KB2686509 repeatedly fails with Error code 0x8007F0F4

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This is obsolete

I wrote a VB Script to fix two problems while running microsoft security update KB2686509

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard LayoutandHKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts

for those who are no registry freaks.

*Here you can download my little hotfix as ZIP-file.*

What does it do? Nothing magic!

1. Makes a registry backup

2. delete entries in Keyboard Layout

3. checks every keyentry in Keyboard Layouts against existing file in %SystemRoot%\System32

Hope I help someone with this script.

Regards

Christian from Germany

Update 2012/06/03

I have written a batch file too. So you can use this instead the vbs solution.

It's a little bit harder, because the batch file exports the two keys, deletes them, creates blank entries. Then you have to run the KB2686509 again! After doing this do not reboot, press continue in the command window (restoring old entries) and then reboot.

If one of the (bad) keys does not exists, the batch file creates a blank entry, so KB2686509 should work.

Here you can download the batch file http://www.vivus.net/dl/

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New instructions OF 6/19/2012

The FIX-IT’s for this KB have been released today for this Security update. They are available for download at : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2686509

To perform steps 1 through 3 in the "Let me fix it myself" section, run Microsoft Fix it 50882. ( http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9812279 )
To perform step 5 in the "Let me fix it myself" section, run Microsoft Fix it 50883. (http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9812280)

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Since we’ve figured it out, can you see if any of these solutions fixes you up?

Edit on Sunday 5/13 - I figured out the problem. I had remapped a keyboard key.

If you are hitting this error and do NOT have a faultykeyboard.log file see if you can follow this post and get the patch installed:

KB2686509 - Failure - due to remapping of a key - TechNet Articles - United States (English) - TechNet Wiki:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10829.kb2686509-failure-due-to-remapping-of-a-key.aspx

If you upgraded from Windows ME or 98 to XP (you see nothing but .kbd files listed in your faultykeyboard.log file) -- follow this post:

KB2686509 - Failure - due to upgrade from Windows ME or 98 to Windows XP - TechNet Articles - United States (English) - TechNet Wiki:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10876.kb2686509-failure-due-to-upgrade-from-windows-me-or-98-to-windows-xp.aspx

If you have DLLs noted in the faultykeyboard.log file but can't find them on your PC follow this post:

KB2686509 - Failure due to missing DLL files - TechNet Articles - United States (English) - TechNet Wiki:**http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10880.kb2686509-failure-due-to-missing-dll-files.aspx**

IF NONE OF THESE WORK, email susan-at-msmvps.com and I'll have someone from Microsoft call you back to fix your system.

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Freudi always posts great analysis:

2686509 (MS12-034) - Vulnerability in the keyboard layout handling on Windows XP SP3 - 8:05:12 - patch-info.de:

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://patch-info.de/artikel/2012/05/08/1324&usg=ALkJrhgcu5tcIlkGoRk0XYjsGBlgYvLePw

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2012-05-21T09:46:12+00:00

Hello and thanks for the help.

I have spent some hours already, since I am a neophyte, specially afraid of touching Registry issues.

I followed your instruction 3rd case. Need some more detailed assistance at this step:

"Go back to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts

And save the original keyboard layouts file with a different name. You can, for example, add a 1 to the registry file name so you have a backup.

Save the edited registry file of Keyboard Layouts (the original file name) back into to the registry. You can click on the file and it will reimport it into the registry replacing the kbd files in the registry."

What should I do with the notepad file after deleting the kbdxxx.dll files I found there. Have I to save it? Where?

How do I save the original keyboard layouts file?

Should I import the saved (?) notepad file to the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts"?

Could you please be more detailed on these?

I would appreciate.

Thanks a lot!

Stazaros
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Anonymous

2012-05-21T03:59:12+00:00

There's not three steps, it's just three different possible ways to fix it depending on what fact patter you have. If you had kbd files and you removed them, try installing it now.
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2012-05-21T01:34:15+00:00

I have tried to follow the the 3 steps. The last one I could not find a file called 'faultykeyboard.log' with .dll files listed. There was a faultykeyboard file which had .kbd entries which an earlier step addressed. The .dll file examples which you show in your patch are on the system in c:\system32 as they should be. Any help you can give me is appreciated.

George West
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