Hey everyone,

I'm trying to setup an unattended install with a batch file to launch all the hotfixes to date.

However, when it comes to KB828035, I've tried to install it using the /U /O /N /Z switches. When I do this, it still shows up in Windows Update. Even when I go to download it and install it from WU, it shows up again. WU tells me that it was installed successfully, but no luck.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: Ignore this post entirely... I'm using the wrong switches...

Try this:

KB828035.exe /passive /norestart /quiet

Yeah, thanks Hulk... I realized my problem afterwards... oh well... onwards and upwards...

So /U /O /N /Z is not working with Windows XP SP1? If so I will correct my Hotfixes thread...

EDIT: Ah ok! the /U is not supported!

Switches: KB828035.exe /Q /O /N /Z

Bah!!! It's still not working... I've tried the /Q switch, as well as /quiet /norestart /o /n and I still get the same problem.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Here is a copy of my hotfixes.cmd file

@ echo off
title Hotfix Installer

echo Installing KB823182 (1 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB823182.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB824105 (2 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB824105.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB824141 (3 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB824141.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB825119 (4 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB825119.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB826939 (5 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB826939.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB828035 (6 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB828035.exe /quiet /norestart /o /n

echo Installing KB828741 (7 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB828741.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB833987 (8 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB833987.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB837001 (9 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB837001.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB839645 (10 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB839645.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB840315 (11 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB840315.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB840374 (12 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB840374.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB841873 (13 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB841873.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing KB883357 (14 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB883357.exe /Q /O /N /Z

echo Installing js56nen.exe (15 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/js56nen.exe /Q:A /R:N

echo Installing KB823353 (16 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB823353.exe /Q:A /R:N

echo Installing KB867801 (17 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB867801.exe /Q:A /R:N

echo Installing KB870669 (18 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB870669.exe /Q:A /R:N

echo Installing DirectX 9.0c (19 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/dxsetup.exe /silent

echo Installing Windows Media Player 9 (20 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/WMP9.exe

echo Installing KB823353 (21 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB823353.exe /Q

echo Installing KB835732 (22 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB835732.exe /passive /norestart /o /n

echo Installing KB840987 (23 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB840987.exe /passive /norestart /o /n

echo Installing KB841356 (24 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB841356.exe /passive /norestart /o /n

echo Installing KB841533 (25 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB841533.exe /passive /norestart /o /n

echo Installing KB873376 (26 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB873376.exe /passive /norestart /o /n

echo Installing KB889293 (27 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB889293.exe /passive /norestart /o /n

echo Installing Q828026 (28 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/Q828026.exe /Q /O /N /Z

QChain.exe

echo Restarting the PC...
shutdown.exe -r -f -t 10 -c "Windows XP will now restart"

exit

That's weird, i'm using /q /o /n /z for kb828035... and it was installed successfully.

I just checked my WinXP SP1 setup and it was working fine with /Q /O /N /Z... perhaps this problem is coming from elsewere since even Windows Update cannot resolve it.

I tried putting the hotfix in question at the very start of the list (to make sure that nothing prior was affecting it) and I tried at the very end of the list. Still no go. (both times with the /Q /O /N /Z switches)

I'm gonna try just removing it and letting Windows Update handle it and see if it sticks...

Ok, now I'm just stumped...

I tried installing all the rest of the hotfixes, except for KB828035.

When I got to Windows Update, I had to install it, and 3 more updates that weren't there when I applied 828035 unattended...

Does anyone have any clue as to why this is?

P.S. It shows up continuously in WU, despite having installed it from there or UA.

No clue what's causing your problem. All I know is KB828035.exe /Q /O /N /Z installs fine for me using RunOnceEx.cmd, which is odd considering those are not the correct switches according to my screenshot below. Sometimes you have to look up the hotfix in question on microsoft.com. Trial and error I guess. As far as windows update goes, I don't even bother with it. If you take the proper steps, then sp2 and most of the pre-sp2 hotfixes are not needed.

All of the hotfixes, as far as I know, will tell you all? of their switches. Open a cmd window in the same folder as the hotfixes, and type the hotfix filename with /?

Example: KB828035.exe /?

This will cause the hotfix to pop up a window with all of it's switches. I've attached a screenshot of the help window for KB828035.

Hey guys,

Thanks for the input.

I'll give it a shot with RunOnceEx (another thing I'll have to figure out) and see how things go.

The part that's confusing me is that it still doesn't install properly when I don't put it in my UA. Is there a chance that another hotfix is messing with it?

I doubt it is interference from another hotfixes... You have tried many combination (install first, install last, etc.) and still even Windows Update is not able to resolve the situation.

Of course, you can try to install as the last step of your RunOnceEx, this is how I solved some issues with 2 hotfixes in Windows 2000 SP4...

Good Luck

Wow... I just realized something... dunno if it matters...

echo Installing KB823353 (16 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB823353.exe /Q:A /R:N

echo Installing KB823353 (21 of 28)
start /wait %systemdrive%/Installs/Hotfixes/KB823353.exe /Q

Could this be the root of my problem? I found it when I was converting my hotfixes.cmd file into a RunOnceEx.cmd file.

BAH!!!

Now I'm just getting frusterated...

I've installed the hotfixes via RunOnceEx (which is much slicker, I must add...) but still no luck... maybe I'll try adding in the hotfixes one by one and see how things go.

MUAHAHAHHAAHHAHH!!!!!

I GOT IT!!! I GOT IT!!!

Sorry for that burst of joy... but I figured it out...

KB828035 deals with a security flaw in the Messenger service. I had removed this from the install (using nLite) and I'm guessing that WU couldn't reckognize that the patch had been applied or something like that.

I redid my install CD, but left the Messenger service in there. Now the blasted hotfix stays installed! w00t!

I just disable the Messenger service anyways (I have been for about 2 years, ever since those b****es started sending messenger spam.

Thanks for all the help guys!

(Goes back and puts in the final updates that were missing...)