In Windows Vista, the Package Manager tool can install only the first package when you extract two or more packages to the same folder.

For example, consider the following scenario:

• On a computer that is running Windows Vista, you create a C:\Temp folder.
• You download the following hotfix packages to this folder:
  • Windows6.0-KB929761-x86.msu
  • Windows6.0-KB932590-x86.msu

  These hotfix packages are for hotfix 929761 and hotfix 932590.

• You run the following commands to expand the hotfix packages:
  

  c:\temp>expand c:\temp\Windows6.0-KB929761-x86.msu -F:Windows6.0-KB929761-x86.cab c:\temp
  c:\temp>expand c:\temp\Windows6.0-KB932590-x86.msu -F:Windows6.0-KB932590-x86.cab c:\temp

• You run the following commands to install the packages:
  

  start /w Pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\temp\Windows6.0-KB929761-x86.cab
  start /w Pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\temp\Windows6.0-KB932590-x86.cab

In this scenario, Package Manager installs only the package for hotfix 929761.

When this problem occurs, information that resembles the following may appear in the Cbs.log file:

2007-07-25 13:17:05, Info CBS Pkgmgr: called with: "Pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\temp\Windows6.0-KB932590-x86.cab"
2007-07-25 13:17:05, Info CSI 00000001@2007/7/25:20:17:05.165 WcpInitialize (wcp.dll version 0.0.0.5) called (stack @0x64ee2e32 @0xf72c09
@0xf6d617 @0xf6dffc @0x772e36ed @0x776fa174)
2007-07-25 13:17:05, Info CBS Session: 29871864:3301734882 initialized.
2007-07-25 13:17:05, Info CBS Pkgmgr: Installing package from: c:\temp\Windows6.0-KB932590-x86.cab
2007-07-25 13:17:05, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_1_for_KB929761~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.1.1, Parent: Microsoft-
Windows-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.6000.16386, Disposition = 1003, VersionComp: 1, ServiceComp: 1, BuildComp: 1,
DistributionComp: 1, RevisionComp:1, Exist: 1

In this example Cbs.log file, Package Manager indicates that it will install the .cab file for hotfix 932590. However, it actually installs the Package_1_for_KB929761~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.1.1 package. This is the hotfix 929761 package.

Note: This problem also applies to Windows Server 2008.

You start Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) and then use Package Manager (Pkgmgr.exe) to install a driver to an offline Windows Vista image. After you do this, the driver may not be added to the driver store folder.

For example, assume that you have typed the following command:

start /w pkgmgr /o:”c:\;c:\windows” /n:”e:\oemdrv\unattend.xml” /l:”e:\drvlog”

Because you used the /l:”e:\drvlog” switch, the following errors are logged to the Drvlogs file:

2007-01-26 14:55:53, Info CBS Pkgmgr: Install Drivers Offline Callback: INFO: The class GUID for INF ‘E:\oemdrv\nv_disp.inf’ is ‘4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318′! (Error code (HRESULT) 0×0.)
2007-01-26 14:55:53, Info CBS Pkgmgr: Install Drivers Offline Callback: INFO: The class GUID ‘4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318′ is not boot-critical. (Error code (HRESULT) 0×0.)
2007-01-26 14:55:53, Info CBS Pkgmgr: Install Drivers Offline Callback: INFO: ‘E:\oemdrv\nv_disp.inf’ is not a boot critical driver. (Error code (HRESULT) 0×0.) 2007-01-26 14:55:56, Error CBS Pkgmgr: Install Drivers Offline Callback: ERROR: Failed to stage driver ‘E:\oemdrv\nv_disp.inf’ (HRESULT= 0×8007001D). (Error code (HRESULT) 0×8007001d.)
2007-01-26 14:55:56, Error CBS Pkgmgr: Install Drivers Offline Callback: ERROR: Failed to install driver package ‘E:\oemdrv\nv_disp.inf’. (Error code (HRESULT) 0×8007001d.)
2007-01-26 14:55:56, Info CBS Pkgmgr: Install Drivers Offline Callback: INFO: Installed ‘0′ drivers. (Error code (HRESULT) 0×0.)
2007-01-26 14:55:56, Info CBS Pkgmgr: Install Drivers Offline Callback: INFO: RETURN InstallDriversOffline (0) (Error code (HRESULT) 0×0.)

When you use Package Manager (Pkgmgr.exe) to work with an offline Windows Vista image, you may receive the following error message:

0×80071a91

For example, you may receive this error message when you use Package Manager to install drivers or to update a package to an offline Windows Vista image.

This problem occurs when you use Package Manager together with the /o switch, and the full path of the offline Windows directory (offline_Windows_directory_path) has more than 100 characters.

Consider the following scenario:

• You use package manager (Pkgmgr.exe) to service an offline Windows Vista image.
• Package manager reports an error.
• You use package manager again to service the same offline Windows Vista image.
• Package manager may not report an error.

In this scenario, the Windows Vista image may be corrupted, even though you do not receive an error.