Error installing IE11 - prerequisite update KB2834140

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I'm trying to upgrade Internet Explorer my Windows 7 (x64) development VM from IE8 to IE11.

Both the online and offline installers fail with a bland error message:

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The troubleshooter tells me nothing, but the IE11_main.log reveals:

00:04.524: INFO:    Download for KB2834140 initiated. Downloading http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=303935 -> KB2834140_amd64.MSU.
00:04.540: INFO:    Waiting for 1 prerequisite downloads.
00:05.101: INFO:    Prerequisite download processes have completed. Starting Installation of 1 prerequisites.
00:05.117: INFO:    Launched package installation: C:\Windows\SysNative\dism.exe /online /add-package /packagepath:C:\Windows\TEMP\IE1A5E3.tmp\KB2834140\Windows6.1-KB2834140-v2-x64.cab /quiet /norestart
00:10.577: INFO:    Process exit code 0x00000000 (0) [The operation completed successfully. ]
00:10.577: INFO:    The neutral pack was successfully downloaded from the internet. Installation will continue using the downloaded package.
00:10.577: INFO:    Waiting for 0 language pack downloads.
00:10.593: INFO:    Language pack downloads completed. (exit code = 0xffffffff (4294967295)).
00:10.624: INFO:    No reboot logic message NrApiStart(0), lParam=0x004f2b78 returned 0x00000000.
00:11.170: INFO:    No reboot logic message NrApiScan(1), lParam=0x00000000 returned 0x00000000.
00:22.105: INFO:    No reboot logic message NrApiDecisionDialog(2), lParam=0x00000000 returned 0x00000000.
00:26.895: INFO:    No reboot logic message NrApiPreInstall(3), lParam=0x00000000 returned 0x00000000.
00:26.895: INFO:    No reboot logic message NrApiStartInstall(4), lParam=0x00000000 returned 0x00000014.
00:26.895: INFO:    Installing with the downloaded package. C:\Windows\TEMP\IE1A5E3.tmp\IE11-neutral.Downloaded.cab
00:26.895: INFO:    Launched package installation: C:\Windows\SysNative\dism.exe /online /add-package /packagepath:C:\Windows\TEMP\IE1A5E3.tmp\IE11-neutral.Downloaded.cab /quiet /norestart
00:30.779: INFO:    Process 'C:\Windows\SysNative\dism.exe /online /add-package /packagepath:C:\Windows\TEMP\IE1A5E3.tmp\IE11-neutral.Downloaded.cab /quiet /norestart' exited with exit code 0x800F081E (-2146498530)
00:30.779: ERROR:   Neutral package installation failed (exit code = 0x800f081e (2148468766)).

This tells me that the installer things that KB2834140 is a requirement, and the installer is downloading and trying to apply it - and failing.

If I try to download and install the update manually, I get the message

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I've tried removing KB2834140 manually and rebooting ... but when I try again I get the same error.

Can anyone suggestion how to bypass the error, or at least get the installer to the point where it knows that KB2834140 is installed?

windows-7
installation
internet-explorer
asked on Super User Aug 4, 2014 by KenD

2 Answers

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Managed to fix it: my VM was tied into the corporate WSUS server, which clearly is missing some vital updates. By bypassing WSUS and checking with WindowsUpdate directly, I was missing a ton of "Important" updates - after installing them, everything is now working and IE11 is running happily.

Now to figure out what's wrong with WSUS ...

answered on Super User Aug 4, 2014 by KenD
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For those that may stumble across this looking for an answer...

Make sure Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Server 2008 R2 SP1 (2670838) is installed. I had the same problem trying to upgrade to any version higher than IE9 until I installed the update.

answered on Super User Aug 9, 2016 by Mike

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