Re: MS03-033 and "quiet" install

From: Bill Bradley (wdbradley3_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/22/03 

Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 05:53:39 -0600

Thanks for your reply. I guess I'm a little confused...<G>

DAHotFix.exe comes from where? Is it just a component of ANY Windows
install that has MDAC on it?

I searched for info on it on Google, and, there were few hits, but, in one,
the writer stated that "he'd tried to run a patch with /Q (like I did), and
got, instead of a quiet install, the "OK Screen" which he "understands comes
not from the patch, but, from dahotfix.exe".

I also gather that you tried your own suggestion by using dahotfix.exe /q,
and, with this patch, it doesn't work, which IS different from all other
patches?

Soooo...there IS no way to install this patch silently?

Thanks. Sorry for my confusion!
"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
news:3F45D34B.923DD866@hydro.com...
> Bill Bradley wrote:
>
> > Having just gotten done with patching my machines with the RPC patch,
> > MS03-026, and using the /Q (quiet) and /Z (don't reboot) switches,
which,
> > worked as advertised, I am trying to install MS03-033 the same way.
> >
> > Seems the /Z switch was left out of this patch, despite being in every
other
> > Security patch that I'd ever seen, and, the /Q switch, which SHOULD
install
> > the patch without user's being required to do anything (or, even know
> > anything is happening), instead just seems to skip an initial screen,
but,
> > still prompts users to press a button (see attached).
> >
> > Did you guys forget something on this patch? How can I do a TRULY
silent or
> > quiet install?
>
> Hi
>
> Unattended install of MDAC and MDAC patches/updates usually needs to be
done this way:
>
> SomeSetup.exe /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n"
> alt.
> SomeSetup.exe /q /C:"dahotfix.exe /q /n"
>
> See e.g. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=326573 for an
example on this.
>
> For http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-033.asp (see
also KB
> article http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=823718) even this
doesn't work,
> at least by my testing.
>
> I think someone has not followed common standard when creating this hotfix
:(
>
> --
> torgeir
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