August 1st, 2009

Hotfix KB 971092 for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Install Problems

I was bitten by a weird Windows Update problem where update KB971092 would continually install and then keep trying to install even though it successfully completes.  Some or most of you that have Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installed will probably have a similar problem.  So I though I would pass on this information from Neno Loje about how to fix it.

WindowsUpdateApplies to:

Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (KB971092)

Symptoms:

The update installs successfully and but will be offered again by Windows Update as a new update. This can be repeated indefinitely.

or

the standalone installer tells you that this update “does not apply, or is blocked by another condition on your system”.

Workaround (found here):

  1. Download the stand-alone version of VS90SP1-KB971092-x86.exe.
  2. Start the installation VS90SP1-KB971092-x86.exe
  3. Wait for the error message to come up – do not close the window
  4. Copy the temp. folder where the patch has been unpacked to a new folder, for example onto your desktop.
  5. Close VS90SP1-KB971092-x86.exe that you started in step 2.
  6. Navigate to {Program Files}\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools and find vsvars32.bat.
  7. Change the permissions on the file to allow everyone to edit it.
  8. Start VS90SP1-KB971092-x86.msp from within the saved folder and the process should complete.
  9. You may want to reset permissions that you gave in step 7.

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5 Responses to “Hotfix KB 971092 for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Install Problems”

  1. Pål Says:
    August 3rd, 2009 at 12:09 am

    Nice one. I installed the damn fix 4 times and each time it reported it was successful, but 5 minutes later Windows popped up with a “new” important security fix I needed to install.

    Googled “KB971092 install loop” and found your fix straight away.

  2. TATWORTH Says:
    August 3rd, 2009 at 1:50 am

    Please slems ee https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=478117&wa=wsignin1.0
    and vote to confirm the problem if you had problems installing the fix.

  3. Anders Says:
    August 5th, 2009 at 8:21 am

    When I run the installer manually, the progress bar stops moving halfway through “gathering information”. Then after a while the installer stops with a “installer in no longer running” message.

  4. Bill Says:
    August 13th, 2009 at 10:56 am

    Anders – I’m seeing the same issue. Did you ever get it resolved?

  5. balajikonagalla Says:
    November 24th, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    i already installed visual studio 2008 i want to place jquery as a supporting file in my project but this jquery is not supported by my version i says it should update to 2008 sp1 kb945140-eng.exe is not installed by my software can you provide the only update for 2008 to 2008 sp1.