{"id":2431,"date":"2017-03-19T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2024-10-05T23:22:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T21:22:13","slug":"windows-office-error-windowsupdate_00000537","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2017\/03\/19\/windows-office-error-windowsupdate_00000537\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Office error WindowsUpdate_00000537"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/winb.jpg\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\" \/>Some users of Microsoft Office 2013 Plus are facing a curious Windows error. Windows Update reports error <em>WindowsUpdate_00000537<\/em> and <em>WindowsUpdate_dt000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>The error description and first diagnose<\/h3>\n<p>I came across this error within <a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/de-de\/windows\/forum\/windows_7-windows_programs\/windowsupdate00000537-windowsupdatedt000\/d6e09f49-3da9-45ce-8fad-4ada2832a91d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this thread<\/a> in German Microsoft Answers forum. The user wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Installing an update for Microsoft Office Plus 2013 via Windows Update, the process terminates with error: \"WindowsUpdate_00000537\" \"WindowsUpdate_dt000\".<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I also recognized this error on systems with Microsoft Office 2010 installed. My proposal, given in the above forum tread was:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try to launch Windows <em>Services <\/em>manager (see this Turkish <a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/tr-tr\/windows\/forum\/windows_8-update\/windowsupdate00000537\/4962c029-5862-4687-8d2c-15a76620dadb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MS Answers forum post<\/a>) and check, it BITS service is running.<\/li>\n<li>The forum post <a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/msoffice\/forum\/msoffice_outlook-mso_windows8\/search-results-for-windowsupdate00000537-or\/f225ae8a-0bfb-4da6-b527-bd9165714552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> mentions other root causes like printer spooler service.<\/li>\n<li>Check, it another Office version has been installed and (incompletely) uninstalled.\u00a0 Try to repair Office using control panel \"Remove programs\" page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beside the hints above, I haven't found too much other information about this error. This Technet forum thread discusses the error, but without a solution.<\/p>\n<h3>Windows or Office damaged?<\/h3>\n<p>Within the <a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/de-de\/windows\/forum\/windows_7-windows_programs\/windowsupdate00000537-windowsupdatedt000\/d6e09f49-3da9-45ce-8fad-4ada2832a91d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German forum thread<\/a> I received the feedback, that an install file (.cab) has been reported as damaged. Another search brought me to this <a href=\"https:\/\/support.symantec.com\/en_US\/article.tech12638.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Symantec web site<\/a>, where the error codes has been documented. Error 0x00000537 stands for \"The sub-authority part of a security ID is invalid for this particular use.\" \u2013 indicates a broken security ID.<\/p>\n<p>A French <a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/fr-fr\/windows\/forum\/all\/mise-%C3%A0-jour-windows\/c20732f7-2c2e-413a-8fdb-772c5e568365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MS Answers forum thead<\/a> proposes a Windows repair. You can try first the checks discussed within my blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2016\/07\/08\/check-and-repair-windows-system-files-and-component-store\/\">Check and repair Windows system files and component store<\/a>. If that doesn't fix the issue, try a Windows repair via Inplace Upgrade (install Windows from a running Windows install). 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