Article ID: 815483
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft COM+ 2.0 Standard Edition, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
SYMPTOMS
The MakeCab.exe utility that is included with the Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit may lose content when you make a .cab file. The Makecab.exe utility is located in the following folder:
Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK\Samples\SysMgmt\msi\Patching
CAUSE
The Makecab.exe utility generates a .cab file that is missing some files even though the directives (.ddf) file that is used to create the .cab file is correct. The patchwiz object may not find the sequence number in the NewSequenceNums table when the following conditions are true:
- You create a patch by using the Patchwiz.dll.
- You use sequence numbers that are larger than 32767.
This process creates an incorrect .ddf file and an incorrect .cab file.
RESOLUTION
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:
835935 Release notes for Windows XP Service Pack 2
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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.
Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------- 04-Mar-2003 16:57 2.0.2600.1179 105,472 Patchwiz.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 2.
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