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Update on KB955955 Error

A few weeks ago I posted about a problem I was having with the KB955955 update for ConfigMgr. I was having an issue with the update failing to apply, and I posted another way of applying the update that was supposed to work. (I was clear to point out that I had not tested it…I was relying on another post.)

Well…two problems. First…I read the documentation wrong…which is why I was getting the error. Second…if you use the method that I mentioned in the original post…your SUP won’t patch the system during the Build and Capture task sequence. So…ignore my original post.

The mistake I made in reading the documentation was regarding the installation properties…specifically which Package ID to replace in the following string:

PATCH="C:\_SMSTaskSequence\OSD\<Package_ID>\i386\hotfix\KB955955\SCCM2007AC-SP1-KB955955-x86.msp"

I goofed and put the Package ID of the ConfigMgr package that the KB955955 patch creates in the console. That should have been the Package ID of the ConfigMgr client installation package…which is clearly stated in the documentation.

Once I put the correct Package ID in the string and retested…not only does the patch apply…the SUP doesn’t break!

April 20, 2009 Posted by | ConfigMgr | 2 Comments