Windows Installer Problems

Hello if anyone can help me that would be appreciated. I have a genuine copy
of windows xp but i cannot get either the Windows Genuine Advantage
Validation Tool (KB892130) and Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 to
install/load correctly and i cannot work out why. Help would be appreciated.

Jason,

First get the WGA issue resolved :

WGA Validation Problems
http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/...=442&SiteID=25

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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Jason Beachcroft wrote:

> Hello if anyone can help me that would be appreciated. I have a genuine copy
> of windows xp but i cannot get either the Windows Genuine Advantage
> Validation Tool (KB892130) and Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 to
> install/load correctly and i cannot work out why. Help would be appreciated.

Thankyou MowGreen

I believe that the WGA issue has worked. Now when the computer tries to find
updates it's selecting 67 updates that it believes i should have for the
system. But none of them actually upload correctly. Tracing error codes and
possible solutions for some of these uploads has yielded nil results. There
must be some sort of a simpler solution ?

Jason Beachcroft

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> Jason,
>
> First get the WGA issue resolved :
>
> WGA Validation Problems
> http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/...=442&SiteID=25
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> Jason Beachcroft wrote:
>
> > Hello if anyone can help me that would be appreciated. I have a genuine copy
> > of windows xp but i cannot get either the Windows Genuine Advantage
> > Validation Tool (KB892130) and Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 to
> > install/load correctly and i cannot work out why. Help would be appreciated.
>

Jason,

Show hidden files, folders, and system files :
http://www.xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4155-1916458,00.html

Go to Start > Run, and type in

net stop wuauserv

Click OK
Navigate to the WINDOWS\Software Distribution folder.
Delete *ALL* folders inside of the Sofware Distribution folder.

Now go back to Start > Run, and type in

net start wuauserv

Click OK

This will flush the Software Distribution folder of all software
controls, downloaded updates, and the Update history that shows on
Windows Update.

This may trigger the yellow icon on the taskbar depending on how
Automatic Updates is set to on the system.
Suggest doing this before revisiting Windows Update ...
Right click My Computer on the Desktop or Start Menu and choose Properties.
Click the Automatic Updates tab
Set AU to " Notify but do not download or install ... "
Click Apply, OK
Open Internet Options in the Control Panel
Click the Security tab

Click the Trusted sites icon and then click the Sites button
Add this to Trusted sites ( MAKE SURE the box next to
" Require server verification (https.. " is NOT checked )

http://update.microsoft.com

Click the Add button, then click OK
Click Apply if it is available
Now click the Advanced tab

Scroll down to the Security heading
Put a check next to -

Check for publisher's certificate revocation
Check for signatures on downloaded programs
Do not save encrypted pages to disk
Empty Temporary Internet Files when browser is closed
Enable Intergrated Windows Authentication (requires restart)
Use SSL 2.0
Use SSL 3.0
Use TLS 1.0
Warn about invalid site certificates
Warn if forms submittal is being redirected

Click Apply, OK

Since the system has been validated, download -

Update for Windows XP (KB898461)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Save it, do NOT run it from it's present location.
Close IE and then install it.

Now revisit Windows Update.


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============




Jason Beachcroft wrote:

> Thankyou MowGreen
>
> I believe that the WGA issue has worked. Now when the computer tries to find
> updates it's selecting 67 updates that it believes i should have for the
> system. But none of them actually upload correctly. Tracing error codes and
> possible solutions for some of these uploads has yielded nil results. There
> must be some sort of a simpler solution ?
>
> Jason Beachcroft
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
>
>
>>Jason,
>>
>>First get the WGA issue resolved :
>>
>>WGA Validation Problems
>>http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/...=442&SiteID=25
>>
>>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
>>===============
>> *-343-* FDNY
>>Never Forgotten
>>===============
>>
>>
>>Jason Beachcroft wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello if anyone can help me that would be appreciated. I have a genuine copy
>>>of windows xp but i cannot get either the Windows Genuine Advantage
>>>Validation Tool (KB892130) and Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 to
>>>install/load correctly and i cannot work out why. Help would be appreciated.
>>

Hello MowGreen

I've been away for a while. I've tried what you surgessted and the updates
fail to install still. Any idea ?
The whole process seems to work fine until i get to the installations do i
need to install them in a specific order?

Thanks again for your help

Jason Beachcroft

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> Jason,
>
> Show hidden files, folders, and system files :
> http://www.xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4155-1916458,00.html
>
> Go to Start > Run, and type in
>
> net stop wuauserv
>
> Click OK
> Navigate to the WINDOWS\Software Distribution folder.
> Delete *ALL* folders inside of the Sofware Distribution folder.
>
> Now go back to Start > Run, and type in
>
> net start wuauserv
>
> Click OK
>
> This will flush the Software Distribution folder of all software
> controls, downloaded updates, and the Update history that shows on
> Windows Update.
>
> This may trigger the yellow icon on the taskbar depending on how
> Automatic Updates is set to on the system.
> Suggest doing this before revisiting Windows Update ...
> Right click My Computer on the Desktop or Start Menu and choose Properties.
> Click the Automatic Updates tab
> Set AU to " Notify but do not download or install ... "
> Click Apply, OK
> Open Internet Options in the Control Panel
> Click the Security tab
>
> Click the Trusted sites icon and then click the Sites button
> Add this to Trusted sites ( MAKE SURE the box next to
> " Require server verification (https.. " is NOT checked )
>
> http://update.microsoft.com
>
> Click the Add button, then click OK
> Click Apply if it is available
> Now click the Advanced tab
>
> Scroll down to the Security heading
> Put a check next to -
>
> Check for publisher's certificate revocation
> Check for signatures on downloaded programs
> Do not save encrypted pages to disk
> Empty Temporary Internet Files when browser is closed
> Enable Intergrated Windows Authentication (requires restart)
> Use SSL 2.0
> Use SSL 3.0
> Use TLS 1.0
> Warn about invalid site certificates
> Warn if forms submittal is being redirected
>
> Click Apply, OK
>
> Since the system has been validated, download -
>
> Update for Windows XP (KB898461)
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> Save it, do NOT run it from it's present location.
> Close IE and then install it.
>
> Now revisit Windows Update.
>
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
>
>
> Jason Beachcroft wrote:
>
> > Thankyou MowGreen
> >
> > I believe that the WGA issue has worked. Now when the computer tries to find
> > updates it's selecting 67 updates that it believes i should have for the
> > system. But none of them actually upload correctly. Tracing error codes and
> > possible solutions for some of these uploads has yielded nil results. There
> > must be some sort of a simpler solution ?
> >
> > Jason Beachcroft
> >
> > "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Jason,
> >>
> >>First get the WGA issue resolved :
> >>
> >>WGA Validation Problems
> >>http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/...=442&SiteID=25
> >>
> >>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
> >>===============
> >> *-343-* FDNY
> >>Never Forgotten
> >>===============
> >>
> >>
> >>Jason Beachcroft wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hello if anyone can help me that would be appreciated. I have a genuine copy
> >>>of windows xp but i cannot get either the Windows Genuine Advantage
> >>>Validation Tool (KB892130) and Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 to
> >>>install/load correctly and i cannot work out why. Help would be appreciated.
> >>
>