Windows Server 2003 SP1 fails to install

I cannot get 2003 SP1 to install after several failed installations, they
resulted in blue screen crashes on boot up. I get teh following iat the end
of the log...

157.328: Num Ticks for invent : 126625
160.422: UnRegisterSpuninstForRecovery, failed to delete SpRecoverCmdLine
value, error 0x2
160.422: DoInstallation: Failed to unregistering spuninst.exe for recovery.
160.438: An internal error occurred.
240.828: Message displayed to the user: An internal error occurred.
240.828: User Input: OK
240.844: Service Pack 1 installation did not complete.
241.750: Message displayed to the user: Service Pack 1 installation did not
complete.
241.750: User Input: OK
241.750: Update.exe extended error code = 0x1ffe054f
241.750: Update.exe return code was masked to 0x643 for MSI custom action
compliance.

I did not copy enough of the log...
156.984: AnalyzePhaseSix used 359 ticks
157.188: CheckVLKForBlock: LIC.dll not trust verified
157.313: Trying CheckVLKForBlock again
157.313: CheckVLKForBlock: LIC.dll not trust verified
157.313: Error: CheckVLKForBlock failed
157.328: Inventory complete: ReturnStatus=536741199, 126625 ticks
157.328: Num Ticks for invent : 126625
160.422: UnRegisterSpuninstForRecovery, failed to delete SpRecoverCmdLine
value, error 0x2
160.422: DoInstallation: Failed to unregistering spuninst.exe for recovery.
160.438: An internal error occurred.
240.828: Message displayed to the user: An internal error occurred.
240.828: User Input: OK
240.844: Service Pack 1 installation did not complete.
241.750: Message displayed to the user: Service Pack 1 installation did not
complete.
241.750: User Input: OK
241.750: Update.exe extended error code = 0x1ffe054f
241.750: Update.exe return code was masked to 0x643 for MSI custom action
compliance.


"jimbowie" wrote:

> I cannot get 2003 SP1 to install after several failed installations, they
> resulted in blue screen crashes on boot up. I get teh following iat the end
> of the log...
>
> 157.328: Num Ticks for invent : 126625
> 160.422: UnRegisterSpuninstForRecovery, failed to delete SpRecoverCmdLine
> value, error 0x2
> 160.422: DoInstallation: Failed to unregistering spuninst.exe for recovery.
> 160.438: An internal error occurred.
> 240.828: Message displayed to the user: An internal error occurred.
> 240.828: User Input: OK
> 240.844: Service Pack 1 installation did not complete.
> 241.750: Message displayed to the user: Service Pack 1 installation did not
> complete.
> 241.750: User Input: OK
> 241.750: Update.exe extended error code = 0x1ffe054f
> 241.750: Update.exe return code was masked to 0x643 for MSI custom action
> compliance.

"jimbowie" <> wrote in message
news:4873C6CE-A76D-4361-9B7A-...
>I cannot get 2003 SP1 to install after several failed installations, they
> resulted in blue screen crashes on boot up. I get teh following iat the end
> of the log...
....
> 241.750: Update.exe extended error code = 0x1ffe054f



Try a search?

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mic...b79c5a6849e6c9

(Google Groups search for
"Update.exe extended error code = 0x1ffe054f" MSFT OR MVP
)


Torgeir Bakken [MVP] advised a user to activate verbose logging.

and

Mary Sauer pointed a user here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;878472

(MSKB suggestion to disable a specific brand of Anti-Virus checking)


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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