SP2 install failed 2X with error 0x800703FB

SP2 update has failed twice now with the same error 0x800703FB: System could
not allocate the required space in a registry log.
There is no remedial course of action suggested. Rollback of install appears
to have worked.
This is a Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop.
There is plenty of free disk space: Approx. 20Gb. Here are the last few
lines of c:\windows\svcpack.log. Thanks in advance for any help.

4422.759: Copied file: C:\Program Files\messenger\msgsc.dll
4423.009: Copied file: C:\Program Files\messenger\custsat.dll
4423.290: Copied file: C:\WINDOWS\INF\msmsgs.inf
4452.051: PruneCatalogsFromHotfixes:RegQueryValueEx Failed: 0x0
4452.973: PruneCatalogsFromHotfixes:RegQueryValueEx Failed: 0x0
4452.973: PruneCatalogsFromHotfixes:RegQueryValueEx Failed: 0x0
4454.955: PruneCatalogsFromHotfixes:RegQueryValueEx Failed: 0x2
4460.533: Num Ticks for Copying files : 1401425
4461.104: DoRegistryUpdates:SetupInstallFromInfSection Failed for
ProductInstall.GlobalRegistryChanges.Install error: 0x3fb
4461.104: INF_REGISTRY Failed
4461.104: DoInstallationoRegistryUpdates failed
4489.836: Unregistration of sprecovr successful
4489.836: System could not allocate the required space in a registry log.
5346.407: Message displayed to the user: System could not allocate the
required space in a registry log.
5346.407: User Input: OK
5346.437: Service Pack 2 installation did not complete.

Select 'OK' to undo the changes that have been made.
5354.048: Message displayed to the user: Service Pack 2 installation did not
complete.

Select 'OK' to undo the changes that have been made.
5354.048: User Input: OK
5354.058: Starting process:
C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst\spuni nst.exe /~ -u -z
6393.883: Software Update Rollback has completed with return code 0xbc2.
This rollback requires a reboot.
6393.883: Service Pack 2 installation did not complete.

Windows XP has been partially updated and may not work properly.
6672.744: Message displayed to the user: Service Pack 2 installation did not
complete.

Windows XP has been partially updated and may not work properly.
6672.744: User Input: OK
6672.744: Update.exe extended error code = 0x3fb

> 4461.104: DoRegistryUpdates:SetupInstallFromInfSection Failed for
> ProductInstall.GlobalRegistryChanges.Install error: 0x3fb
> 4461.104: INF_REGISTRY Failed

Are you doing this update under the Administrator account?
Protected keys? Virtual Memory custom size and too small?

Try using the Performance Settings and User Profiles Settings
(in the System Properties, Advanced tab--press Win-Break)
for clues. Running RegMon while the update was in progress
might also be informative. The error category the code is being
put in is authorization (8007) so activating auditing might be another
alternative.

Otherwise my guess would be that it is an erroneous error message
generated by another condition. As with the last time this problem
was reported it is not clear to me if this install is being done using
WUv4, WUv5, or manually. If in fact it is being done using WUv4
I suggest first updating with 842773 and then switching to WUv5.

Hmm... others have reported a related problem with branches.inf
being marked Read Only (hence somehow unusable). Check for
something like that too. E.g. in a command window with current
directory set to %windir%\inf enter: (e.g.)
attrib | find /v "A "


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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"granitehead" <> wrote in message
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> SP2 update has failed twice now with the same error 0x800703FB: System could
> not allocate the required space in a registry log.
> There is no remedial course of action suggested. Rollback of install appears
> to have worked.
> This is a Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop.
> There is plenty of free disk space: Approx. 20Gb. Here are the last few
> lines of c:\windows\svcpack.log. Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> 4422.759: Copied file: C:\Program Files\messenger\msgsc.dll
> 4423.009: Copied file: C:\Program Files\messenger\custsat.dll
> 4423.290: Copied file: C:\WINDOWS\INF\msmsgs.inf
> 4452.051: PruneCatalogsFromHotfixes:RegQueryValueEx Failed: 0x0
> 4452.973: PruneCatalogsFromHotfixes:RegQueryValueEx Failed: 0x0
> 4452.973: PruneCatalogsFromHotfixes:RegQueryValueEx Failed: 0x0
> 4454.955: PruneCatalogsFromHotfixes:RegQueryValueEx Failed: 0x2
> 4460.533: Num Ticks for Copying files : 1401425
> 4461.104: DoRegistryUpdates:SetupInstallFromInfSection Failed for
> ProductInstall.GlobalRegistryChanges.Install error: 0x3fb
> 4461.104: INF_REGISTRY Failed
> 4461.104: DoInstallationoRegistryUpdates failed
> 4489.836: Unregistration of sprecovr successful
> 4489.836: System could not allocate the required space in a registry log.
> 5346.407: Message displayed to the user: System could not allocate the
> required space in a registry log.
> 5346.407: User Input: OK
> 5346.437: Service Pack 2 installation did not complete.
>
> Select 'OK' to undo the changes that have been made.
> 5354.048: Message displayed to the user: Service Pack 2 installation did not
> complete.
>
> Select 'OK' to undo the changes that have been made.
> 5354.048: User Input: OK
> 5354.058: Starting process:
> C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst\spuni nst.exe /~ -u -z
> 6393.883: Software Update Rollback has completed with return code 0xbc2.
> This rollback requires a reboot.
> 6393.883: Service Pack 2 installation did not complete.
>
> Windows XP has been partially updated and may not work properly.
> 6672.744: Message displayed to the user: Service Pack 2 installation did not
> complete.
>
> Windows XP has been partially updated and may not work properly.
> 6672.744: User Input: OK
> 6672.744: Update.exe extended error code = 0x3fb
>