"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:

> Are you referring to 3.1 version 2?
>
> Tom
> "Tom" <wtf@wtf.com> wrote in message
> news:uajYejlDGHA.3832@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> |
> | "JasonC" <JasonC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | news:7C82CF56-BF7E-49EB-9987-2283924E8E2C@microsoft.com...
> | >
> | >
> | > "Tom" wrote:
> | >
> | >> uninstall windows installer 3.1 in add/remove programs
> | >>
> | >> however after this, there will be a few updates you won't be able to
> get
> | >> uintil ms fixes 3.1
> | >>
> | >>
> | >> "JasonC" <JasonC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | >> news:CE0C209E-2E15-4896-9E94-CC996F8A73A6@microsoft.com...
> | >> > All my Security Updates wil not Install keep on saying Installation
> | >> > Failure.
> | >> > can any one help with this.
> | >> >
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>
> | >
> | > Thanks for that but it did not work I uninstalled windows installer 3.1.
> | > rebooted tryed the updates same thing.
> |
> | No, you cannot update after this until MS fixes it.
> |
> | The above step is to allow installing any software you were unable to
> | install.
> |
> | Windows updates are broken period.
> | I confirmed this and based on the hundreds of postings here, it also backs
> | my conclusion.
> |
> |
> |
>
>
> Found this on the microsoft site got all the security updates to work this is the following link follow the on screen instructions or I did the following RENAME THE CATROOL2 FOLDER
Click start, click run type CMD in the open box and then OK
type in the following
net stop cryptsvc
ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 oldcatrool2
net start cryptsvc
exit

Link : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/8227...23120121120120