In a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003
environment, you use PatchInstall to install custom updates on
some SMS clients. The custom updates are of the
Microsoft Update Standalone Package file type.
However, the
installation of these updates does not start on the
SMS clients.
Notes- The
Microsoft Update Standalone Package file type has an .msu extension.
- Software updates for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008
are available in
.msu files.
- To use the Custom Updates Publishing Tool to author or publish updates of the .msu file type, you must have hotfix 953592
installed.
This
problem occurs because
the Patch Installation Agent (PatchInstall) on SMS
clients only supports updates that are available in the following file types:
- Command Line Installation (.exe)
- Windows Installer File (.msi)
- Windows Installer Patch (.msp)
To resolve this problem, deploy this hotfix to all SMS
clients that are running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.
Download information
The
following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:
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For more information about how to
download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=119591/
)
How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most
current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file
was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent
any unauthorized changes to the file.
Hotfix information
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must make sure that the management
server is running Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 3.
Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this
hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any previously released hotfixes.
Hotfix installation instructions
To apply this hotfix, follow these steps:
- Run the R2MSUSupportEN.exe package that you obtained from
Microsoft Download Center.
- Specify where you
want to extract the hotfix files.
Note The package that you downloaded includes two
hotfixes. Both hotfixes are extracted into the specified
location. - Among the files that you extracted, find the following file:
sms2003-sp3-kb953591-x86-enu.exe
- Deploy the file that you found in step 3 to all SMS
clients that are running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file
attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.
The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To
find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time
Zone tab in the
Date and Time item in Control
Panel.
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| File name | File version | File
size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Patchinstall.dll | 2.50.4253.3122 | 145,920 | 31-Jul-2007 | 19:45 | x86 |
| Sms2003ac-sp3-kb953591-x86.msp | Not
applicable | 299,520 | 31-Jul-2007 | 19:45 | Not
applicable |
Microsoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
in the "Applies to" section.
For more information about hotfix 953592, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
953592Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=953592/
)
You cannot author or publish software updates of .msu file type by using the Custom Updates Publishing Tool that is available in Systems Management Server 2003 R2
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=824684/
)
Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates