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while installing MS office 2003 security patches we are Getting error like could not apply on the product

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we are getting the error message like could not be applied in on the product, while installing MS office 2003 security patches.
Srirangaraju.R
Saturday, June 14, 2014 9:05 AM
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Hi,
Please take a look at this KB article, and see any steps can fix the issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884298/en-us
Also, please be aware of that Microsoft ended support for Office 2003 on April 8, 2014. This change has affected your software updates and security options.
Thanks,
Learn what this means for you and how to stay protected.Ethan Hua CHN
TechNet Community Support- Marked as answer by Ethan HuaMicrosoft contingent staff Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:28 AM
Monday, June 16, 2014 6:34 AM
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Raju,
Please follow :
When you try to install a Microsoft Office 2003 service pack from the Microsoft Office Update Web site or the Microsoft Download Center, you receive an error message. Additionally, you cannot install the Office 2003 service pack.
When you try to install an Office 2003 service pack from the Microsoft Office Update Web site, you receive the following error message:
Installation UnsuccessfulWhen you try to install an Office 2003 service pack from the Microsoft Download Center, you receive the following error message:
The update cannot be applied.This issue may occur because the Microsoft Windows Registry is corrupted and a registry key that provides the path of the original installation source for the Microsoft Office 2003 program is missing. Or, some third-party programs that modify the Microsoft Windows Registry removed the registry keys that are required by the Office 2003 Setup program.
To resolve this issue, you must identify the product code globally unique identifiers (GUID) for your Office 2003 products. Then, you must re-create the path of the original installation source in the registry.
Step 1: Identify the product code GUID for your Office 2003 product
When you install Office 2003 or any one of the stand-alone Office 2003 programs, a product code (or GUID) is created in the following section of the Microsoft Windows registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
The format that each GUID uses is:
{WXYYZZZZ-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9}
The first eight digits of the GUID contain information about the release type, the edition type, the store-keeping unit (SKU), and the language of the product.
The remaining digits in the GUID (6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9) do not provide any information that can be easily categorized.
The following table describes each of the first eight characters of the GUID.
Characters
Definition
Hexadecimal Values
W
Release type
0-9, A-F
X
Edition type
0-2
YY
SKU of the product
10-35
ZZZZ
Language identifier of the product
any required
You can view the GUIDs for programs that are installed on your computer. To do so, follow these steps:
1.
Click Start, and then click Run.
2.
In the Open box, typeregedit, and then click OK.
3.
Locate the following subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
The GUIDs should be the first items that are listed under Uninstall, because their names start with braces.
Each GUIDs data pane contains multiple values, including the product name that appears in the Add/Remove Programs dialog box (DisplayName), the date that the product was installed (InstallDate), the product ID (Product ID), the installation source (InstallSource), and the registered company and user name (RegCompany, RegOwner).
Release type
The release type values specify the level of the release, such as Beta versus release to manufacturing. See the following table for details.
Value
Release
0
Any release before Beta 1
1
Beta 1
2
Beta 2
3
Release Candidate 0 (RC0)
4
Release Candidate 1 (RC1)/OEM Preview Release
5-8
Reserved values
9
Release to manufacturing. This is the first shipped version (initial release).
A
Service Pack 1 (SP1) (Unused if the product code is not changed after release to manufacturing)
B
Service Pack 2 (SP2) (Unused if the product code is not changed after release to manufacturing)
C
Service Pack 3 (SP3) (Unused if the product code is not changed after release to manufacturing)
D-F
Reserved values
Edition type
The edition type specifies the audience for the Office 2003 product, such as Enterprise or Retail. See the following table for details.
Value
Edition
0
Enterprise
1
Retail/OEM
2
Trial
Office SKU
The Office SKU is the version of your Office 2003 product, such as Professional or Standard. See the following table for details.
Value
SKU
11
Microsoft Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003
12
Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
13
Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
14
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0
15
Microsoft Office Access 2003
16
Microsoft Office Excel 2003
17
Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
18
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
19
Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
1A
Microsoft Office Outlook Professional 2003
1B
Microsoft Office Word 2003
1C
Microsoft Office Access 2003 Runtime
1E
Microsoft Office 2003 User Interface Pack
1F
Microsoft Office 2003 Proofing Tools
23
Microsoft Office 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack
24
Microsoft Office 2003 Resource Kit
26
Microsoft Office XP Web Components
2E
Microsoft Office 2003 Research Service SDK
44
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003
83
Microsoft Office 2003 HTML Viewer
92
Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 English Template Pack
93
Microsoft Office 2003 English Web Parts and Components
A1
Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
A4
Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components
A5
Microsoft SharePoint Migration Tool 2003
AA
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Presentation Broadcast
AB
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Template Pack 1
AC
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Template Pack 2
AD
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Template Pack 3
AE
Microsoft Organization Chart 2.0
CA
Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
D0
Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions
DC
Microsoft Office 2003 Smart Document SDK
E0
Microsoft Office Outlook Standard 2003
E3
Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 (with InfoPath 2003)
FD
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (distributed by MSN)
FF
Microsoft Office 2003 Edition Language Interface Pack/p>
F8
Remove Hidden Data Tool
3A
Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003
3B
Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
32
Microsoft Office Project Server 2003
51
Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
53
Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003
5E
Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack
Step 2: Re-create the path of the original installation source in the registry
To do this, follow these steps:1.
Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2.
Locate and then click to select the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Delivery\SourceEngine\Downloads\download_code
The download_code subkey is a series of numbers and letters in a format that may look similar to the following:
90000409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0150048383C9
Note There may be multiple download code subkeys that have a similar format of numbers and letters separated by dashes.3.
With the download code subkey selected, click to select the Sources subkey.
In the Sources subkey, you will find the product code GUID values for your Office 2003 product that you previously identified.
Note There may be multiple product code GUID values.4.
With the product code GUID value for your Office 2003 product selected, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click String Value.
5.
Type Path, and then press ENTER.
6.
With Path selected, click Modify on the Edit menu.
7.
In the Value data text box, type the full path of the original installation source for your Office 2003 program, and then click OK.
For example, type D:\ if the CDROM drive used for installation is the D: drive.8.
Repeat steps 4 through 8 for each product code GUID value that corresponds to an Office 2003 product that is installed on your computer.
9.
Repeat steps 3 through 9 for each download code subkey if you determined in step 3 that you have multiple download code subkeys.
10.
When you have completed all steps, click Exit on the File menu.
Saturday, June 14, 2014 4:43 PM -
Hi,
Please take a look at this KB article, and see any steps can fix the issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884298/en-us
Also, please be aware of that Microsoft ended support for Office 2003 on April 8, 2014. This change has affected your software updates and security options.
Thanks,
Learn what this means for you and how to stay protected.Ethan Hua CHN
TechNet Community Support- Marked as answer by Ethan HuaMicrosoft contingent staff Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:28 AM
Monday, June 16, 2014 6:34 AM