Anyone else got problems installing XP SP3?
21 October 2008, 09:05 PM
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Anyone else got problems installing XP SP3?
I'm getting this error message (for loads and loads of files one after the other (when I click ignore)):
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Anyone shed any light on it for me?
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Anyone shed any light on it for me?
21 October 2008, 10:44 PM
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1. download and install subinacl.exe. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
2. Create a file called reset.cmd with Notepad. Copy the text below into the file reset.cmd and run reset.cmd with administrative rights (it may take a LONG time):
cd /d "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools"
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %windir%*.* /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose
2. Create a file called reset.cmd with Notepad. Copy the text below into the file reset.cmd and run reset.cmd with administrative rights (it may take a LONG time):
cd /d "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools"
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %windir%*.* /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose
23 October 2008, 07:53 AM
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As Mal said - and sorry for not getting back to check how you got on.
The error message you got is a typically misleading MS one. You had issues running the upgrade as you did not have permission to make the changes you requested. The batch file sorted that for you.
The error message you got is a typically misleading MS one. You had issues running the upgrade as you did not have permission to make the changes you requested. The batch file sorted that for you.
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23 November 2008, 10:40 AM
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FAIL! Run the program as suggested above. All seemed to work ok.
Run the update, went on for ages and then about three quarters through.......
"Unable to update catalog"
"Update failed"
"Windows XP has been partially updated and may not work properly"
17 December 2008, 04:40 PM
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No clue about the error message as I've managed to install SP3 on several computers as upgrades recently. A couple of laptops and a deskside.
In your situation I'd start from a fresh XP installation. Sometimes it's the only way ..... :-(
Dave
In your situation I'd start from a fresh XP installation. Sometimes it's the only way ..... :-(
Dave
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