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From: chris on 2 Nov 2009 13:07
I also would like to know what this patch is. We are experiencing an IIS
related problem after this patch got applied and can't find any information
about it.

Also, Add / Remove programs doesn't allow us to uninstall.

It also didn't create an uninstall patch directory in C:\Windows.

What's going on with this?

"Peter Lewis" wrote:

> I have a Windows Server 2003 SBS.
>
> Yesterday I installed, according to recommendation by Windows Updates:
>
> a. Hotfix for Windows XP KB954550-v5**
> b. .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update
> for .... KB961847.
>
> I didn't realize it's "for Windows XP". Anyway, the first one went
> through**. The second one failed.
>
> (**I am assuming this was the patch I installed by looking at Control
> Panel Add/Remove Programs. I didn't notice it while installing.
> However, Windows Update website history does not list this patch. In
> other words Add/Remove Programs is different from Windows Update web
> site.)
>
> After rebooting, it looked ok. And then I retried the second patch
> again today. It failed again. The logs say it is not installed. But
> now, the server now is totally unstable. It may suddenly freeze after
> some minutes or after some hours. No error message, no BSOD. It just
> freezes.
>
> What can I do? Is the Hotfix for Windows XP the problem? Why is an
> XP patch appllied to my Server!!!?
>
> Thanks
>
From: speshul on 26 Nov 2009 04:28

Oddly enough, I find a bunch of "illegal" paths for this Hotfix in my
Registry.

Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\UPDATES\WINDOWS
XP\SP4\KB954550-v5\Filelist\ and then in a bunch of folders labeled "1",
"10", "4" etc. there is "Name: Location Type: REG_SZ Data:
d:\1f46dc435d6e73ab04fce4b0c008f527\update\..\i386".

There is no such directory on my D: drive, not even with "show hidden
folders" turned on in Explorer. Needless to say "\..\" as part of a path is
strictly disallowed if I am not mistaken.
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