Indicated success installer 3.1 not

repair in place of xp pro by oem disk. Now back to service pack 1 with
automatic updates on. au says it is installing installer 3.1 and i get the
green indicator. Reboot, same thing. History now shows 6 successful
downloads of 3.1 but I can't go on to the next update. So I am looking here
to fix the problem and come across a microsoft article saying to uninstall
and re-install. I type msiexec /unreg and get "ordinal 280 could not be
located in the dynamic link library msi.dll" What am I missing here?

Try a manual download of the WI package -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)

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"was698002" <> wrote in message
news:6F6B4068-8C0B-4466-A266-...
| repair in place of xp pro by oem disk. Now back to service pack 1 with
| automatic updates on. au says it is installing installer 3.1 and i get the
| green indicator. Reboot, same thing. History now shows 6 successful
| downloads of 3.1 but I can't go on to the next update. So I am looking here
| to fix the problem and come across a microsoft article saying to uninstall
| and re-install. I type msiexec /unreg and get "ordinal 280 could not be
| located in the dynamic link library msi.dll" What am I missing here?
|
|

That worked perfectly.
Downloaded 52 updates.
Downloaded SP2 which started to install and then aborted with
"Control ID Not Found"
Can you fix that problem to.

Thanks,

"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> Try a manual download of the WI package -
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
>
> --
>
> ====================================
> TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
> ====================================
> How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> Backup and data recovery: http://www.acronis.com/
> Enhancing file system performance: http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp
>
>
> "was698002" <> wrote in message
> news:6F6B4068-8C0B-4466-A266-...
> | repair in place of xp pro by oem disk. Now back to service pack 1 with
> | automatic updates on. au says it is installing installer 3.1 and i get the
> | green indicator. Reboot, same thing. History now shows 6 successful
> | downloads of 3.1 but I can't go on to the next update. So I am looking here
> | to fix the problem and come across a microsoft article saying to uninstall
> | and re-install. I type msiexec /unreg and get "ordinal 280 could not be
> | located in the dynamic link library msi.dll" What am I missing here?
> |
> |
>
>
>

Pleased that progress has been made with regard to your WU problem. As for the SP2 error -

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=878472
You receive the "Control ID not found" error message when you try to install Windows XP
Service Pack 2


Suggestion:

Why not download the full SP2 pack, that way you can save the file and slipstream it with
your original WinXP CD.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 - download (for single PCs also)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Autostreamer Instructions/download:
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/u...ostreamer.html

http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsX...p2-bootcd.html
Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=248
Creating a bootable Windows XP

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49
Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide

Also check:
Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2

Also check out the check list provided by Jupiter Jones -
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm



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====================================
TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
====================================
How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
Backup and data recovery: http://www.acronis.com/
Enhancing file system performance: http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp


"was698002" <> wrote in message
news:4BAB3F9C-C3E7-4F99-9556-...
| That worked perfectly.
| Downloaded 52 updates.
| Downloaded SP2 which started to install and then aborted with
| "Control ID Not Found"
| Can you fix that problem to.
|
| Thanks,
|
| "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
|
| > Try a manual download of the WI package -
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
| > Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
| >
| > --
| >
| > ====================================
| > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
| > ====================================
| > How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| > Backup and data recovery: http://www.acronis.com/
| > Enhancing file system performance: http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp
| >
| >
| > "was698002" <> wrote in message
| > news:6F6B4068-8C0B-4466-A266-...
| > | repair in place of xp pro by oem disk. Now back to service pack 1 with
| > | automatic updates on. au says it is installing installer 3.1 and i get the
| > | green indicator. Reboot, same thing. History now shows 6 successful
| > | downloads of 3.1 but I can't go on to the next update. So I am looking here
| > | to fix the problem and come across a microsoft article saying to uninstall
| > | and re-install. I type msiexec /unreg and get "ordinal 280 could not be
| > | located in the dynamic link library msi.dll" What am I missing here?
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
| >

Slick. That solved all problems, much better than multiple downloads
thanks,


"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> Pleased that progress has been made with regard to your WU problem. As for the SP2 error -
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=878472
> You receive the "Control ID not found" error message when you try to install Windows XP
> Service Pack 2
>
>
> Suggestion:
>
> Why not download the full SP2 pack, that way you can save the file and slipstream it with
> your original WinXP CD.
> Windows XP Service Pack 2 - download (for single PCs also)
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> Autostreamer Instructions/download:
> http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/u...ostreamer.html
>
> http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsX...p2-bootcd.html
> Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD
>
> http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=248
> Creating a bootable Windows XP
>
> http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49
> Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
>
> Also check:
> Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2
>
> Also check out the check list provided by Jupiter Jones -
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
>
>
>
> --
>
> ====================================
> TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
> ====================================
> How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> Backup and data recovery: http://www.acronis.com/
> Enhancing file system performance: http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp
>
>
> "was698002" <> wrote in message
> news:4BAB3F9C-C3E7-4F99-9556-...
> | That worked perfectly.
> | Downloaded 52 updates.
> | Downloaded SP2 which started to install and then aborted with
> | "Control ID Not Found"
> | Can you fix that problem to.
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
> |
> | > Try a manual download of the WI package -
> | >
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> | > Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
> | >
> | > --
> | >
> | > ====================================
> | > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
> | > ====================================
> | > How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> | > Backup and data recovery: http://www.acronis.com/
> | > Enhancing file system performance: http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp
> | >
> | >
> | > "was698002" <> wrote in message
> | > news:6F6B4068-8C0B-4466-A266-...
> | > | repair in place of xp pro by oem disk. Now back to service pack 1 with
> | > | automatic updates on. au says it is installing installer 3.1 and i get the
> | > | green indicator. Reboot, same thing. History now shows 6 successful
> | > | downloads of 3.1 but I can't go on to the next update. So I am looking here
> | > | to fix the problem and come across a microsoft article saying to uninstall
> | > | and re-install. I type msiexec /unreg and get "ordinal 280 could not be
> | > | located in the dynamic link library msi.dll" What am I missing here?
> | > |
> | > |
> | >
> | >
> | >
>
>
>

"was698002" wrote:

> repair in place of xp pro by oem disk. Now back to service pack 1 with
> automatic updates on. au says it is installing installer 3.1 and i get the
> green indicator. Reboot, same thing. History now shows 6 successful
> downloads of 3.1 but I can't go on to the next update. So I am looking here
> to fix the problem and come across a microsoft article saying to uninstall
> and re-install. I type msiexec /unreg and get "ordinal 280 could not be
> located in the dynamic link library msi.dll" What am I missing here?
>
>