Office XP Update is unable to check for updates

[Phillip Oles]

I am getting the following error when trying to run update:
Office Update is unable to check for updates

And I can't run office.

When I try to repair office I get :

This patch package can not be opened. Verify the patch package exists. How
can I fix this?
Thank You,

 

[Susan Ramlet]

Hi, Philip,

See if this helps:

You receive the "This patch package could not be opened" error message in
Office 2003, in Office XP, or in Office 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;295823