Windows Update and Windows Sidebar Problems after Using Vista MUI Tools to Install and Switch to New Language Pack
Windows Vista MUI Installation Tools is an utility to install MUI (multilingual user interface) language pack into Windows Vista, especially on unsupported editions of Vista which does not allows more than one language been installed, such as Windows Vista Business, Home Premium and Home Basic edition. The hack or crack to install new language to existing Vista installation usually works, but there may be problems to some components of Vista after selecting new language to display and reboot.
After restarting the computer with new Vista MUI Tools installed language selected as active, Windows Update may not working properly and correctly, and thus users cannot install updates and service packs into the system. The symptoms include icons and text in Windows Update console window are not displaying. The problem is due to corrupted language packs as explained in KB947506. To solve the problem Windows Update not running properly in partially installed language packs may cause installation of update packages to fail on a Windows Vista machine, download and install Windows6.0-KB947506-v2-x86.msu. Restart the computer after installed.
Windows Sidebar is another program that may not function properly after changing to new system language. The problem is probably due to KB943411 update, which improves Windows Update Protection, which may not be updated with the new installed language pack. To solve Windows Sidebar problem in new language setting, download and install Windows6.0-KB943411-x86.msu (64-bit: Windows6.0-KB943411-x64.msu) in the new language environment. If the problem is not solved, extract the Windows6.0-KB943411-x86.msu package by using WinRAR, and then copy the Sbdrop.dll.mui and Sidebar.exe.mui files located in the corresponding xx-YY language folder (for example: en-US for English and fr-FR for French) to their respective folder under \Program Files\Windows Sidebar\xx-YY language folder.
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January 14th, 2009 20:40
yeh… same problem here! the windows update doesn’t work!!! damn!!!
January 13th, 2009 21:35
here the same problem! can install the windows update, but it doesn’t work when i restart!
September 7th, 2008 00:36
I have the same error 0×80073afc failed to find MUI file, also windows update will not work from control panel or from the microsoft website please help!!!
July 23rd, 2008 23:31
I encountered the same problem both of you did. I find out that I can only install KB947506 in my original MUI (which is chinese) but get the 0×80073afc error when I try to install it in en-US MUI. Maybe you can try switch back to your original MUI through the MUI Tool, install the hotfix, then switch to new MUI again. And make sure you have download the official SP1 MUI:http://www.tipandtrick.net/2008/windows-vista-sp1-32-bit-mui-language-packs-direct-download-links/
July 12th, 2008 11:36
I have the same problem as Chan. I could not install the two programs above. Please give us some suggestios or solutions.
May 6th, 2008 22:40
Hi, My WIndows Update also not working, but I can’t install the update pitch, it said “The resource loader failed to find MUI file.” and show error ID:0×80073afc. What is that??