You can attempt to update the version of Office that is installed here:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/do...incatalog.aspx

Since you did not post which version of Office, please go here and enter
' error code 57E ' in the ' Help and How-to ' line, and then click
Search:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/he...CL100605171033

If no worthwhile hits turn up, click the ' Tailor results to the
Microsoft Office products you have installed ' link and enter the
specific Office products installed to refine the search. Hopefully, you
will at least be provided a clue or a link to further assistance after
doing so.
You could also try posting to this Office newsgroup for 'expert'
assistance :

Office Updates [web-based]
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=US

Office Updates [NNTP]
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...c.officeupdate

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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AndyF wrote:

> Greetings...
>
> I have been dealing with Windows Update and getting error code 57E now
> for weeks. I am running Vista Ultimate 32 and though I have viewed what
> I think is every post on Vistaheads regarding this error, nothing seems
> to work - the error simply persists. I have shut down popup blockers,
> and even my virus software and yet nothing I do allows these 5 updates
> (for Office components) to get installed without producing error code
> 57E.
>
> What is even more frustrating is that I cannot find anywhere on the Web
> that translates what this error really means. Seems silly to have error
> codes with no reference anywhere to tell a user what a given code like
> this means. At least that would lead someone in some direction - but
> even on MSDN there is no find on any search for Error Code 57E.
>
> I am ready to give up and would like to know if there is a way to
> simply "reject" updates. Can I get these off my system? I am convinced
> they will never run, so what's the point? How does one get them out of
> Windows update so I can just shutdown without this tiresome message that
> updates are waiting each time I shutdown.
>
> As well, can anyone suggest a way to get through to Microsoft?
> Allegedly I have support for Vista, packaged with my new Dell machine,
> but Dell wont help me, and MS does not seem to have any way to break
> through the 'clutter' and just ask someone what this is all about.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Normally I am an MS and Vista
> supporter, but this problem is the worst I have dealt with in years -
> just no way to make it all go away - and no solution to be found!
>
> Thanks!
>
> AndyF
>
>