WCF service errors after installing WindowsXP updates

Question

Greetings,

today before I start working on my application I updated my WinXP. After all updates have been installed my WCF service stop working. There is a followin

Answer 1

I just wanted to report that the official KB article for this issue has been posted at the following location: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2262911

The workaround outlined above is correct and is the same workaround that you will find in this KB article.

The patch provided in the KB article has been validated to resolve the installation issue as well as safe for production environments. We will also be publishing in the KB article a Fix-It patch to seamlessly resolve this issue without needing to go through the workaround steps. Given that we have identified the root cause of this issue, all previous hotfixes which cause the installation failure will be updated appropriately.

It is important that WCF applications are unblocked and able to successfully install Windows Update KB # 982167 and/or 982168 on all machines. If you have uninstalled the Windows Update, please follow the KB article to get this update on your machine.

Sorry for this inconvenience.

Thanks,

Erica Microsoft Program Manager