Hi,
Here a log-output from when I tried the dpkg-reconfigure
It does not solve my problem.

//Hans

>sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow --force ttf-mscorefonts-installer

These fonts were provided by Microsoft "in the interest of cross-
platform compatibility".  This is no longer the case, but they are
still available from third parties.

You are free to download these fonts and use them for your own use,
but you may not redistribute them in modified form, including changes
to the file name or packaging format.

--2009-11-04 14:03:48--
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:03:58--
http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving switch.dl.sourceforge.net... 130.59.138.21, 2001:620:0:1b::21
Connecting to switch.dl.sourceforge.net|130.59.138.21|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=switch.dl.sourceforge.net[following]
--2009-11-04 14:03:59--
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=switch.dl.sourceforge.net
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:04:09--
http://mesh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving mesh.dl.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `mesh.dl.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:04:19--
http://dfn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving dfn.dl.sourceforge.net... 194.95.236.6
Connecting to dfn.dl.sourceforge.net|194.95.236.6|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=dfn.dl.sourceforge.net[following]
--2009-11-04 14:04:19--
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=dfn.dl.sourceforge.net
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:04:29--
http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving heanet.dl.sourceforge.net... 193.1.193.66,
2001:770:18:aa40::c101:c142
Connecting to heanet.dl.sourceforge.net|193.1.193.66|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=heanet.dl.sourceforge.net[following]
--2009-11-04 14:04:29--
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=heanet.dl.sourceforge.net
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:04:39--
http://jaist.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving jaist.dl.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `jaist.dl.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:04:49--
http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving nchc.dl.sourceforge.net... 211.79.60.17, 2001:e10:ffff:1f02::17
Connecting to nchc.dl.sourceforge.net|211.79.60.17|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=nchc.dl.sourceforge.net[following]
--2009-11-04 14:04:50--
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=nchc.dl.sourceforge.net
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:05:00--
http://ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net... 200.17.202.1, 200.236.31.1
Connecting to ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net|200.17.202.1|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net[following]
--2009-11-04 14:05:01--
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:05:11--
http://internode.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving internode.dl.sourceforge.net... 150.101.135.12
Connecting to internode.dl.sourceforge.net|150.101.135.12|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=internode.dl.sourceforge.net[following]
--2009-11-04 14:05:12--
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=internode.dl.sourceforge.net
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:05:22--
http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving voxel.dl.sourceforge.net... 72.26.192.194
Connecting to voxel.dl.sourceforge.net|72.26.192.194|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=voxel.dl.sourceforge.net[following]
--2009-11-04 14:05:22--
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=voxel.dl.sourceforge.net
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `downloads.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:05:32--
http://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving kent.dl.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `kent.dl.sourceforge.net'
--2009-11-04 14:05:42--
http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving internap.dl.sourceforge.net... 69.88.152.3
Connecting to internap.dl.sourceforge.net|69.88.152.3|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily
Location:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=internap.dl.sourceforge.net[following]
--2009-11-04 14:05:43--
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe?download&failedmirror=internap.dl.sourceforge.net
Resolving prdownloads.sourceforge.net... 216.34.181.59
Connecting to prdownloads.sourceforge.net|216.34.181.59|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location:
http://sunet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the%20fonts/final/andale32.exe[following]
--2009-11-04 14:05:43--
http://sunet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the%20fonts/final/andale32.exe
Resolving sunet.dl.sourceforge.net... failed: Connection timed out.
wget: unable to resolve host address `sunet.dl.sourceforge.net'
sha256sum: andale32.exe: No such file or directory
andale32.exe: FAILED open or read
sha256sum: WARNING: 1 of 1 listed file could not be read
Checksum mismatch for andale32.exe, aborting!


2009/11/2 MarcRandolph <email address hidden>

> ** Summary changed:
>
> - fail to complete upgrade jaunty > karmic   ttf-mscorefonts-installer
> + package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0 failed to install/upgrade
>
> --
> package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.0 failed to install/upgrade
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464422
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in “msttcorefonts” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
> Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: update-manager
>
> I upgraded my Desktop ubuntu from jaunty to karmic.
> During the upgrade I got the message "could not install
> ttf-mscorefonts-installer".
> I proceeded.
> At the end of the installation step (before cleaning step), I got again an
> error message about this ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
> Apport proposed to send informations to you.
> I said yes.
> Started collecting info ... but didn't finish.
> I pressed cancel (to apport)
> After a while I got a message saying that the upgrade was broken, and to
> try a   dpkg --configure -a  .
> The upgrade stopped.
> I attache the /var/log/dist-upgrades/    logs.
>
> I tried dpkg --configure -a, but it could not connect to the internet. So
> probably during the upgrade the connection to internet was lost (even if the
> NetworkManager Applet say there was one active connection).
> So after rebooting I could connect to the internet and execute successfully
>  dpkg --configure -a, which installed the fonts.
>
> Is it  possible to resume the upgrade to finish it (End of Installation
> step + Cleaning step) ?
>