RJARRRPCGP Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 (edited) Why when I install a stock Windows 2000 Pro, install SP4, then after I go to Windows Update, it appears to be fine, but in the \WINNT directory, I have a lot of hotfix log files. The majority of the hotfix log files contain these lines:KBxxxxxx installation did not complete.Update.exe extended error code = 0xf201I installed all of the prerequisites! Edited November 9, 2006 by RJARRRPCGP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl-X Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Google is your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 (edited) Google is your friendWow, I just checked Google! Google didn't give sufficient results! BTW, this was despite I installed Windows 2000 and SP4 from scratch. The updates seems to just be making excuses! That error message looks like just an excuse! Edited November 9, 2006 by RJARRRPCGP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl-X Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Wow, I just checked Google! Google didn't give sufficient results! "Only" 670 Most of the suggestions seem to be permission related. Have you checked these? A fresh install is no guarantee for a trouble-free system, as you have now discovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Wow, I just checked Google! Google didn't give sufficient results! "Only" 670 Most of the suggestions seem to be permission related. Have you checked these? A fresh install is no guarantee for a trouble-free system, as you have now discovered.I wiped the HDD with MHDD, thus I repartitioned and reformatted the HDD!Also, a lot of the problems found with Google aren't even the same problem I have! I can install the service pack. It's just the hotfixes that refuse to continue. The hotfixes think that my Windows 2000 installation was tampered, even when it wasn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephens316 Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Um well first off you need to slipstream Sp4 into windows 2000 disk then create a bootable disk this article will help you with that http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2000_sp_slipstreaming.htmthen from there run Mircosoft Upadate. if you need help just message me. Always slipstream service packs because they work better that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Since the error isn't really an error (0xf201 means "STATUS_READY_TO_INSTALL", might be DCOM permissions:1. Change DCOM default security - Open Dcomcnfg - Click on the Default Security tab - Click "Edit" on "Default Access Permissions" - Add the Administrators group, Allow Access2. Check DCOM communication - Open Dcomcnfg - Click on the Default Properties tab - In the "Default Distributed COM communication Properties" section: Default Authentication Level should be set to "Connect". Default Impersonation Level should be set to "Identify".Apply the changes and reboot the machine, and update.exe should work again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted November 11, 2006 Author Share Posted November 11, 2006 (edited) Since the error isn't really an error (0xf201 means "STATUS_READY_TO_INSTALL", might be DCOM permissions:1. Change DCOM default security - Open Dcomcnfg - Click on the Default Security tab - Click "Edit" on "Default Access Permissions" - Add the Administrators group, Allow Access2. Check DCOM communication - Open Dcomcnfg - Click on the Default Properties tab - In the "Default Distributed COM communication Properties" section: Default Authentication Level should be set to "Connect". Default Impersonation Level should be set to "Identify".Apply the changes and reboot the machine, and update.exe should work again.Have you recently found this out? Boy, Microsoft is ticking me off! Also, while I never saw the following problem under Windows 2000, under Windows XP SP2,I get the following error message in logs for important hotfixes:The Update.ver file is not correct. Also, this error message can repeat up to 20 times! (up to 20 in a row) Appears to be a Microsoft bug that Microsoft won't admit. Edited November 11, 2006 by RJARRRPCGP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Easy there - I know nothing of your setup other than the error you're seeing, and that it happens after SP4. The status message that the error is giving is that the update is ready to install, but fails. I know I've seen this when DCOM permissions are screwed, or the OLE key contains entries that are invalid or too restrictive for DCOM settings. No need to get angry.One other point - you state that you're getting an error installing updates on a 2000 Pro machine after installing SP4, and now you state that you're also seeing different update errors on an XP SP2 machine. Does this happen for every install you do on 2000 w/SP4 or XP w/SP2, or just the current installations? Have you modified any of the files on the installation source for either install disc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 (edited) Easy there - I know nothing of your setup other than the error you're seeing, and that it happens after SP4. The status message that the error is giving is that the update is ready to install, but fails. I know I've seen this when DCOM permissions are screwed, or the OLE key contains entries that are invalid or too restrictive for DCOM settings. No need to get angry.One other point - you state that you're getting an error installing updates on a 2000 Pro machine after installing SP4, and now you state that you're also seeing different update errors on an XP SP2 machine. Does this happen for every install you do on 2000 w/SP4 or XP w/SP2, or just the current installations? Have you modified any of the files on the installation source for either install disc?With Windows 2000 Pro, some 2005 hotfixes appeared to have been installed. The majority of the failures probably are the 2006 hotfixes. I saw a 2005 date for a system file. If it wasn't updated, it would be a June, 2003 date.Also, under Windows XP SP2, the "The Update.ver file is not correct." error message can repeat up to 20 times or more in a hotfix log, it would look like this:The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct.The Update.ver file is not correct. Edited November 12, 2006 by RJARRRPCGP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 I just noticed the same type of s*** on somone's Dell PC.This smells like a Microsoft bug that Microsoft won't admit! This appears to be enough that Microsoft shall be taking action! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeveL Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 (edited) Why don't you just slipstream SP4 and the hotfixes?http://www.vorck.com/2ksp5.htmlBefore Microsoft stop supporting windows 2000 altogether. Edited February 1, 2007 by LeveL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 Why don't you just slipstream SP4 and the hotfixes?http://www.vorck.com/2ksp5.htmlBefore Microsoft stop supporting windows 2000 altogether.Yep. Also, I saw the above s*** on someone's Dell Dimension with Windows XP 2002 SP2. It appears that Windows Update likely isn't applying the updates in the right order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 More than likely, you had something broken on your computer before Windows Updates. Have you tried running Dial-a-fix and then attempting to reinstall the updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 More than likely, you had something broken on your computer before Windows Updates. Have you tried running Dial-a-fix and then attempting to reinstall the updates?Nope. Still the same after I reformatted the HDD then reinstalled Windows from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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