SP2 cannot install locale.nls

I am running an XP Home SP1 on an Intel Celeron 1.1Ghz processor, 256 MB
RAM, 40GB HDD with over 60% free space, and the latest Nvidia display
driver. All current windows update critical items are installed.

I've done all the pre-install SP2 things suggested by MS and others; such as
disconnect peripherals, use msconfig to disable startup items, disable
anti-virus and etc.

However, when I try to install SP2 from the MS CD it hangs after about 10
minutes of grinding away and brings up this error message:

"Cannot install file LOCALE.NLS

Copying file from c:\3d19ef340b3e1d89cd47a4effb

Ensure the location is correct or rename it and insert 'Windows XP Service
Pack 2 Source Files' in the drive you select."

I found a file called locale.nl_ in the i386 sub-directory of the above
directory but it still won't install from there. Tried to rename it as
directed and tried to run it from both c: and d: (my CD drive) but with the
same result.

Told it to skip installing locale.nls and it ground away installing lots of
dll files for another 5 minutes and then hung on the "cannot install
locale.nls" again.

Seem to have successfully uninstalled the blasted thing.
Tried Google and MS KB search but couldn't see anything relevant.

Any one got any ideas what's wrong?

Greetings - Files that ens with " _ " are compressed files and must be
decompressed before use. These files are the same as *.cab files or *.zip
files. Look in the source dir for extract or some decompress program to
decompress the file.

"David Golding" wrote:

> I am running an XP Home SP1 on an Intel Celeron 1.1Ghz processor, 256 MB
> RAM, 40GB HDD with over 60% free space, and the latest Nvidia display
> driver. All current windows update critical items are installed.
>
> I've done all the pre-install SP2 things suggested by MS and others; such as
> disconnect peripherals, use msconfig to disable startup items, disable
> anti-virus and etc.
>
> However, when I try to install SP2 from the MS CD it hangs after about 10
> minutes of grinding away and brings up this error message:
>
> "Cannot install file LOCALE.NLS
>
> Copying file from c:\3d19ef340b3e1d89cd47a4effb
>
> Ensure the location is correct or rename it and insert 'Windows XP Service
> Pack 2 Source Files' in the drive you select."
>
> I found a file called locale.nl_ in the i386 sub-directory of the above
> directory but it still won't install from there. Tried to rename it as
> directed and tried to run it from both c: and d: (my CD drive) but with the
> same result.
>
> Told it to skip installing locale.nls and it ground away installing lots of
> dll files for another 5 minutes and then hung on the "cannot install
> locale.nls" again.
>
> Seem to have successfully uninstalled the blasted thing.
> Tried Google and MS KB search but couldn't see anything relevant.
>
> Any one got any ideas what's wrong?
>
>
>
>
>

You have to decompress that file: with extrac32.exe

extrac32 locale.nl_ locale.nls

it has to be done in a command windows.
start\run type cmd a window
you have to copy extrac and locale.nl_ there and run the extrac32 file

Thank you Jim ... silly me, I thought the SP2 installer app would do that
automatically ... sigh!

"jim riverman" <> wrote in message
news:1D559F2B-E79A-46E1-A7B0-...
> You have to decompress that file: with extrac32.exe
>
> extrac32 locale.nl_ locale.nls
>
> it has to be done in a command windows.
> start\run type cmd a window
> you have to copy extrac and locale.nl_ there and run the extrac32 file
>

Not silly, it should do it but maybe you have some other problem.

"David Golding" wrote:

> Thank you Jim ... silly me, I thought the SP2 installer app would do that
> automatically ... sigh!
>

Yes Jim, quite correct. I retraced my steps and in so doing the PC crashed
and on restart I ran a check and found a bad block on my hard disk. Seemed
to repair OK but some things not working, e.g can read but not write to CD.
Checking for other things that won't work as advertised. Will read up on
how to do a reair install if necessary and then try to re-install SP2. Hope
I won't need a new HDD but luckily I have backups of all docs and system
state. Thanks for your advice so far.

"jim riverman" <> wrote in message
news:20DB6547-1C7E-46C5-A701-...
> Not silly, it should do it but maybe you have some other problem.
>
> "David Golding" wrote:
>
>> Thank you Jim ... silly me, I thought the SP2 installer app would do
>> that
>> automatically ... sigh!
>>
>

Once your hard disk repaired I would suggest running sfc /scannow (System
File Checker Tool ) it should detect any version conflicts or missing files.

(anti-virus, adware,spyware are also recommended)

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353


"David Golding" wrote:

> Yes Jim, quite correct. I retraced my steps and in so doing the PC crashed
> and on restart I ran a check and found a bad block on my hard disk. Seemed
> to repair OK but some things not working, e.g can read but not write to CD.
> Checking for other things that won't work as advertised. Will read up on
> how to do a reair install if necessary and then try to re-install SP2. Hope
> I won't need a new HDD but luckily I have backups of all docs and system
> state. Thanks for your advice so far.
>
> "jim riverman" <> wrote in message
> news:20DB6547-1C7E-46C5-A701-...
> > Not silly, it should do it but maybe you have some other problem.
> >
> > "David Golding" wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you Jim ... silly me, I thought the SP2 installer app would do
> >> that
> >> automatically ... sigh!
> >>
> >
>
>
>

Thanks ... Since my last I've found fast user switching doesn't work and it
won't do a restore of system state because it found corrupt files for
moviemaker, COM+, and a few others.

If I successfully did a repair install I was just going to try and put SP2
on straight away. Do you think this would be OK or should I run the sfc
/scannow first?

"jim riverman" <> wrote in message
news:A6BBC678-25AE-440A-9E79-...
> Once your hard disk repaired I would suggest running sfc /scannow (System
> File Checker Tool ) it should detect any version conflicts or missing
> files.
>
> (anti-virus, adware,spyware are also recommended)
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310353
>
>
> "David Golding" wrote:
>
>> Yes Jim, quite correct. I retraced my steps and in so doing the PC
>> crashed
>> and on restart I ran a check and found a bad block on my hard disk.
>> Seemed
>> to repair OK but some things not working, e.g can read but not write to
>> CD.
>> Checking for other things that won't work as advertised. Will read up on
>> how to do a reair install if necessary and then try to re-install SP2.
>> Hope
>> I won't need a new HDD but luckily I have backups of all docs and system
>> state. Thanks for your advice so far.
>>
>> "jim riverman" <> wrote in message
>> news:20DB6547-1C7E-46C5-A701-...
>> > Not silly, it should do it but maybe you have some other problem.
>> >
>> > "David Golding" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Thank you Jim ... silly me, I thought the SP2 installer app would do
>> >> that
>> >> automatically ... sigh!
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>