Windows security updates breaking old software: to upgrade or not (that is not really a question).
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/08/03
Windows Security updates sometimes break old software.
In this case it was an older InstallShield version (not even sure it was 2012), breaking with this message when security updates like KB2949927, KB3004394 or KB3033929 are installed:
ISDEV : error -6003: An error occurred streaming ‘<path>\DiskImages\DISK1\<filename>.isc’ into setup.exe.
An earlier security update KB2962872 even crashed InstallShield 2012 and 2013 during startup.
It raises the issue if security updates are more important than upgrading your tool-chain. For less flexible organisations (not limited to large ones; small ones can be just as inflexible for instance when an upgrade also requires time or skills to be acquired) this can impose a serious problem.
Where Windows XP let you choose which updates to install and when, Windows 7 and 8 became more mandatory (installing security updates automatically even rebooting). Rumour was that Window 10 does not even let you uninstall security updates any more, but that has feature has been removed.
–jeroen
via:
- InstallSite Blog – Windows Update breaks InstallShield command line build.
- Error -6003: An error occurred when streaming… when signing the MSI file – Page 3.
- Black Tuesday patch KB 2962872 crashes InstallShield, causes slowdowns | InfoWorld.
- Windows 7 users report issues installing Microsoft update · SC Magazine US · Disqus.
- Microsoft Backtracks On Windows 10 Forced Updates – Forbes.
- Windows 10 for Enterprise: More secure and up to date | Windows For Your Business.
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mkruger777 said
It causes the building of the install shield .ism file to fail. In the error log you find the following error: ISDEV : error -6003
Windows validation is disabled. To enable Windows validation: on the Tools menu, click Options and select the Validation tab.
Automatic update notification disabled
After removing KB3185330 , it all worked fine.
jpluimers said
Thanks for the update!
mkruger777 said
Thanks Jeroen, super handy! Just found that KB3185330 also causes havoc. Kind regards, Morné
jpluimers said
You’re most welcome. Thanks for the https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3185330 addition (October 2016 security monthly quality rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1) which I planned to install this week.
What does it break?