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what do i select to run/open an .msu file?

Can someone tell me how/what to select to activate Windows6.1-kb958559-x64.msu, please? i just downloaded it from MS.
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Hi

Well, double-clicking is the normal end expected way to run a *.msu file. It wasn't obvious from your first post that you'd already tried this and had not been successful. Double-clicking is the method described on the web page that you downloaded the file from:

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2b6d5c18-1441-47ea-8309-2545b08e11dd&displaylang=en

and also the method you used, last time you installed this file back in June :-)

    http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7install/thread/8a6b2b77-163f-482b-8b34-842ef3442428

However ... the utility which actually executes the *.msu is WUSA.EXE, the Windows Standalone Update Installer. So open a Command Prompt "As Administrator", and run this command:

WUSA <path>\Windows6.1-kb958559-x64.msu

to install the update.

Hope it helps,

Andrew

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amclar at optusnet dot com dot au

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