Re: Software Updates fail - Exitcode 1063 in patchinstall.log

From: Stan White [MS] (stanwh_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 06/18/04

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    Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:21:17 -0700
    
    

    1603 is very generic for 'fatal error during installation'
    You might try the update manually on one of the machines to see what is
    happening and/or check the setupapi.log on the machine.

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    "chryso" <chryso@datakill.org> wrote in message 
    news:25cc676.0406180603.5354e2cd@posting.google.com...
    >I have a simple SMS 2003 lab (1 W2K3 Dc, 1 SMS 2003 site server, 1 XP
    > Pro client) and I would like to test Software Updates. After creating
    > the package and advertisement with Distribute Software Update Wizard
    > and refreshing the policy on client (advanced client & advanced
    > security) I got the following error in
    > \Windows\system32\ccm\logs\patchinstall.log on XP client:
    >
    > ExitCode = 1603, Executable = ".\WINDOWS XP
    > SP1\1038\Q329048_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe" /z /q  $$<Software Updates
    > Installation Agent><Fri Jun 18 15:25:47.814 2004 Közép-európai téli
    > ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    >
    > What is ExitCode 1603?
    >
    > More details from patchinstall.log:
    >
    > ~~Checking diskspace required for Executable -- (.\WINDOWS XP
    > SP1\1038\Q329048_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe)  $$<Software Updates
    > Installation Agent><Fri Jun 18 15:25:46.096 2004 Közép-európai téli
    > ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    > Enough free disk space to continue with the installation of software
    > update  $$<Software Updates Installation Agent><Fri Jun 18
    > 15:25:46.111 2004 Közép-európai téli ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    > ~~ Install software update:-   $$<Software Updates Installation
    > Agent><Fri Jun 18 15:25:46.111 2004 Közép-európai téli ido><thread=356
    > (0x164)>
    > Title = Unchecked Buffer in File Decompression Functions Could Lead to
    > Code Execution (Q329048)  $$<Software Updates Installation Agent><Fri
    > Jun 18 15:25:46.111 2004 Közép-európai téli ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    > Executable = .\WINDOWS XP SP1\1038\Q329048_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe
    > $$<Software Updates Installation Agent><Fri Jun 18 15:25:46.111 2004
    > Közép-európai téli ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    > Commandline Parameters = /z /q  $$<Software Updates Installation
    > Agent><Fri Jun 18 15:25:46.111 2004 Közép-európai téli ido><thread=356
    > (0x164)>
    > ~~Calling CreateProcess() ".\WINDOWS XP
    > SP1\1038\Q329048_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe" /z /q   $$<Software Updates
    > Installation Agent><Fri Jun 18 15:25:46.111 2004 Közép-európai téli
    > ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    > Software update execution started ...  $$<Software Updates
    > Installation Agent><Fri Jun 18 15:25:46.158 2004 Közép-európai téli
    > ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    > INSTALL FAILED: QNumber = 329048, Title = Unchecked Buffer in File
    > Decompression Functions Could Lead to Code Execution (Q329048)
    > $$<Software Updates Installation Agent><Fri Jun 18 15:25:47.814 2004
    > Közép-európai téli ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    > ExitCode = 1603, Executable = ".\WINDOWS XP
    > SP1\1038\Q329048_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe" /z /q  $$<Software Updates
    > Installation Agent><Fri Jun 18 15:25:47.814 2004 Közép-európai téli
    > ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    > Error description = 1603  $$<Software Updates Installation Agent><Fri
    > Jun 18 15:25:47.814 2004 Közép-európai téli ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    > CreateSMSStatusMessage() succeeded; the status message object handle
    > is 0x00A5F7E8.  $$<Software Updates Installation Agent><Fri Jun 18
    > 15:25:47.830 2004 Közép-európai téli ido><thread=356 (0x164)>
    > ReportSMSStatusMessage() succeeded.  $$<Software Updates Installation
    > Agent><Fri Jun 18 15:25:47.861 2004 Közép-európai téli ido><thread=356
    > (0x164)>
    >
    > TIA,
    >
    > chryso 
    

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