The update can't be installed

I've have two pending updates in my 10.4.11 system, iDVD update and Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 6, and I can't install them.
I check the boxes in Software Update, it starts to download the files and then I get an error saying that the updates can't be installed.
In my console log I got the following message:
2007-12-29 20:38:37.399 Software Update[1601] Can't instantiate PFPackage with url file://localhost/private/var/tmp/folders.501/Cleanup%20At%20Startup/com.apple.So ftwareUpdate.qzbRz1/iDVD_604%E2%80%AD.%E2%80%ACpkg/
2007-12-29 20:38:37.402 Software Update[1601] session:product:061-3759 didFailWithError:NSError "Error SUSessionErrorDomain 5" Domain=SUSessionErrorDomain Code=5 UserInfo={Destination = "/"; }
I could install iTunes 7.5 update with no issues.

Hi Jed, and welcome to the discussions!
First thing to do is use Disk Utility to Verify the HD, then use it to Repair Permissions.
We may have to delete some cache files, but I'd get them from apple>downloads instead...
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/javaformacosx104relea se6.html
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/idvd604.html
Repair Permissions after every install also.

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