Cannot Install Package Update re: KB898461

Simon,
My issue was resolved by the post from Herr_Mord but perhaps yours will be
helpful to someone else. Thanks ...
Bill
--
Bill F
Dont believe everything you think.


"Simon" wrote:

> Hi, I installed the following patch
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;898543 and now I have
> installed the kb898461.try it!
>
> "Bill F" wrote:
>
> > I cannot get my system to install the update in KB898461. I use auto-update,
> > but each time I try to install it, it goes about 1/3 of the way, pauses, then
> > blasts to the end and announces it has failed (sans any error code). I have
> > also tried installing it using the Windows Update site, and it fails using
> > that method as well. Finally, I went straight to the KB and attempted to
> > install it from there (after allowing my copy of Windows XP to be verified as
> > legitimate for about the 10,000th time). Again, it failed. I have had no
> > other issues ever with updating, and in fact, installed several other
> > unrelated updates today. It's just this package. I can't figure out if there
> > is some setting on my machine causing the problem, or if there is a general
> > problem with this update that Microsoft has yet to realize or announce.
> >
> > Anyone else having issues with this or have any ideas what might be going on?

Fantastic - This worked for me also.
Thanks.
--
jnhs


"Herr_Mord" wrote:

> To fix the issue with installing KB898461 simply rename the file:
>
> c:\windows\system32\spupdsvc.exe
>
> to
>
> c:\windows\system32\spupdsvc.old
>
> and then try the update again either through Windows Update or from the
> full installer which can be downloaded here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
> It should now complete successfully and allow you to start getting
> other updates as well.
>
>

"Bill F" wrote:

> I cannot get my system to install the update in KB898461. I use auto-update,
> but each time I try to install it, it goes about 1/3 of the way, pauses, then
> blasts to the end and announces it has failed (sans any error code). I have
> also tried installing it using the Windows Update site, and it fails using
> that method as well. Finally, I went straight to the KB and attempted to
> install it from there (after allowing my copy of Windows XP to be verified as
> legitimate for about the 10,000th time). Again, it failed. I have had no
> other issues ever with updating, and in fact, installed several other
> unrelated updates today. It's just this package. I can't figure out if there
> is some setting on my machine causing the problem, or if there is a general
> problem with this update that Microsoft has yet to realize or announce.
>
> Anyone else having issues with this or have any ideas what might be going on?

After trying for hours with no luck despite trying every solution posted here and all over the internet I was finally able to discover the solution.

Uninstall KB898461 from the add/remove programs.

Not sure when it got there or why it wasn't doing its job, but removing it seemed to fix everything.

Hi, I can't install that patch either, for weeks now. I've tried everything in this thread, but it still won't help.

When I try to download the patch file and install it directly, it claims to have been installed successfully, but the patch is the only one that keeps showing up in the auto updater. There it fails and produces this log:

[KB898461.log]
5.547: ================================================================================
5.547: 2011/04/02 12:11:52.015 (local)
5.547: C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\569d9f4ac4075c88e15e54f5d0847e2b\update\update.exe (version 6.1.22.4)
5.547: Failed To Enable SE_SHUTDOWN_PRIVILEGE
5.547: Hotfix started with following command line: -q -z -er /ParentInfo:28a0a7c4da83784698fb94eef41b97aa
5.578: DoInstallation: CheckSystem Failed: 0xf001
5.578: Setup cannot update your Windows XP files because the language
installed on your system is different from the update language.
5.578: Update.exe extended error code = 0xf001


Any more Ideas?

KB898461 consistently fails to install, updates wont work simply update Windows Installer 3.1 to Windows Installer 4.5 it is available here
http://support.microsoft.com/942288-v3 all your updates will be fixed upon reboot , bigbullet

I only joined to post what finally worked for me.

Got rid of viruses/malware.
Tried several other suggestions that didn't work.

1. Ran QFECHECK.EXE to verify Windows patches/updates had installed correctly.
See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282784

2. Deleted the C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$\KB898461 folder.
See http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3B914229

3. Downloaded and installed the KB898461 update successfully!

4. Went to Windows Update and it's downloading updates now.

I also stopped Norton AV, but not sure if that matters.
Good luck!