The installation of VSE on a Windows Server 2016 fails if the Server Core option was selected during installation.
The
McAfeeVSE881159675HF.log records the following error:
Extracting Zip file from stub file, C:\RC\_Post\Post_90_Install_McAfee_8.8P8_and_EPO_5.0.4\VSE881159675HF\VSE88HF1159675.exe.
Performing self validation ...
Retrieving file, NAISCRIP.NSC from zip file.
Loading and parsing script file : C:\Users\Ladm\AppData\Local\Temp\7D44\NAISCRIP.NSC
MajorVersion: 10, MinorVersion : 0
WIN32_2K16
Searching for all Installed anti-virus products.
Checking Pre-requirements for Installing the Hotfix
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Checking if OS is Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 detected
Checking for presence of VSE 8.8.0
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VirusScan 8.8.0 is installed
Verifying Patch compatibility
Required Patch8 is installed.
Hotfix1159675 is not on the system and will be installed now.
Calling Uninstaller for Windows Defender
Commandline to launch:
C:\Windows\sysnative\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command Uninstall-WindowsFeature -Name Windows-Defender, Windows-Defender-GUI -LogPath C:\Users\Ladm\AppData\Local\Temp\McAfeeLogs\HF1159675_WinDefenderUninstall.Log
CreateProcess succeeded and Powershell returned exitcode: 1
Uninstall of Windows Defender Failed
Deleting...C:\Users\Ladm\AppData\Local\Temp\NAIE832.tmp
Deleting...C:\Users\Ladm\AppData\Local\Temp\7D44
Product rejected the update request.
Update process failed.
The following details are displayed in a command window on the server when you install the VSE hotfix:
Uninstall-WindwsFeature : ArgumentNotValid: The role, role service,, or feature name is not valid:
'Windows -Defender-GUI'. The name was not found.
At line:1 char:1
+ Uninstall-Windows Feature -Name Windows-Defender, Windows-Defender-GUI
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (Windows-Defender-GUI:String) [Uninstall-WindowsFeature], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NameDoesNotExist,Microsoift.Windows.ServerManager.Command.RemoveWindowsFeatureCommand
