I also had this problem and just solved it by downloading IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe 14.7mb, at the end of install it said some updates could not be installed.
When I rebooted Kb953838 was installed
I also was having problems with wmp 11 so downloaded wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe 25mb.
Discovered some interesting stuff below which I'll try in a virtual machine later, and post results.
KB953838
in Windows XP
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I also had this problem and just solved it by downloading IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe 14.7mb, at the end of install it said some updates could not be installed.
When I rebooted Kb953838 was installed
I also was having problems with wmp 11 so downloaded wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe 25mb.
Discovered some interesting stuff below which I'll try in a virtual machine later, and post results.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
http://help.wugnet.com/windows/Error-Code-...pict629042.html