Windows Update Agent

[pattere]

After using nLite to create install CD, slipstreamed with XP SP2 and integrated with Hotfix packs, the las 2 security updates fail. I found a post on another site claiming the user utilizd an nLite CD, and had to completely re-install with a non-integrated install CD to fix the issue.

Has anyone else seen this issue? I would rather not have to re-build any machines, as I have several experiencing the issue. All are Windows XP machines, some PCs some laptops. All are less than a year old.

Example message:

"Installation Failure: Windows failed to install teh folloe=wing update with error 0x8007f01e: Security

Update for Windows XP (KBxxxxxx)" where the x's are the numbers.

Event id is 20.

Edited October 31, 2006 by pattere

[Jeremy]

Have you tried simply using RyanVM's Update Pack?

[pattere]

Jeremy.

I used the update pack when building the nLite install CD. Is there a way to run it without integrating it into a CD and re-building teh machines?

[TheFlash428]

Try this...

Go to your System32 folder and look for 2 folders "CatRoot" and "CatRoot2"

Make backups of these folders.

Open each folder and inside there should be some subfolders--open the subfolders and delete every file EXCEPT for the following: "catdb" and "timestamp". Repeat this for all folders under CatRoot and CatRoot2.

Reboot.

Try to run updates again.

PS: I'm not knowlegable enough to explain what this does, but I found this solution once while trying to solve the same problem and it did work for me.

[pattere]

Thanks "The Flash".

I'll give this a try. I have worked on some similar solutions, but not this exact one. I'll let you know if it works.