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Please see:

You receive an error message when you install an Office program or open an
Office program or document:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838687
--
~PA Bear

Navyguy wrote:
> I followed your steps and it didn't work and I recieved the following
> error message:
>
> Error 1402 setup cannot open the registry key. KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> \Software\classes\giffile\shell\Open\ddeexec. Verify you have
> permissions to access the registry or contact your computer
> manufacturer's product support for assistance.
>
> Why is it that some updates are so involved and need the user to take
> all these steps? Isn't the point of updates to make things easier? I
> would appreciate any thoughts/suggestions.
>
> On Aug 15, 7:49 am, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...******.com> wrote:
>> 1. Download the update from this link (SAVE it to your desktop, don't RUN
>> it):http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...d=bf566ce6-23d...
>>
>> 2. Insert your Office XP CD (if available) into the appropriate drive
>> bay.
>>
>> 3. Double-click on the saved file to install the update; follow all
>> prompts. --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Adminhttp://aumha.net
>> DTS-Lhttp://dts-l.net/
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Navyguy wrote:
> I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP SP2, with DSL connection. I
> recently downloaded several Microsoft updatesand have it set to
> automatic. However it wasn't able to download the Security Update
> KB921596 for some reason and I have tried several times but keeps
> giving me a 0x57A error. In addition the automatic update icon keeps
> coming back but each time i try it it fails. Can anyone assist me and
> tell me how to go about getting this resolved?