You cannot install a System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 hotfix that includes the System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Feature Pack when the Automatic Updates service is disabled

On a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008, you cannot install a Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 hotfix that includes the System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Feature Pack. This issue occurs if the Automatic Updates service is disabled.

The System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Feature Pack is described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

The Automatic Updates service must be enabled before you install the System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Feature Pack that is described in Knowledge Base article 949779.

To work around this issue, set the startup type for the Automatic Updates service to Manual or to Automatic before you install a Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 hotfix that includes the System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Feature Pack.

For more information about how to configure the Automatic Updates service, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.