can't install a critical update

[Steve Parker]

I installed xp home edition gold, then sp1 cd and then
windows update, this following critical update remains
uninstallable :/ what can I do, pls respond via email

thanks in advance, Steve

816093: Security Update Microsoft Virtual Machine
(Microsoft VM)
Download size: 5.1 MB, < 1 minute
This update helps resolve a vulnerability in the
Microsoft virtual machine. After you install this item,
you may have to restart your computer. Once you have
installed this item, it cannot be removed. Read more...

 

[Yves Leclerc]

You need to have the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine installed first! XP
does not come with MS Java VM and Service Pack 1a. Micorsoft does not have
it anymore since they lost the SUN lawsuit for Java.

Also, this will be the only place you will get answers, since it is posted
on newsgroups and not email.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I installed xp home edition gold, then sp1 cd and then
windows update, this following critical update remains
uninstallable :/ what can I do, pls respond via email

thanks in advance, Steve

816093: Security Update Microsoft Virtual Machine
(Microsoft VM)

You can only install that if you currently have a version of the MS
'Virtual Machine' (for Java). Start - Run - WJView; if you have it
installed then it will indicate the build. If you do not have it,
either do without; use Sun's Java; or get and install an older version
of the MS one - eg from http://www.abxair.com/software/downloads.htm -
and then install that update (to build 3810)