KB948110 is a problem update and buck is passed by Hotfix ..

On Dec 10, 6:15 am, wrote:
> On Dec 10, 1:39 am, MyGposts wrote:
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> > Why is this update so troublesome?
> > I saw lots of old posts with people saying this update fails and other
> > people responded saying to contact the free Microsoft security update
> > technical support.  However, that group can't/won't help with SQL
> > security updates.  Instead they will refer you to SQL fee-based
> > technical support even though the only SQL problem you need fixed is
> > the failure of the security update.  Very annoying especially since
> > this is wide spread problem issue.
> > It is so common at this point that I actually heard a random person
> > complaining about the exact same SQL update on a radio show.
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> >http://twit.tv/ttg515
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> > What is the most common causes for this update failing to install?
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> in my experience you pay first, and if it's a known bug then MS
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I did another search and found a recent post about it and it dead
ended with no solution I can see.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.sqlserver.security/bro..._thread

Well, if Microsoft notices a higher percentage of installs for an
update are failing than average, they should investigate, find the
common causes, add notes and tips to the update page and train the
Windows Update tech support people on what it takes to successfully
install the update.
If nothing works, then the update needs to be pulled and re-released
with a better patch.

This update is several months old now and many people are still not
having the same issue.
It has failed to install on multiple computers in our environment
alone..
It is not as if this update is only a problem for a tiny fraction of
people with some very obscure configuration.
 >> Stay informed about: KB948110 is a problem update and buck is passed by Hotfix .. 

MyGposts ( ) writes:
> Why is this update so troublesome?
> I saw lots of old posts with people saying this update fails and other
> people responded saying to contact the free Microsoft security update
> technical support. However, that group can't/won't help with SQL
> security updates. Instead they will refer you to SQL fee-based
> technical support even though the only SQL problem you need fixed is
> the failure of the security update. Very annoying especially since
> this is wide spread problem issue.
> It is so common at this point that I actually heard a random person
> complaining about the exact same SQL update on a radio show.
>
> http://twit.tv/ttg515
>
> Forward to 1 hour 6 minutes into the podcast.
>
> What is the most common causes for this update failing to install?

Since there is a later security fix, maybe you should try that one
instead? 954606, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954606.

In any case, SP3 should be out real soon now.
http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2008/10/20/sql-server...05-sp3-


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 >> Stay informed about: KB948110 is a problem update and buck is passed by Hotfix ..