RE: KB948109 Update Error Code 0x733F

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I've got the problem on two machines (at least, these are the frist two I try
to update). Both have only one instance running, Express on one and
Developer Edition on the other. The manual update installer fails on both.

Just a hunch, but could the real reason be that the database files (mdf/ldf,
not just user databases but also master etc.) are located on another harddisk
than the executables?

In the past, even having your TEMP path on another drive then C: has been
known to make some updates fail, because the installer tries to move files
from one location to another, but to do that it's using a method that only
succeeds if source and destination locations are on the same partition.



"camelx" wrote:

The reason for the error is that the patch tries to update both instances if
MS SQL: SQLSERVER and SQLSERVER\EXPRESS. Usually one of these won't start
becasue the master database files in the Data directory is compressed. SQL
can't start the service of an instance if the master database file and log
file are compressed. Same reason why the patch does not apply. Just
uncompress these files, start the service for both instances and apply the
patch. (files get compressed when disk cleanup is run!).

"Mike Moore" wrote:

All updates installed normally except the one for Sql Server 05 above.
Failed info provided error code 0x733F. Can't find any help references to
that error code. Any suggestions?
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