Perhaps not....copying the RU8 file to the c:\windows\installer and renaming it to 202d890a.msp looks to have done the trick, SP3 has now progressed well past the "Remove Exchange Files" and is current into the language files section, it's looking like a win...
Dave > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >
