Bug 121987 - Windows: MSI installation fails if WU service is disabled hard way
Summary: Windows: MSI installation fails if WU service is disabled hard way
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installation (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.1.3.1 rc
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Mike Kaganski
URL:
Whiteboard: target:6.3.0 target:6.1.5 target:6.2....
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Reported: 2018-12-08 20:34 UTC by Mike Kaganski
Modified: 2018-12-16 14:13 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Mike Kaganski 2018-12-08 20:34:35 UTC
Since https://git.libreoffice.org/core/+/1882827320ed760de82211cf690b686f8d34ff74, an attempt to install UCRT will be performed regardless there is an evidence that it's present on the system, to workaround some cases where the existing UCRT is broken (bug 115405, bug 119910).

But that made other errors to emerge: on systems where users disable WU service using some exotic ways, installer is unable to enable the service, and fails. [1][2] Examples of such hard-disables are using `sc delete` [3] and associating WU service with a guest account. Many such cases are reported for Windows 10, where installation of the UCRT is not required.

So the solution (imperfect, but possibly the best possible here) is to allow installer to continue in case of failure enabling the service. This will automatically eliminate all problems related to Win10; and also for cases where users are advanced enough (the majority of such hard-disable cases should be those), it might be enough to add a relevant FAQ entry.

[1] https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/172227/cannot-install-631/
[2] https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/175571/installation-failed-unknown-error-win10x64/
[3] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/sc-delete
Comment 1 Mike Kaganski 2018-12-08 20:40:15 UTC
https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/64825
Comment 2 Commit Notification 2018-12-09 06:17:00 UTC
Mike Kaganski committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "master":

https://git.libreoffice.org/core/+/53058090beede6a399e2f408f62c28a2921ff8ab%5E%21

tdf#121987: Don't fail installation if failed to enable WU service

It will be available in 6.3.0.

The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds

Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Comment 3 Commit Notification 2018-12-09 21:13:52 UTC
Mike Kaganski committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "libreoffice-6-1":

https://git.libreoffice.org/core/+/743164f4a42d8eae2496fbecc04344b7e1526af5%5E%21

tdf#121987: Don't fail installation if failed to enable WU service

It will be available in 6.1.5.

The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds

Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Comment 4 Commit Notification 2018-12-09 21:17:16 UTC
Mike Kaganski committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "libreoffice-6-2":

https://git.libreoffice.org/core/+/79defcb4a9d559c16f59af561f7767f8fbfed98d%5E%21

tdf#121987: Don't fail installation if failed to enable WU service

It will be available in 6.2.0.1.

The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds

Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Comment 5 Commit Notification 2018-12-12 12:43:43 UTC
Mike Kaganski committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "libreoffice-6-1-4":

https://git.libreoffice.org/core/+/126236b6b3ea47808eefbc1cce96cc7e3a2dc701%5E%21

tdf#121987: Don't fail installation if failed to enable WU service

It will be available in 6.1.4.

The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds

Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Comment 6 Commit Notification 2018-12-16 14:12:05 UTC
Mike Kaganski committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "master":

https://git.libreoffice.org/core/+/0b6884b9f1f60db48983de6c5bd53e25e1f68eeb%5E%21

tdf#121987 follow-up: never fail MSU install; warn instead.

It will be available in 6.3.0.

The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds

Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.