I am trying to install RSAT on Windows 8.1 Standard x64.  I am not receiving the error message I have seen on other posts.  Rather, I am getting "The update is not applicable to your computer."  I haven't found anything saying RSAT can only be installed on 8.1 Pro.  Is that the case, or why will it not install?  I am an administrator on the machine.

Hi,

Which RSAT edition did you install. Please access to the link below to download RSAT and reinstall it for test.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39296

Actually, I guess you installed the wrong package. Please feel free let us know if there was any prograss about this problem.

I tried BOTH packages and NEITHER will work. My product ID#: 00179-60495-76734-aaoem

Its an HP Laptop, model# g6-2235 us

please help!

I tried BOTH packages and NEITHER will work. My product ID#: 00179-60495-76734-aaoem

Its an HP Laptop, model# g6-2235 us

Hi,

What's you system edition, Windows 8.1? is there any error message when the installation failed?

Howdy-

I am having the exact same problem.  Fresh install and update to Windows 8.1 build 9600.  Located in US, and have US English installed.  I need to control some servers.  Please help ASAP - perhaps one of the later updates (to 9600) broke RSAT?

Mark Amunds

To all concerned-

I found another thread dealing with a similar problem on Vista.  I tried the suggested workaround, and lo and behold, it worked on Windows 8.1 standard edition build 9600.  Here is the workaround (credit to the original poster)

I found an workarround:

1. Extract the contents of the .MSU file using the following command:
'expand -f:* "Vista 32-bit.msu" C:\Temp'
This extracted the msu file and we got the .CAB file.

2. Installed the .CAB file using package manager utility. We used the following
command:
'pkgmgr.exe /ip /m:"path\package_name.CAB"'

 

Finally the RSAT is installed. MS thanx for nothing...

 

• Proposed as answer by ctumbles Thursday, July 02, 2009 2:59 PM

I had yet to receive a reply from MS - guess their not working on Thanksgiving month!!

Good luck to all-

Thank You! Worked perfectly.

I followed the same instructions but received an error.  So I tried the following DISM command on the CAB file:

     dism.exe /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:windows8.1-KB2693643-x64.cab

And it looks like it worked.  When I tried the DISM command on the MSU, it said that /Online doesn't support MSU files.