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More info?)
In case the issue started after an update or the addition of some other
software, this info (also from Mike Maltby, MS-MVP), may be of some
help.......
First boot to DOS using a floppy and check whether you have a WININIT.INI
file in your C:\WINDOWS folder. If present rename it to something like
wininit.old and try booting again. It is also probable that you will have
to
repeat the last software install or update that you made. See MS KB283069 -
"Error Message: (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=283069).
If you can't find a wininit.ini file then I suspect your problem is due to
the
C:\_RESTORE\TEMP folder having around 64K files in it which is the limit
(2**16) for the number of files that can be located in a folder using the
FAT32 filing system. This can also lead to the "Cannot upgrade file %1 from
%2.." message when booting. I suggest you try deleting the _RESTORE folder
with the loss of any system restore checkpoints you might have (not that I
think they are now usable) and see if that solves the problem. [BTW do you
have any Symantec applications installed? I ask because LiveUpdate is
implicated in this problem.] Delete the folder as follows:
a) Boot to DOS using a floppy. Do NOT choose "Minimal Boot" from the menu
when booting from a floppy but rather choose "Start computer with (or
without)
CD-ROM support" otherwise the ATTRIB command will not be available.
b) At the DOS A:\> prompt, type:
ATTRIB -H -S -R C:\_RESTORE
REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST
c) Remove the floppy
d) Reboot your PC
Another problem though is that the update you were doing was probably never
completed so your system may still be unusable. If however it does manage
to
boot then
e) Delete the folder C:\OLDREST
f) Check that an automatic system restore checkpoint was created.
g) Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder:
System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider
to your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB is normally more than
adequate
for day to day use allowing perhaps a week of checkpoints to be available
although increasing this to perhaps 400MB for a few days during periods of
large installs such Microsoft Office is advisable.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail.com
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Heirloom, old and starting to hate the smell of latex
"Jack E Martinelli" <jemartin_DELETE@NO_SPAM_gis.net> wrote in message
news:ubgIzzyCFHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> OEMXXX.inf files
>
> Ever heard of Norton System Doctor shooting its users in both feet? If
not
> and using or having used System Doctor read on, if not ignore the rest of
> this post.
>
> Check your windows\inf folder (a hidden system folder and you will have to
> enable the viewing of such files and folders in Explorer (Tools | Folder
> Options | View and check "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "Hide
> protected operating system files") and look for large numbers of oem*.inf
> files that are all 0 bytes in size. If you've got thousands of such files
> this is the cause of your problem as you're probably at the limit of the
> number of entries that can be entered in a FAT folder and therefore cannot
> add
> any inf file associated with the update.
>
> Why has this happened? Did you perhaps forget to disable System Doctor
> before
> updating your system from the Windows Update site? If you don't delete
> these
> files some software and most hardware and driver installs will take a very
> long time to complete if they complete at all.
>
> For more details see the Symantec site:
>
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nunt.nsf/docid/2000120915010309&src=n
> and also MS KB Q281967 - "Computer Stops Responding (Hangs) During Setup,
> Installing Updates, or Adding New Hardware"
> (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q281967). I
would
> strongly recommend that you contact Microsoft and mention Q281967 and also
> Q301540 and ask for a copy of the new ifsmgr.vxd v4.90.3003. You will
then
> either be sent the file or told how and where to download a copy. There
> should be no charge for this call other than for the cost of the phone
call.
> --
> Mike Maltby 9/01/2002
> ------
> KB 301540 - "CreateFile Improperly Returns ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
> if the Drive Is Locked and the File Did Not Exist"
> (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;301540)
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
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> "jjjimmys" <jjjimmys@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:87777960-F98E-454B-AC7F-8F606CE74393@microsoft.com...
> > My Windows ME laptop will no longer start up. Powering up, I get to
the
> > white Windows ME screen, but no farther. If i hit escape, a black
screen
> > appears that says "Please wait while Setup updates your configuration
> files.
> > This may take a few minutes..." However, after 10-15 minutes, a line
> > appears "Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %2 This keeps
> > repeating every 15 minutes or so. What do I do?
>
>
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