Microsoft KB Archive/828854

= QFECheck Incorrectly Reports That You Must Reinstall a Hotfix =

Article ID: 828854

Article Last Modified on 11/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional for Itanium-based systems
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you run QFECheck to verify that a hotfix or an update has been correctly installed, QFECheck incorrectly indicates that the hotfix must be reinstalled, as in the following message

Windows  Hotfix Validation Report for \\

Report Date:

Current Service Pack Level: Service Pack

Hotfixes Identified:

KB : This hotfix should be reinstalled.

where  is the version of Windows that is installed on your computer,   is the network name of your computer,   is the version of the latest service pack that has been installed, and   is the Microsoft Knowledge Base article number of the hotfix.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if you are running a Windows-based computer that has the Windows MultiLanguage Version installed, and the current language selected is not English. If you change the language setting of the multilanguage user interface (MUI) to English, and then run QFECheck, QFECheck indicates that the hotfix is installed correctly.



Hotfix information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Microsoft XP Service Pack 1 installed.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other previously released hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows XP, x86-based versions


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbwinxppresp2fix kbhotfixserver KB828854

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