office 2007 :The windows installer service cannot update one or more protected windows

• From Windows install disk goto E:\I386 folder and open open (Double click) on the FP40EXT.CAB file. It should open.

(or – if you do not have the disk, find a working XP computer and go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\40\bin).

• find fp4autl.dll in the list and copy it (ctrl-c)
• go to c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\40\bin and paste it (ctrl-v)
• Restart the 2007 office install