KB3023607 repeatedly removed by deepclean after KB3032359/KB3021952 (5.2mb ea) repeatedly offered/installed...

Anonymous
2015-03-15T22:40:10+00:00

KB3021952 (Feb "Cumulative" Update for IE) invloves a "bundled" update, it includes KB3023607. KB3032359 (March "Cumulative" Update for IE) is "bundled" it includes KB3040335 & KB3023607 (Again???) KB3032359 (allegedly) supersedes KB3021952 but both are needed along with KB3023607 to have a fully patched system. The problem occurs when Windows Update Cleanup (deepclean) is run after all patches are installed, it removes KB3023607, the "bundled" update as superseded :

2015-03-12 09:31:26, Info CBS Adding: Package_for_KB3023607~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0

2015-03-12 09:31:31, Info CBS DC: Package_for_KB3023607~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.0: unique components: 58 Size: 20.54 MB (21,538,670 bytes) 2015-03-12 09:31:31, Info CBS Total size of superseded packages: 20.54 MB (21,538,670 bytes)

The KB's 3021952 & 3032359 (5.2mb) that are continually removed/re-offered/re-installed/re-removed... lather, rinse, repeat... are actually the child package component KB3023607 which gets removed by deepclean.

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Anonymous
2015-03-30T23:03:36+00:00

At this point, it's evident that MS needs to investigate why Windows Update cleanup detection logic is ...broken (for lack of a better word) on some user's computer's only, there has to be a "missing link" ... I'm out of ideas and don't see too many here or elsewhere on the Innernetz

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I have 2 options to correct the problem of KB3031432 not appearing in Installed Updates but yet the MSU installer returns the message KB3031432 is already installed... and the PendingDeletes that won't.

  1. Repair Install
  2. Restore from prior backup image (2/12/15, after Feb Black Patch Tuesday, tested on spare HDD.

Thank to everyone who replied, and a special thanks to "J"... seems you're one of the few I've seen around here that "gets" it.

Regards & Hasta la Bye-Bye

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"Pink"

Edit to add: I have successfully restored my system to a previous backup image (2/12/15) prior to the "March Patch Madness" described in my OP, uninstalled the troublesome KB2852386 that enables Update Cleanup and re-applied the March '15 patches, all now appear in Installed Updates, including KB's 3023607, 3035131 & 3031432. Kindly mark this as "Answer" as I consider this matter resolved... if only temporarily.

Thank you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-17T09:18:32+00:00

    I can confirm the existing problem of reoffering of KB3021952 of Feb 2015 & KB3032359 of March 2015 for 3 Win7 PCs both x64 & x86!

    Both above IE11 updates were installed normally 1st time of some 50MB & 47MB size accordingly but then offered & installed again as 5.2MB size each. Then cycle is repeating....

    However, these updates return to be offered again ONLY after performing of a standard Windows Cleanup including a cleanup of updates files.

    In my case I finally hid both updates manually.

    Rgds,

    P.S. As far as I remember this PA Bear MS MVP commonly asks many questions but returns no helpful answers... From my memories it was something like - Is your hardware old? - Yes - Great. Buy a new one....

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-17T13:23:19+00:00

    well... not at all... but at the moment I don't see any reasonable solution except hiding both updates... after 2 circles of the normal way installation of both - 1st as full one, 2nd - as short of 5.2MB each.

    also I can confirm a visible background of this issue as below:

    1. both these updates are surely installed when IE11 version is now 11.0.9600.17691 [Update version 11.0.17 (KB3032359)]. and both are listed in installed updates list in normal way, i.e. both available to be uninstalled, etc. if need.
    2. windows cleanup procedure doesn't harm the above status in any way (!) but in case of these two updates only this standard windows cleanup seems to change a system internal flag for both updates from 'installed' to 'missed' along with the requested deletion of updates backup files despite of an actual status of both as installed. that's all.

    so it's likely nothing more than some small fault of MS guys who drink too much beer on weekend before Patch Tuesday... and as far as I remember the similar issue already occurred once with another update earlier maybe a year or two ago... that update was installed, then reoffered again, then put to hidden list, then disappeared from the hidden list... when that time issue was finally patched by MS.

    anyhow it's all very much unlikely related to any UAC on/off, Norton installed or not, etc. etc. and all that other trash...

    c ya,

    p.s. sorry I don's see any KB3023607 around...

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