RE: software updates not installing

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From: 2d (2d_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/23/04

  • Next message: Shehzad Khoja [MSFT]: "Re: unattended install"
    Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:31:02 -0800
    
    

    your updates not only have to be authorized they also have to be applicable
    on the workstations that you are advertising to. I this case only patchses
    885835,873339 would install on this computer.

    "bobba" wrote:

    > Windows security updates are not being installed on windows xp clients.
    > Patchinstall.exe is running fine but decides not to install with the
    > following(edited for space)
    >
    > Total number of patches found in the Authorization List = 1
    > Getting List of Patches from WMI
    > Class unavailable - Win32_PatchState_Extended
    > Getting List of Patches from WMI
    > Status = Applicable, UpdateID = QNumber = 885835
    > Status = Applicable, UpdateID = QNumber = 873339
    > Total number of updates = 4.
    > Trying to find total number of actionable patches.
    > Number of patches found to be Actionable = 0.
    > Zero software updates evaluated to be installed
    > 0 Authorized updates, 0 updates attempted, 0 updates failed. Success MIF
    > will be generated.
    >
    > This happens on more than one pc. The updates show as being authorised in
    > their SMS report. I have attached the full patchinstall.log. The 2 clients I
    > have looked at are xp sp2.
    >
    > Any help would be very much appreciated.


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