FIX SCCM CB Redist Files Download Issue

Let’s FIX the SCCM CB Redist Files Download Issue. In this post, you will see how to Fix the SCCM CB Download Issue. In this post, we will see the Fix to SCCM CB Redist Download Issue and the walkthrough of the new features.

In my scenario, REDIST prerequisite files were not downloading. The ConfigMgrSetup.log showed errors related to the REDIST file download. If you have problems downloading redist files, the ConfigMgrSetup.log is the best place to find the issue’s root.

Once the prerequisite files are downloaded, then copy those files to D:\Program Files \Microsoft Configuration Manager\EasySetupPayload\<Update PackageGUID >\Redist folder.

I don’t recommend doing this in your production environment. Robert Marshall’s tip helped me resolve the issue, and I mentioned this in the tweet.

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SCCM CB Download Stuck at Redist Step – FIX SCCM CB Redist Files Download Issue

I am having trouble downloading the SCCM CB version in my test lab. I have gone through my previous posts to fix the download issue.

The following post, “CMUpdateReset.exe Tool Fixes SCCM CB Update Download Issue,” provides more details. However, it didn’t work for me this time. I got the following error in the DMPDownloader.log.

I downloaded the prerequisite files separately using SETUPDL.EXE as I explained in my previous post “Learn How to Download SCCM ConfigMgr CB Prerequisite Files“.

FIX SCCM CB Redist Files Download Issue - Fig.1
FIX SCCM CB Redist Files Download Issue – Fig.1

SCCM Download Issues

I could see that the SCCM 1712 update had been downloaded on the following path: “D: Program FilesMicrosoft Configuration ManagerEasySetupPayload.”

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But the status does not change from Downloading to Ready to Install. The fix for the SCCM CB preview 1712 Redist download issue has been explained below.

ERROR: Failed to download redist for 51d629d3-c355-4b80-ad6f-ba44b27f84ed with command /RedistUrl http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=860262 /LnManifestUrl http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=860266 /RedistVersion 201712 /NoUI “\\SCCMTP1.INTUNE.COM\EasySetupPayload\51d629d3-c355-4b80-ad6f-ba44b27f84ed\redist” Failed to download redist for 51d629d3-c355-4b80-ad6f-ba44b27f84ed.

FIX SCCM CB Redist Files Download Issue - Fig.2
FIX SCCM CB Redist Files Download Issue – Fig.2

The following are the 5 high-level processes that happen in the background when the SCCM CB updates are downloaded to your server.

5 High-Level Processes that Happen in the Background when the SCCM CB Updates
Process update package
Download the updated package cab file
Extract update package payload
Download redist
Report package as downloaded
FIX SCCM CB Redist Files Download Issue – Table 1

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Anoop C Nair is Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for consecutive 10 years! He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM, Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career etc…

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