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 Post subject: XP SP3 Installation Failure Troubleshooter
PostPosted: Sat 5/10/08 06:08 pm 
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I. If you experience these errors or have these issues:

Not enough hard disk space
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Service Pack 3 Setup Error
You do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to install Service Pack 3.


Not enough hard disk space to archive files
Quote:
Service Pack 3 Setup Error
You do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to archive the uninstall files.


Access Denied
Quote:
Service Pack 3 setup error. Access is denied.

Service Pack 3 setup error. Service Pack installation did not complete


Insufficient permissions
Quote:
You do not have permission to update Windows XP. Please contact a system administrator.


Cryptographic Subsystem Errors
Quote:
Digital Signature Not Found
--or-
Microsoft Windows
The signature on the software package you want to install is invalid. The software package is not signed properly.
--or--
The cryptographic operation failed due to a local security option setting.
--or--
Setup could not verify the integrity of the file Update.inf. Make sure the Cryptographic service is running on this computer.
--or--
Failed to install catalog files.
--or--
The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP.
--or--
Service Pack 1 Setup could not verify the integrity of the file. Make sure the Cryptographic service is running on this computer


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Details, including KB links to resolve the above installation issues can be found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717/


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II. Troubleshooting Error Codes that appear in the update log or in the service pack log files
If you experience a Windows XP SP3 installation failure, an error code is typically recorded in the %windir%\WindowsUpdate.log file or in the %windir%\svcpack.log file. Typically, these files are located in the C:\Windows directory. Error Code table, including KB links to resolve specific Error Code Issues:

The following KB Article, at bottom, has a table of the most common installation error codes, with a link for each to the relevant KB Article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717/

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 Post subject: Re: XP SP3 Installation Failure Troubleshooter
PostPosted: Sat 5/10/08 06:17 pm 
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Adding a few references to Bill's post:

WinXP SP3 installation fails with an error message, and the following error is logged in the service pack installation log: "8007F0F4 - STATUS_PREREQUISITE_FAILED"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949388

0x80246007 SUS_E_DM_NOTDOWNLOADED
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949386/

0x8007F003 STATUS_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949385

0x80070005 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377

0x800706BE RPC_S_CALL_FAILED
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

0x8007F02B STATUS_NOT_ENOUGH_WITH_UNINST
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949375

0x87FF0004 Error_Too_Many_Open_Files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

0x8007054F Error_Internal_Error
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949384

0x8007001F ERROR_GEN_FAILURE
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

0x8007F070 STATUS_SETUP_ERROR
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

0x8007F205 STR_UPDATE_ALREADY_RUNNING
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949381

0x8007F004 STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVS
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951244

0x80070001 ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

0x80070002 ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

0x8007F0CC STATUS_KERNEL_NONSTD
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327101

0x87FF054F
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

0x87FF36B7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950718

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WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/ar ... ation.aspx

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

• US: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/defaul ... rid=522131

• CA: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/defaul ... rid=522131

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• AU: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/defaul ... rid=522131

• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/defaul ... gprid=1173 | select Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3

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