Windows Update or Office Update Encounters 0×80070643 Failed Update Error
When Windows try to update Microsoft Office 2003 or its components such as Microsoft Word 2003, Excel 2003, PowerPoint 2003 and Outlook 2003, the update will fail, with Failed status indicated when you review your update history. When you click on the error icon, a new window will appear with the message “Error Code: 0×80070643″. The failed update will occur at Automatic Updates, Microsoft Update, Windows Update and Office Update, which are all utilising Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS).
Windows Update or Microsoft Update will generate a WindowsUpdate log file at \Windows folder named WindowsUpdate.log. Inside the log file, you may see the error message that are similar to the following:
2005-07-11 10:44:01 1056 250 Handler : MSI transaction completed. MSI: 0×80070643, Handler: 0×8024200b, Source: No, Reboot: 0
2005-07-11 10:44:01 1056 250 Handler : WARNING: First failure for update {EF358F39-A507-45A8-9E84-D626D099E8BD}, transaction error = 0×8024200b, MSI result = 0×80070643, MSI action = StartCache
The causes for the problem are due to one of the following conditions:
- The Microsoft Office Source Engine (Ose.exe) is disabled or not started.
- The Ose.exe file is corrupted.
Microsoft has published Knowledge Base article 903772 to describe the issue, and suggested a few possible resolutions and solutions to the problem. Basically, the issue centered around Ose.exe which is Microsoft Office Source Engine, and the troubleshooting and resolving steps involve checking Ose.exe status or replacing the corrupted Ose.exe.
Method 1: Determine the status of the Office Source Engine service by using the following steps:
- Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.
- In the list of services, double-click Office Source Engine.
- View the Startup type list.
- If the startup type is set to Disabled, change the startup type to Manual. To do this, click Manual in the Startup type list, and then click OK.
- Try to install the Office update again.
If Automatic Updates has continously prompted you to install critical updates related to Microsoft Office 2003, this step is most likely meaningless.
Method 2: Repair the Ose.exe file by copying the original Ose.exe from the Office 2003 CD.
- Determine where the Ose.exe file is located. (By default, the Ose.exe file is in the following location: \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\)
- Insert the Office 2003 CD in the CD drive.
- Right-click Start, and then click Explore.
- Use Microsoft Windows Explorer to locate the following folder on the Office 2003 CD: \Files\Setup
- Right-click the Ose.exe file, and then click Copy.
- Locate and then click to select the folder in which the Ose.exe file is located on the computer. For example, locate and then click to select the following folder: \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine
- Right-click the Source Engine folder, and then click Paste.
- If you are prompted to replace an existing file, click Yes.
Method 3: Remove and then reinstall Office 2003. This is the last resort, and will most likely solve any update error, but then you will need to reinstall all available updates for Microsoft Office 2003 again, including Service Pack 2.
- Insert the Office 2003 CD in the CD drive.
- Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
- In the Currently installed programs list, click the version of Office 2003 that is installed, and then click Remove.
- Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm that you want to remove Office 2003.
- After Office 2003 is removed from the computer, click Add New Programs.
- Click CD or Floppy.
- In the Install Program From Floppy Disk or CD-ROM dialog box, make sure that the Office 2003 CD is in the CD drive. Then, click Next.
- Click Finish. Then, follow the prompts to complete the installation of Office 2003.
- Click OK when Office 2003 Setup is finished.
- Remove the Office 2003 CD from the CD drive.
Step 1 – 6 is to uninstall the Microsoft Office 2003, and step 7 – 11 is to install Microsoft Office 2003 again. You can use whatever steps that applicable to your system to achieve the above objective, and that’s reinstallation of Office 2003.
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November 25th, 2009 01:30
I’ve tried all the steps stated and I STILL get the same errors. The 2 updates I can’t install at the momenet are KB972580 and KB973866
October 7th, 2009 11:20
Error 0×80070643 al instalar KB949810: Se debe a que el programador de tareas está deshabilitado. Inicio – Ejecutar – services.msc Programador de tareas – Propiedades Tipo de inicio – Manual Microsoft update He probado todas las soluciones y esta es la única que me funcionó.
June 3rd, 2009 19:18
Thank you, that solved the problem.
May 12th, 2009 23:18
I was having the same problem when pusing updates from our WSUS server. Replacing the the OSE had no effect. I did however find that our problem was with MSI.
I installed the newest version of Microsoft Installer(4.5) and the updates pushed fine.
December 12th, 2008 19:32
I have the same problem, I don’t have Office but Windows Update failed searching it.
Any help?
October 20th, 2008 22:14
Try using the OSE.EXE fil eform Office 2007. THat worked for me at any rate.
Cheers – Paul & Dave.
August 18th, 2008 08:50
i had this error when i was trying to install windows live messenger and i don’t have office 2003, i have office 2007
so plz tell me what i’m supposed to do to ressolve this error
January 21st, 2008 12:02
I have this issue and i have never had ms office or any of its components
August 16th, 2007 17:51
I have this issue and I DON’T HAVE MS OFFICE, I HAVE NEVER HAD MS OFFICE. I don’t have this service installed because I DON’T HAVE OFFICE!
July 14th, 2007 22:24
Here OSE.exe didn’t start with method 1. I did get the message that OSE.exe didn’t exsist. After a good look in the registry I saw that the pathname didn’t match. (search for OSE.exe in the registry) After I corrected the pathname (in my case “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.exe”)I started OSE.exe again and now I’ll get all the updates without any errors!
July 3rd, 2007 07:14
I had the same problem with Office 2007 and Vista x64.
I fix the problem by changing the service state of Microsoft.NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X64 to Manuel.
May 12th, 2007 14:44
The method 2 Ose.exe repair tip fixed it for me, thanks
February 12th, 2007 20:01
We had a similar problem sitewite, it looks like that the Automatic update service doesn’t have the correct permissions to start, The best way to solve this is:
Group policy –> Domain Policy (Default) –> Edit –> Computer configuration –> windows settings –> security settings –> system services –> double click automatic updates and select automatic then edit security and make sure system has full control.
September 28th, 2006 03:46
i dont have the OSE running indeed it is not even on my computer, but i still get this error. all of the solutions that are available will not work because they do not apply to the situation. it would be nice if someone out there could REALLY identify the problem.