Solved MS Visual Studio 2008 update failing every startup

[eiranix]

I have an update trying to install every time I shutdown, but every time it fails:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 XML Editor (KB2251487)

Under the error details it says Code 643

I haven't been able to find a working solution to this problem anywhere else, can anyone help?

 

[NoelDP]

Code 643 errors are a pain

Please follow the Windows Update Posting Instructions and post the requested data

 

[eiranix]

The SURT tool did not specify 643 so I'm assuming I don't need to use that?
The SFC Scan just says Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations. Because of that, I'm guessing the logs files probably don't show anything in this case?

 

[NoelDP]

Please run the SURT tool anyhow and post ALL the requested logs - the background data is useful.

 

[eiranix]

Ok sure. I had to use wetransfer because the file was too big to upload here...
http://we.tl/VKKJ9hoCWG

 

[NoelDP]

Hmm - in this case, the background data reveals nothing that I can see
Perhaps the C:\windows\windowsupdate.log will be more revealing? - please upload it and we'll see.

 

[eiranix]

Windowsupdate.log
:/ hopefully this might shed some light!

 

[NoelDP]

Unfortunately, not!
Try installing it from the standalone... Download Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 XML Editor Security Update from Official Microsoft Download Centre
If/when it fails, hunt for the log file it should create - upload that and I'll take a look and see if it's revealing at all.

 

[eiranix]

During installation the progress bar moves up to approx. 90% then recedes back down to 0% before saying it has failed.
It gave me this lovely 17mb log file... Manual Install Log File

 

[NoelDP]

I had heard rumours that the file was rather large
It will take some time for me to digest this... back when I can.

Please bump if I leave it too long!

 

[eiranix]

No problem
Thanks for the help!

 

[NoelDP]

The event that triggers the rollback involves a couple of files -
Please open an Elevated Command Prompt, and run the following commands - they may help me understand what's going on.

DIR "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTA\AppInfoDocument"
ICACLS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTA\AppInfoDocument" /T
ICACLS "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\addinutil.exe"

Post the results.

 

[eiranix]

The folder 'AppInfoDocument' for the first two doesn't exist.

The third gives:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\addinutil.exe NT SERVICE\TrustedInstalle
r:(F)
                                                      BUILTIN\Administrators:(RX
)
                                                      NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(RX)
                                                      BUILTIN\Users:(RX)

Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files

 

[eiranix]

Ok so I just manually created the AppInfoDocument folder, ran the update and it worked!
I would've thought a Microsoft update would create a folder if it needed it there?? Oh well it's happy now.
Thanks for all your help!

 

[NoelDP]

Oh wow! - I wasn't expecting it either

Well done!

Good luck