KB3033929 fails to install and cause a minor "infinite" loop

Anonymous
2015-03-11T13:12:48+00:00

I'm having problems with the KB3033929 update from the latest run of Tuesday patches. After installation the PC reboots, but during the boot up configuration of the patch it fails and Windows starts reverting the configuration and reboots. And then it starts all over again a couple of times until it eventually boot into Windows. I looked into Windows' setup logs and found the following:  

  • A reboot is necessary before package KB3033929 can be changed to the Installed state.
  • Package KB3033929 failed to be changed to the Installed state. Status: 0x80004005.
  • Initiating changes for package KB3033929. Current state is Invalid Installed. Target state is Staged. Client id: WindowsUpdateAgent.
  • Package KB3033929 was successfully changed to the Staged state.

So what is wrong?

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3033929

System information:

Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (ver. 6.1.7601)

HP Envy 14-1090eo Core i5 14.5"

Software running in the background:

CrashPlan 3+ Backup

Dropbox

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Secunia PSI

OneDrive

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-03-12T16:26:15+00:00

    Thanks michaelp52. I had the exact same situation with GRUB as the bootloader and that indeed worked perfectly. Even simpler to bring up the BIOS bootmenu to do the "one-time" boots directly into Win7. Avoids needing to change the BIOS setting.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-12T16:59:27+00:00

    @Shodan2k only! =>

    1. What is the full name of your installed anti-virus application or security suite and when (approx. date) does your current subscription expire? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender) are installed? What third-party firewall (if any)?
    2. Has a(nother) Norton application or a McAfee application EVER been installed on the computer since you bought it?
    3. Did a Norton free-trial or a McAfee free-trial [PICK ONE] come preinstalled on the computer when you bought it? (Doesn't matter if you never used or Activated it.)

    **<EDIT>**4. Is GNU GRUB boot loader installed?

    </EDIT>

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-12T21:16:52+00:00

    Thanks much to michaelp52 for his Answer.

    A similar fix is now working for me.   I also have a dual-boot system, using Linux Grub.   I used the Windows install disk to restore the Windows boot, then installed KB3033929 and rebooted.   This time the windows reboot configured the update w/o difficulty.

    I find this strange because I have 3 other machines running dual boot as well, and none of them had any difficulty with the KB3033929 update.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-12T22:03:46+00:00

    I have the same problem with Window 7, 64-bit.

    Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3033929)

    Installation date: ‎3/‎12/‎2015 4:20 PM

    Installation status: Failed

    Error details: Code 80004005

    I have run the Update Fix It  tool from Microsoft.

    I have tried a Clean Boot per Microsoft instructions.

    I also downloaded the update to install manually from: 

    Security Update for Windows 7 (KB3033929)

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46078

    This also failed and indication I had the wrong Windows version for this update ???

    None of these worked.

    I also have a dual boot system (2 HDs), primary one with Windows 7, Second drive with Windows XP.

    I have disabled the dual boot configuration and restored my original boot loader so system now goes straight into Windows 7, without the selection menu.  This also did not work, still the update fails.

    Any suggestions, or wait for a fix my Microsoft ?

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-03-13T00:13:54+00:00

    Here is what I learned from my own experience, and the experience reported by others on this thread.  The problem occurs when booting into Windows from Grub on a different drive than the one where Windows is installed.

    • Booting from a Windows boot on the same drive worked.
    • Booting from a Windows boot on another drive worked.
    • Booting from a Grub boot on the same drive worked.
    • Booting from a Grub boot on a different drive did n ot work.

    In the past I discovered that Windows Backup has problems under the same combination of circumstances.   Its possible that both problems stem from the same cause.

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