Hotfixes not listed in Add or Remove Programs after reinstall

[ponghy]

Hi. I think the problem is explained yet in the topic: When I reinstall Windows XP over an existing install, the hotfixes don't appear in Add or Remove Programs, but they still are installed, except KB885836 (Windows Update prompts me to reinstall again).

I'm using the SVCPACK.INF method, I tried with the /O switch in each hotfix, but the result is always the same... the hotfixes is no longer more listed in ARP after reinstall (and KB885836 needs to be reinstalled). Why?

Any other way to install hotfixes solving this problem? (I searched the forum during, at least, 2 hours, and I didn't found any useful).

Thanks for your help, again

[RyanVM]

Check the KBxxxxxx.log files in your Windows directory to make sure things aren't erroring out for some reason or another.

[ponghy]

Ok, I've checked 1 KBxxxxxx file (to get the picture):

KB319740.log:

GetCatVersion: Failed to retrieve version information from C:\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\Tmp.0.KB319740.cat with error 0x57

DoInstallation: ApplyAdminSystemAclsRecursive for c:\windows\$hf_mig$\KB319740 failed; error=0x00000003

The entire log is very large. Anway, I forgot to mention I'm using the /INTEGRATE method (with IceManND script).

Are you sure SVCPACK.inf is always procssed? (during clean install, repair, upgrade... in all condiitons?)

I ran QFECHECK and reports no updates installed (but the qfecheck itself). Curiously, Windows Update only prompts to reinstall KB885836. But..¿Are the rest of hotfixes still installed? (WU and QFECHECK don't match).

[RyanVM]

Yes, svcpack.inf is always processed (if it weren't, you wouldn't have those logs in the first place...). How many hotfixes are you trying to install? The fact that it's erroring out on the CAT file makes me curious.

Windows Update merely checks file versions when it determines whether or not a hotfix is installed. QFECheck uses registry entries created by the hotfix to determine whether or not it's properly installed. Since you're using /integrate, the file is being changed in i386, which makes Windows Update happy. However, the EXE is failing, meaning the registry entries aren't created. Hence why QFECheck errors out. (BTW, this was one of the reasons I created my update pack in the first place - if you're doing an English install, might I suggest you look into using it?)

[ponghy]

Thanks, RyanVM, but I'm doing a spanish install...

How can a hotfix to fail when reinstalling? (the hotfix install nicely the 1st time, but not the 2nd time in the reinstall).

Can I recreate the registry entries? (I have VBS & Batch script knowledge). Is this information saved in anywhere? (these entries are missing in the Registry).

EDIT: I have just to change the method tu pure SVCPACK.INF (not with /INTEGRATE, I did it manually) and I got similar error in logs (with fresh install!, but all KBs are properly installed ). And another question: In this way the CD takes less space, about 30MB less. Why /INTEGRATE method takes more space? Has both the same effects?

Any help will be very appreciated

Edited April 8, 2006 by ponghy

[ponghy]

Anyone has tried to reinstall Windows XP over an unattended install (using the upgrade process of SETUP.EXE)? How about the hotfixes listed in Add or Remove Programs? I've noticed that after reinstall, the registry entries in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP3 are DELETED too... But the fixes are still installed (I think, because WU claims this).

The hotfixes arguments are /O /Q /N /Z (as usual). Tried without /O too... (SVCPACK.INF).

I've not found any information about this...

Please, help me!

Edited April 9, 2006 by ponghy