Error received when you deploy a security template together with an unattended installation of Windows Server 2003 R2: "-2147467259"

You try to deploy a security template. To do this, you use the Scwcmd.exe tool in an unattended installation of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2. However, the installation fails, and you receive the following error message:

Note Scwcmd.exe is the command-line tool of the Security Configuration Wizard.

To resolve this problem, install the hotfix that is mentioned in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

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

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: