import this fix to registry http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/software/34108d1256972476-windows-installer-v-5-0-7600-16385-issue-msiserv.zip
+restart.

EDIT
See also this link:http://groups.google.com/group/solving-windows-installer-error-code-2203/web/solving-windows-installer-error-code-2203-for-vista
Probably you have trouble with permissions with Temp directory in your account

 

[Mitooo]

none of them managed to solve the issue, and the temp directory is already set to full control.

 

[SuperSlacker]

Mitoo,

Try this posting by Flavius. It has some interesting info on update errors and a file listed on the last page that may help you out

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-update/62618-window-update-problem.html

SS

 

[Mitooo]

i done all of those instructions SuperSlacker, but i got them from this link

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-update/63139-windows-updates-fail-repeatedly.html

but still nothing, windows updates successfully installed, application updates fails

 

[Mitooo]

by the way, i tried to uninstall silverlight, game for windows live
i get the following error, check this image

is windows installer corrupted ? & this is the reason why the application updates are not being installed nor downloaded ?

i downloaded windows installer v3.1 , when i run it , a setup error pops up telling me "not enough storage is available to process this command"

 

[Flavius]

Poeple says error 2203 by Windows Installer relate to issue with permissions,possibly not only for Temp folder,there is way easy way to check it.

1.Download & run Process Monitor Process Monitor

2.Go to Windows Update and try install any hotfix for Office or Silverlight,when WU will return error ,save log in process monitor in *.PML format,pack it and upload on RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting

(log from PM will be to big to attache here)

 

[Mitooo]

download the .pml file from here

 

[Flavius]

OK.It will take some time.I'll answer tomorrow.

 

[Mitooo]

TYT, just don't forget me
hope that you find something to work this out

Good Luck

 

[Flavius]

Are you absolutely sure you correct checked permissions for TEMP folder in your accout? This means for C:\Users\Mohamed\AppData\Local\Temp.Both you (Mohamed) ,Administrators group and SYSTEM account must have full control for this folder and for other subfolders in C:\Users\Mohamed.It's clear from this log you have issue with permissions to TEMP folder in your profile:

Check it thoroughly again

//helpful lecture:Folder Permissions - Vista Forums

 

[Mitooo]

ooooooooooh finally
thanks flavius but really i checked that yesterday & it was full control
anyway , everything is working smoothly right now
thanks again

 

[Flavius]

I suspect any 3p program blocked you access to TEMP folder and thus you had false alert about not enough permissions to this folder,although permissions were OK. Anyway I glad to hear your problem has been resolved

 

[Mitooo]

how can i add the solved icon beside the post ?

 

[Flavius]

Click on report icon in the post that you want to report as being solved