KB2494088 Always Fails : How to get it to install (or stop trying to)?

Posted by Peter K. on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Peter K.
Published on 2011-06-26T01:00:36Z Indexed on 2012/04/08 11:33 UTC
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I have a problem where KB2494088 (a SQL Server 2008 R2 patch) continually fails to install when I reboot my system. Downloading the manual patch and trying to apply it says:

The SQL Server patch package is part of a general distribution release (GDR). This package cannot be applied since this SQL Server feature has already been patched. To continue, you must install a higher version of the SQL Server patch.

Most other posts (this, this) suggest it's either a failed (or cancelled) past installation or requires a SQL server repair.

I've looked at registry settings and tried the repair option, but nothing seems to work.

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