It would be nice to have a real explanation for this: I´ve deviced software updates to 3 steps. First step was stucked while 94/98 updates were complete and the installation hangs here for ages. In smsts.log I see lot of this same lines: Update with CIID Site_E8EB38A2-4B9B-455B-8166-CD1018B5C1C4/SUM_491005ba-e78d-410e-b5fa-9e1ec665a6b3 failed with hr = 0x80070643 In http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958051 I found that I should remove this update, and I´m able to find the update corresponding to this ID. I removed it from Deployment Management and Deployment Package, updated DP and start all over again. I had to do this 3 times, deleting 1 update at a time and re-try the installation. Now step 1 is complete without this kind of errors, but still, step 2 continues to give same lines in smsts.log Should I just go and remove as many updates as necasery? When MS will relase new stack of updates, is it possible I dump to this again, and again?

have you tried installing this hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2509007 ?Michael Petersen http://blog.coretech.dk/mip/

Sounds great, I have to look into that! :P

Just thinking, will this require re-deployment of entire software update deployment package and management templates? Or should it work as-is? Thanks! :)

Well, that patch did not help, I´m getting still the same messages in smsts.log. Now stuck at the 96/98 and here is the problem: Update with CIID Site_E8EB38A2-4B9B-455B-8166-CD1018B5C1C4/SUM_ee69b39f-4dee-4bd9-8ff2-d01b082e2c4a failed with hr = 0x8007f0f4

are you instaling xp or 7 ?Michael Petersen http://blog.coretech.dk/mip/

Hi, How many clients failed to install the updates? You may check the one of the client with update problem to see if there is any error in the system event log, WindowsUpdate.log and WUAHANDLER.log. Also, please check which update failed to install and if they are the special updates. Regards, Sabrina This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

I´m installing Windows XP SP3. I realized, that after that SCCM update I haven´t applied the KB fix to clients during TS, I suppose to do that as well to get this updates issue fixed, right? Which is better way to apply 2 fixes to sccm clients? Adding them to the properties of client installation, or creating quiet install steps after client apply?

The first error translates to "ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE: Fatal error during installation". Which "KB fix to clients during TS" are you talking about? I would install ConfigMgr client hotfixes during the Setup Windows & ConfigMgr step using the PATCH property.Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de

Now I got the patch installation during ConfMgr step working! I´m applying 2 patches, KB977348 and KB2509007, using property PATCH=\\server\share....\file.msp;\\server\share....\file2.msp Still, in smsts.log files, I see lot of these lines: Update with CIID Site_E8EB38A2-4B9B-455B-8166-CD1018B5C1C4/SUM_27c76c3d-f3dc-4c45-9a87-189f4ab4c52c failed with hr = 0x80040668 ..and installation is pending. Any ideas? How I should make sure that patch is really installed?

I can see, that my fresh installed client´s version is now 4.00.6487.2188 Still, there was 1 hour gap, where installation of updates were pending without doing nothing.

Any chance that http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2009754/ apllies? I know it mentions another errorcode, but it's worth checking.Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de

Any chance that http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2009754/ apllies? I know it mentions another errorcode, but it's worth checking. Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de Nope, I have 3 steps, and 3 restarts between them, still same situation.

Well, I had to remove 1 update to avoid that pause in smsts.log, after that installation became shorter. Lets see, when MS will release new stack of updates, will there be any troubles. Now I'm having over 100 updates installing during TS for XP SP3 image. Another question: why not all updates are shown in SCCM's Software Updates. I cannot find this update in repositery: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=893fd6c0-6283-44c3-bb84-b2f0315b2ae6 - I have selected both XP x64 products - search creteria has all possible products

May I suggest you create a new XP image and add all the updates to it before capturing! Your TS must take forever anyway with that many updates..Michael Petersen http://blog.coretech.dk/mip/

May I suggest you create a new XP image and add all the updates to it before capturing! Your TS must take forever anyway with that many updates.. Michael Petersen http://blog.coretech.dk/mip/ In production I would defenetly do that, but in a lab I want to enjoy of every automation feature there is possible :)

Whenever the number of updates increase i configure "continue on error" on the install updates step. I would suggest to create a new base image to simplify your deployment TS. Preinstalling updates in a base WIM file is way better then installing them during post configuration every single deployment in my opinion.

Whenever the number of updates increase i configure "continue on error" on the install updates step. I would suggest to create a new base image to simplify your deployment TS. Preinstalling updates in a base WIM file is way better then installing them during post configuration every single deployment in my opinion. Yes offcourse :) ..only reason not to deploy all updates to image, is because of some exotic software which stops working after updates releases. I probably would leave out all framework updates from image.