I think that this new policies, drm, and authorisations Microsoft introduced
for even the most trivial tasks, e.g.: language install are doing much harm.
Incidentally: It is not clear what kind of configuration you have. e.g.: was
it upgraded from XP? was it an OEM install on a laptop?
I have a similar problem, which this far Microsoft technical help service
was not able to solve.
Symptoms: Whenever language pack update install is attempted, it always
fails, either with code 2 or 1.
It fails also if language pack is executed directly, with administrative
privileges, or attempted from language cab itself via install language
utility.
Scenario: Machine: Toshiba A100/750 OEM native Vista Home Premium, localised
in Italian by Toshiba, upgraded to Vista Ultimate, bought directly from
Microsoft.
Windows ultimate shows as available English Pack (nb: Italian is not
available as additional language pack, pre-installed Italian shows up as MUI).
Log of language install utility, invoked by hand is as follows:
10:03:29:885 : DEBUG: _wsetlocale returns: Italian_Italy.1252
10:03:30:004 : DEBUG: Cleaning working path in a new thread
10:03:30:108 : DEBUG: Failed to remove directory C:\Windows\TEMP\lpksetup
with error 3
10:03:31:724 : License "Kernel-MUI-Number-Allowed" queried, value: "1000"
10:03:32:014 : PERF: RestorePointEnd - ENTER
10:03:32:142 : PERF: RestorePointEnd - LEAVE
10:03:32:228 : DEBUG: Cleaning working path in a new process
It seems to me that Kernel is reporting an error, probably due to a
licensing _BUG_, and that install is being rolled back.: visual inspection of
Windows directory during install shows that English is being installed, then
DELETED.
I bought the ultimate upgrade for 2 reasons:
1) being able to join a corporate network domain
2) being able to switch language.
I am not getting dreamscene, but that is not the point
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED
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