KB831167 - Feels like the film Groundhog Day

W2K, SP4.
KB831167 update for IE keeps popping up to install. I allow installation
and it appears to complete, but it keeps coming back.
I have seen this in the past and the fix was to delete the CatRoot2 folder
but there is no CatRoot2 folder present.

I'm sure this is common and I bet it comes up over an over, but I don't
visit this NG often. One more time, please?

Thanks

Charlie wrote:

> W2K, SP4.
> KB831167 update for IE keeps popping up to install. I allow
> installation and it appears to complete, but it keeps coming back.
> I have seen this in the past and the fix was to delete the
> CatRoot2 folder but there is no CatRoot2 folder present.
Hi

The Catroot2 trick is only for WinXP, not Win2k.

What happens if you try to install the update manually by
downloading and running it from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


I will guess you get this message (that means that you already
have a newer IE update installed that supersedes KB831167):

---------------------------
Microsoft Internet Explorer Update
---------------------------
This update requires Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1
to be installed.
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------


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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

You guessed correctly!
What do you think would be the best way to get this to stop coming up?

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Charlie wrote:
>
> > W2K, SP4.
> > KB831167 update for IE keeps popping up to install. I allow
> > installation and it appears to complete, but it keeps coming back.
> > I have seen this in the past and the fix was to delete the
> > CatRoot2 folder but there is no CatRoot2 folder present.
> Hi
>
> The Catroot2 trick is only for WinXP, not Win2k.
>
> What happens if you try to install the update manually by
> downloading and running it from here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
>
> I will guess you get this message (that means that you already
> have a newer IE update installed that supersedes KB831167):
>
> ---------------------------
> Microsoft Internet Explorer Update
> ---------------------------
> This update requires Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1
> to be installed.
> ---------------------------
> OK
> ---------------------------
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>

Charlie wrote:

> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
>> Charlie wrote:
>
>>> W2K, SP4.
>>> KB831167 update for IE keeps popping up to install. I allow
>>> installation and it appears to complete, but it keeps coming back.
>>> I have seen this in the past and the fix was to delete the
>>> CatRoot2 folder but there is no CatRoot2 folder present.
>>
>> The Catroot2 trick is only for WinXP, not Win2k.
>>
>> What happens if you try to install the update manually by
>> downloading and running it from here:
>>
>>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>>
>> I will guess you get this message (that means that you already
>> have a newer IE update installed that supersedes KB831167):
>>
>> ---------------------------
>> Microsoft Internet Explorer Update
>> ---------------------------
>> This update requires Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1
>> to be installed.
>> ---------------------------
>> OK
>> ---------------------------
>
> You guessed correctly!
> What do you think would be the best way to get this to stop coming up?
Hi

Please see if this works:

Run the VBScript below, it adds the registry values that the KB831167
update adds when it installs successfully (as you have an update
already installed that supersedes the files in KB831167, it might
solve your problem to add those registry settings).

Copy and paste the script code below into a new Notepad document.
Save the file with a .vbs file extension. Run the file by double
clicking on it.


'--------------------8<----------------------

Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
sRegKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\" _
& "{795d0712-722c-43ec-906a-fc5e678eada9}\"

oShell.RegWrite sRegKey , "Q831167", "REG_SZ"
oShell.RegWrite sRegKey & "ComponentID", "Q831167", "REG_SZ"
oShell.RegWrite sRegKey & "Version", "6,0,2800,1405", "REG_SZ"
oShell.RegWrite sRegKey & "IsInstalled", 1, "REG_DWORD"

WScript.Echo "Finished"
'--------------------8<----------------------



--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx