Re: KB953838 won't install

same problem here
but uninstalling sp3 ...

is there another way to install this update ?


"John Smith" wrote:

> The specific error code was 0x8007f0f1, STATUS_INCOMPARABLE_BRANCHES
>
> Method 2 did not work. Nothing worked until I uninstalled SP3, installed the
> update for IE then re-installed SP3 and remaining updates. The remaining
> updates required the registering of some dll's.
>
>
>

John Smith wrote:

> I tried downloading the update file from Microsoft Download Site and
> installing it manually like I did with SP3 but still had the same error. I
> could not uninstall IE7 because I had integrated it into an unattended, XP
> installation CD.

That is probably your problem. There is no supported way to integrate IE7 into
the Windows XP installation media; based on past reports in this newsgroup,
while there is a hack that will apparently install IE7 successfully, this hack
appears to result in a broken installation that cannot be reliably patched.

Harry.

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"Harry Johnston [MVP]" wrote:

> John Smith wrote:
>
> > I tried downloading the update file from Microsoft Download Site and
> > installing it manually like I did with SP3 but still had the same error. I
> > could not uninstall IE7 because I had integrated it into an unattended, XP
> > installation CD.
>
> That is probably your problem. There is no supported way to integrate IE7 into
> the Windows XP installation media; based on past reports in this newsgroup,
> while there is a hack that will apparently install IE7 successfully, this hack
> appears to result in a broken installation that cannot be reliably patched.
>
> Harry.
>
> --
> Boycott Beijing 2008 http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=174
>

"Harry Johnston [MVP]" wrote:

> John Smith wrote:
>
> > I tried downloading the update file from Microsoft Download Site and
> > installing it manually like I did with SP3 but still had the same error. I
> > could not uninstall IE7 because I had integrated it into an unattended, XP
> > installation CD.
>
> That is probably your problem. There is no supported way to integrate IE7 into
> the Windows XP installation media; based on past reports in this newsgroup,
> while there is a hack that will apparently install IE7 successfully, this hack
> appears to result in a broken installation that cannot be reliably patched.
>
> Harry.
>
> --
> Boycott Beijing 2008 http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=174
>

Uninstalling sp3 is not an option. XP SP3 is what is on the CD and the
systems are being deployed by the user using pxe. They won't have the option
of uninstalling sp3. MS should come up with a solution either manually
scripting it or correcting the .dlls

bkrocker wrote:

> Uninstalling sp3 is not an option. XP SP3 is what is on the CD and the
> systems are being deployed by the user using pxe. They won't have the option
> of uninstalling sp3.

If you're experiencing a problem installing cumulative updates, please start a
new thread in order to avoid confusion. It isn't clear that your problem is
actually the same as that of the original poster.

> MS should come up with a solution either manually scripting it or correcting
> the .dlls

The original poster's problem was caused by improperly modified install media,
so the solution is to use install media that haven't been improperly modified.
I doubt that Microsoft will be interested in trying to work out a way of
repairing IE7 in this situation, particularly given that there might be multiple
distinct potential problems depending on exactly how the media had been mucked up.

Harry.