From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:45e5c743{at}w3.nls.net...
> OK, need some help with this one.
>
> I've now got a laptop that has started throwing the error listed below no
> matter how I try to apply updates.  Either from our WSUS server, or from
> Windows or Microsoft Update.  The Laptop is a Toshiba, and is an OEM, so
> it passes WGA validation properly.
>
> The error displayed is:
>
> Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library.
>
> Program C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual
> way.  Please contact the Application Support Team for more information.
>
> That's it, total.
>
> Any clues, pointers on what I might need to download/re-install to clear
> this error/problem?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
>
not sure if it's applicable as the answer below was for a similar error  in
2003 server.

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services/
browse_thread/thread/607fc5e67677121c/bd4c375299c675a9%23bd4c375299c675a9

Download the current version of Windows Installer 3.1v2 from the Microsoft
Download Center and (re)install it on this system.
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A Google Groups search shows others have experenced the error

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=windows+update+msiexec.exe++terminate+it+in+a
n+unusual+&hl=en&sa=X&oi=groups&ct=title

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