[AndyF]

PA Bear...

Thanks for the info - I appreciate your time and reply. I saw an earlier post of yours in which you suggest downloading the 2003 SP3 update and then it says "insert your 2007 CD" and I presumed that was a typo - that you meant insert your 2003 CD...

I tried that pathway and found that I already had the SP3 update installed but figured maybe a repair and then another try at these 5 2003 Security updates might do the trick. Unfortunately, they didnt... Got the same thing - this pain in the neck 57E error.

Still, your links are helpful and ya, I guess I am not alone - it kind of gives me a bit of hope and well, a sort of determination that eventually someone is going to have the answer to this - so I will stick with it and see what other posts come along. Surely someone somewhere knows what this is all about.

Thanks again for the assist - this 57E will be a memorable one, but I have renewed confidence that eventually someone is going to have the solution!

AndyF