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SP2 refusing to install correctly

  • 13-09-2004 10:56AM
    #1
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭


    What is happening is that during the set up (from cd) it extracts the files fine to a dir on C:, but then nothing happens. The files all lie in situe on the C drive. It doesn't seem to be able to install :/

    What could cause this? Or what kind of technical info do i need to give yee to help you figure this out.


Comments

  • #2
    ColmOT [MSFT]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭ColmOT [MSFT]


    browse to the folder where it extracts the files, and go to the update folder and launch update.exe

    This will start the GUI mode of setup.


  • #3
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    In the folder where the files are extracted to, there is no update folder, only a download one. I have tried re-extracting the files a few times, and the extraction tool says it extracts update.exe to that folder, but it doesn't seem to exist within the actual folder.

    Possibly a dodgy SP2 CD?


  • #4
    ColmOT [MSFT]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭ColmOT [MSFT]


    Where did you get SP2 from?

    Is it the full network install version?

    What size is the xpsp2.exe file?

    Try this:
    In a CMD prompt, type d:\xpsp2.exe /x
    Select a folder to extract the files to
    Then search the folder for an update folder, and update.exe in that folder.


  • #5
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Hmm ok when i extracted it from the cmd it worked and there was an update folder and all that. But if I click on update.exe I get an error saying:

    "Microsoft requires use of the "Machine Assigned" distribution method when using update.msi"

    The size of the xpsp2.exe file is 266 MB (278,927,592 bytes)

    I got the CD off a magazine cover, I have had one ordered from microsoft for a few weeks tho, so that should turn up next month or so.

    This is beginning to annoy me :/ Is there a possibility of the problem being with my machine and not with sp2 itself?


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