Adman,
Please ignore my other post.
May I know which update are you trying to install but failed? Are you trying
to install from
http://office.microsoft.com or from an update CD?
If you are having issues trying to install from
http://office.microsoft.com,
please visit
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304498 and try out the
suggestions there.
If you have tried out the steps in the KB page above, and you are still
having the issue installing updates for Office 2003, please provide us with
the following information:
1. What updates are you trying to install?
2. What OS are you using?
3. Did you have your original Office 2003 CD with you?
4. Have you tried closing all applications and try installing again?
Hope this helps.