Bummer. Perhaps a call to MSS would be more economical? On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Dave Lum <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh hey, from here: > > "Download update 949870 from the Microsoft Download Center. > Copy the update file that you downloaded to the "C:\windows\installer" > folder. > Rename the update file as "33502bc.msp." > Run the installation process again." > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2784788 > > Steve, trying to reinstall or uninstall the patches gives em the same > errors as trying to do the SP3 update. > Dave > > > This is becoming even more fun, looking in the log it seems the installer > > is looking for the .msp files associated with E2K10 RU4, 5, 6 and 8 > > (specifically KB2756485, KB2785908, KB2746164, KB2903903). > > > > Trying to install KB2756485 I get "unexpected error while installing this > > package. The error code is 2771" > > > > Curiously, if I run that .MSI with extended and/or verbose logging (/lxv) > > I get an appcrash, but if I remove them (/le) it runs fine, but without > > the info I need. > > > > Is there a way to simply extract the files without running the installer? > > > > Dave > > > >> Correct. > >> > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Lum > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 12:30 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: RE: [Exchange] CAS server removal > >> > >> Thanks and yes I think you mentioned it, it's reconstructing this that > >> will be fun. In theory I should be able to grab the files from the other > >> servers' backups if I have them from before the upgrade, correct? At > >> that > >> point I just might as well move the box to SP3, because if I fix it for > >> one direction I'll fix it for the other, correct?... :) > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> From: > >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 8:39 PM > >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> Subject: RE: [Exchange] CAS server removal > >> > >> It isn't just you. :) > >> > >> I bugged this. Several times. It was finally fixed with Exchange 2013 > >> CU3. > >> > >> I know that this doesn't help you. > >> > >> As I believe I stated in another post, you need the SP, the RU, and the > >> IU > >> in their original locations. And to remove them in order. > >> > >> From: > >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Lum > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:33 PM > >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> Subject: RE: [Exchange] CAS server removal > >> > >> Not surprisingly, trying to remove Exchange 2010 (using elevated command > >> prompt and setup.com) I get the exact error message (could not remove > >> product with code4934d1ea-be46-48b1-8847-f1af20e892c1) as when I tried > >> up > >> upgrade to SP3. Trying to use add/remove gives me an error message > >> telling > >> me to use setup.com. > >> > >> Is it me, or odes Exchange gets really mad when you delete some specific > >> installation files? > >> > >> From: > >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 3:10 PM > >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> Subject: RE: [Exchange] CAS server removal > >> > >> That my friend, is an IU. > >> > >> You have to remove it first. If you look at the Exchange Setup Log, it > >> can > >> tell you which IU it's looking for. > >> > >> At this point, you may have a mell of a hess to clean up. > >> > >> From: > >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Lum > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 5:50 PM > >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> Subject: RE: [Exchange] CAS server removal > >> > >> Ah. No I don't believe any of those exist > >> > >> Going through several attempts to upgrade this CAS server to SP3, at > >> each > >> step of the way I get stopped due to missing installation files, which > >> oddly I can't even go from SP2 RU0 to SP2 RU1. > >> > >> It consistently dies at "Remove Exchange Files" and "could not remove > >> product with code4934d1ea-be46-48b1-8847-f1af20e892c1. Fatal error > >> during > >> installation, Erro code is 1603" > >> > >> As near as I can tell, it's because this CAS box is missing files that > >> Exchange is expecting to see in C:\Windows\Installer. I've copied files > >> from the other Exchange machines to this one but my thinking is I need > >> the > >> ones they had before they received SP3 for Exchange... > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> From: > >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Damien Solodow > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:06 AM > >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> Subject: RE: [Exchange] CAS server removal > >> > >> Interim Update > >> > >> DAMIEN SOLODOW > >> Systems Engineer > >> 317.447.6033 (office) > >> 317.447.6014 (fax) > >> HARRISON COLLEGE > >> > >> From: > >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Lum > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 2:04 PM > >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> Subject: RE: [Exchange] CAS server removal > >> > >> Um....what's an IU? > >> > >> From: > >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 10:48 AM > >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> Subject: RE: [Exchange] CAS server removal > >> > >> The potential risk is very low, unless you want to put another server of > >> the same name back in. > >> > >> Eventually, you'll need to cleanly remove the server. > >> > >> The only potential issue I can think of is based on whether you have an > >> IU > >> installed. If you do, you'll need to have the media loaded for both the > >> prior SP and UR. > >> > >> From: > >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Lum > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 1:38 PM > >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> Subject: [Exchange] CAS server removal > >> > >> We change our CAS server and just about everything is flowing fine > >> through > >> our new CAS server, to the point we're ready to decommission the old > >> one. > >> We can take the old one offline by disabled in the NIC and email still > >> flows as expected. > >> > >> My next step is to decommission the old CAs server by uninstalling > >> Exchange. What is the potential risk at this point if Exchange doesn't > >> cleanly uninstall? I ask because trying to upgrade it to E2K10SP3 errors > >> with the message "Windows installer: the feature you are trying to use > >> is > >> on a resource that is unavailable", and then when I address that I get > >> other errors and as I'm resolving them (keep in mind I am trying to go > >> from E2K10SP2 RU0 to E2K10 SP3), it seems like I need to install some > >> SP2 > >> rollups before leaping to SP3, but I get an error just trying to install > >> SP2 RU1. > >> > >> I'm wondering if I will run into these same issues trying to uninstall > >> Exchange 2010 altogether. > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
