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  • Mr. Garvin: I believe I am on the right path now. Thanks to your confirmation of the requirement of an EXE file "resident on the system". I manually copied the EXE file to a folder under C:\Program Files\ and matched a registry key to it. Windows Update no longer request to re-install the patch, although I found this…
  • Hello, Mr. Garvin: I have attempted to apply the 'simple' approach' as you mentioned. It really is frustrating to me only because of the time spent entering combinations of rules and no 'prize'. I should mention that this 'test package' is made up of a simple EXE: The file (patchtest.exe) runs and simply creates a text…
  • Hello: I have added a number to the file size field and have tweaked the rules for the test_package. Out of three test VMs only two continue with the installation and one fails; this is progress, and I hope to understand the syntax of Applicability and Installation rules better. Anyway, I set the Applicability Rule to…
  • Hello: RE: Applicability Rule / Detection of package installation I appreciate that someone has posted in regards to creating an .exe package. I have been trying to find a solution to why the package continues prompting to install in Windows Update even after installation. I used the example from "Product Blog: Deploying…