RE: Help with MS07-042 - will not seem to install on this one laptop

["Murda Mcloud" <murdamcloud () bigpond com>]

Error messages?

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
> > On Behalf Of Jeff Dinger
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 3:42 AM
> > To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> > Subject: Help with MS07-042 - will not seem to install on this one laptop
> >
> > Hello the List!
> >
> >   I happen to have a laptop, that does not seem to want to take the
> > automatic security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service
> > Pack 2 (KB954430).   Several scanners confirms I still have this one
> > vulnerability left (I originally had 2), and went to the MS site, and
> > installed manually (and successfully) on patch that removed the twin
> > vulnerability, however this one remains.  Manually attempting to install
> > any of the other similar patches fails.
> >
> > Any ideas what services might be running that would cause this not to
> > sync/apply? I'm actually considering asking MS for help, which I would
> > prefer not to do, simply b/c it'll waste 4 - 5 hours of my time doing
> > everything I've already done.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Jeff