Error: 0x80073712 when installing KB 2919355

Anonymous
2014-05-14T19:25:04+00:00

This error might mean that a file needed by Windows Update is damaged or missing. Here are a few steps that have solved the error for other community members:

  1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.

(If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then click Search.)

  1. Enter command prompt in the search box.
  2. In the list of results, swipe down on or right-click Command Prompt, and then tap or click Run as administrator.
  3. In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, enter the following commands. Press the Enter key after each command.

If you're running a 64-bit version of Windows 8.1, type:

dism /online /remove-package /packagename:Package_for_KB2919355~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.14

If you're running a 32-bit version of Windows 8.1, type:

dism /online /remove-package /packagename:Package_for_KB2919355~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.3.1.14

If you're running Windows RT 8.1, type:

dism /online /remove-package /packagename:Package_for_KB2919355~31bf3856ad364e35~arm~~6.3.1.14

  1. Type the following command, and then press Enter:

dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth 2. Type the following command, and then press Enter:

dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

  1. Install the Windows 8.1 Update from the download center.

 Windows 8.1 Update (32-bit version)

 Windows 8.1 Update (64-bit version)

If you have followed these steps and you still receive error 0x80073712, log files may need to be collected and reviewed. Please contact Microsoft Support so that we can further investigate your issue.

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Anonymous
2014-06-11T01:22:45+00:00

RH6M6,

I saw the kb2969339 update come through this morning a good 6 hours before the normal patch Tuesday updates were to be released and thought it was strange. Applied it to the final computer tonight and ran Windows Update. KB2919355 went right through and installed and the rest of the updates are now being installed. Hope this solution works for others.  Thanks.

Jim

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-05-25T18:11:08+00:00

     kb2932046 won't install.

    What are the symptoms?   See a current thread for a possible repair tactic, provided the symptoms stay manageable.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_update/error-0x8024200d-when-installing-kb-2919355/ebae6361-fb84-441c-908c-6f2045601003?page=2#LastReply

    But I wish we could figure out how to use the DISM /source: operand because using it would surely be a more efficient and ultimately more reliable, technique.

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  2. 0x00000000 40,810 Reputation points
    2014-05-25T18:08:35+00:00

    Perhaps that observation depends on the granularity of the "timestamp" (seconds), so someone whose install spanned a second might see a different result.

    Agree

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-05-25T17:02:23+00:00

    Thanks for the info. At this point, it appears I will need to do a repair install and the eightforums link you provided has not yet worked for me. My system is running fine with all advertised features of Update 1 working yet the subfile  kb2932046 won't install. Until I can verify I have a correct ISO, I'll not attempt a repair install. I don't want a bigger mess.

    Jim

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