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Software Updates produce error codes 2503 and 2502

Some, if not most, software updates (various software) will not complete. I get the same error codes each time.
Some of the software is Itunes, Blackberry Desktop...
I am in administrator mode. I have gone into permissions for installer and in "system" allow is checked in "administrators" nothing is checked, when i checked allow it gave me tons of errors and would not change.
Thank you for any help you can provide.
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Hello MrsPippi,



         
          Have you tried checking permissions within the Installer folder? To do this try the following below:


In Vista click Start> Search> Type > c:/windows/installer> then right click on c:/windows/installer at the top under programs and click Properties> Click on the Security tab> Verify if System and Administrator account has Full access permissions> It should be that The Everyone account should have read and execute permissions, List Folder Contents, and Read.


Also you can try to perform a clean boot. Refer to the following KB article on the steps to run a clean boot:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 



Hope this helps you. Let us know either way. Make it a great day!





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Last updated March 26, 2018 Views 5,683 Applies to: