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Kernel Update Compatibility Assessment Tool (KB980966)

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  • Version: 980966
  • Category: Update
  • Language: English

This package contains a Kernel Update Compatibility Assessment Tool that administrators can use to determine whether the computers in an enterprise environment are compatible with security update MS10-015.

  • This package contains a Kernel Update Compatibility Assessment Tool that administrators can use to determine whether the computers in an enterprise environment are compatible with security update MS10-015. The package also contains a sample script that can be leveraged to help automate an enterprise wide compatibility assessment.
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Status: Deleted

This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

FileSize
KernelSystemStateCheck.exe
SHA1: 61cddce27fd36ea7bf150ad224874f7d5fa15f1a
53 KB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3


Installation Instructions

    1. To start the download, click the Download button and then do one of the following, or select another language from Change Language and then click Change.
      • Click Run to start the file extraction immediately.
      • Click Save to copy the download to your computer for installation later.
    2. Open a command prompt to the directory where you extracted files from the download package.
    3. 3. At the command prompt type mpsyschk.exe to run the Update Compatibility Assessment Tool. The tool will return one of the following two responses:
      • MPSystemStateCheck: PASS

        If you receive a PASS result, it means that your computer has no compatibility issues with security update 977165.
      • MPSystemStateCheck: FAIL

        If you receive a FAIL result, it means that security update 977165 cannot be installed because of a problem on your computer. Proceeding with installation of the update could prevent your system from starting successfully. For more information, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/015
    Note: The package also contains a sample script that can be leveraged to help automate an enterprise wide compatibility assessment.

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