I tried to get help with this by reading microsoft's links but still can't get it to install , any ideas. When i check for updates it only shows silverlight but not the failed update.
Must be a microsoft bodge up. I got the same. Strangely if I recheck for updates to try it again then it reports no updates available. So I wouldn't worry as MS have just messed this up. I don't think it was marked critical in any event
Thank you very much scottyboy , my father said he had that same update fail so it must be MS issue.
Please follow the Windows Update Posting Instructions and post the requested data
If the file is too large (8MB compressed), remove the older CBSPersist cab files until the final file is below the limit - you can always post them separately after zipping them. (the forum doesn't allow the upload of bare CAB files, for a number of reasons)
Thanks Noel but everyone is getting the same. Both our laptops doing same and my brother reports similar so must be s Microsoft gaff
While it's possibly a problem at MS's end, they are generally pretty good at getting updates right. It's far more likely that you all have a common error induced by installed software or malware.
Please post the requested data - otherwise we're all just guessing, and nobody is any the wiser.
...and this patch is 6 months old - and has already been re-issued to deal with initial problems.
I had the same Failed to Install KB2952664 on my Win7 x86 computer?!-
On reboot I got a pop-up saying Failed/Click to try it again, was too slow, and icon disappeared?
Couple of reboots, and says I'm Up to Date?-
I'm going to hold off on my Win7 x64 laptop until tomorrow, and hopefully MS will have it fixed (I'll Google 1st!)....
Yeah, same problem on two out of three of my Windows 7 x64 computers at home (Ultimate and Home Premium). Looking like it's a Microsoft issue, as I doubt Microsoft Security Essentials or MalwareBytes would be blocking it. Also, on the third Windows 7 x64 computer (Professional), the update didn't even appear. Searching for updates on all three computers after installing the main bulk from today yielded with no more being found.
Interestingly, this update was installed on two computers (Ultimate and Home Premium) six times prior to today's failure, with all of them being successful. The one with Professional only has it installed twice.
Downloaded the x64 version to my laptop, tried to install (didn't uninstall the early June 2014 version), and it said that the update was already in the system.
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