Windows XP SP3 install failure - workaround

1) Tried installing from Microsoft website and almost immediately
received a failure message. Following the instructions determined
that the failure code was 0x8007F0F4. Looked that up on the web and
didn't find anything helpful.
2) Tried installing from a CD created from the ISO file available on
the Microsoft website. After the extraction I received a message that
KB925877 needed to be uninstalled. Not finding that in Add/Remove
Programs I did the following to uninstall KB925877.

Started regedit (Start / Run / put Regedit in the blank / OK)

Navigated to the following key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall
\KB925877]

Changed the NoModify and NoRepair values to 0 (from 1)
"NoModify"=dword:00000001
"NoRepair"=dword:00000001

Double-clicked on Uninstall and copied the value (CNTL-C) (or one
could write down the string)
It should be something like -- "C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB925877$
\spuninst\spuninst.exe"
Did a Start / Run / pasted the uninstall string (CNTL-V) / OK. (or one
could type in the string)
KB925877 uninstalled.

Reran from the CD and SP3 installed.

Site for ISO file:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Posted many times a day for the past 10+ days in this newsgroup:

WinXP SP3 installation fails with an error message, and the following error
is logged in the service pack installation log: "8007F0F4 -
STATUS_PREREQUISITE_FAILED"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949388
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wrote:
> 1) Tried installing from Microsoft website and almost immediately
> received a failure message. Following the instructions determined
> that the failure code was 0x8007F0F4. Looked that up on the web and
> didn't find anything helpful.
<snip>

A ISO file is a file that should be excrated when booted wright?
So you have to enable boot from CD in your BIOS wright?
Cause when I Download the file, I get a message: Windows can't open the
following program. with the options: serch for the web for tis extention or
look at the list of progs.

Thanks in advance

Jonas

"" wrote:

> 1) Tried installing from Microsoft website and almost immediately
> received a failure message. Following the instructions determined
> that the failure code was 0x8007F0F4. Looked that up on the web and
> didn't find anything helpful.
> 2) Tried installing from a CD created from the ISO file available on
> the Microsoft website. After the extraction I received a message that
> KB925877 needed to be uninstalled. Not finding that in Add/Remove
> Programs I did the following to uninstall KB925877.
>
> Started regedit (Start / Run / put Regedit in the blank / OK)
>
> Navigated to the following key:
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall
> \KB925877]
>
> Changed the NoModify and NoRepair values to 0 (from 1)
> "NoModify"=dword:00000001
> "NoRepair"=dword:00000001
>
> Double-clicked on Uninstall and copied the value (CNTL-C) (or one
> could write down the string)
> It should be something like -- "C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB925877$
> \spuninst\spuninst.exe"
> Did a Start / Run / pasted the uninstall string (CNTL-V) / OK. (or one
> could type in the string)
> KB925877 uninstalled.
>
> Reran from the CD and SP3 installed.
>
> Site for ISO file:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
>

Ur spiel chucker is broke.

Jonas wrote:
> A ISO file is a file that should be excrated when booted wright?
> So you have to enable boot from CD in your BIOS wright?
> Cause when I Download the file, I get a message: Windows can't open the
> following program. with the options: serch for the web for tis extention
> or
> look at the list of progs.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Jonas
>
> "" wrote:
>
>> 1) Tried installing from Microsoft website and almost immediately
>> received a failure message. Following the instructions determined
>> that the failure code was 0x8007F0F4. Looked that up on the web and
>> didn't find anything helpful.
>> 2) Tried installing from a CD created from the ISO file available on
>> the Microsoft website. After the extraction I received a message that
>> KB925877 needed to be uninstalled. Not finding that in Add/Remove
>> Programs I did the following to uninstall KB925877.
>>
>> Started regedit (Start / Run / put Regedit in the blank / OK)
>>
>> Navigated to the following key:
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall
>> \KB925877]
>>
>> Changed the NoModify and NoRepair values to 0 (from 1)
>> "NoModify"=dword:00000001
>> "NoRepair"=dword:00000001
>>
>> Double-clicked on Uninstall and copied the value (CNTL-C) (or one
>> could write down the string)
>> It should be something like -- "C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB925877$
>> \spuninst\spuninst.exe"
>> Did a Start / Run / pasted the uninstall string (CNTL-V) / OK. (or one
>> could type in the string)
>> KB925877 uninstalled.
>>
>> Reran from the CD and SP3 installed.
>>
>> Site for ISO file:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

On May 19, 12:58*pm, Jonas <Jo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> A ISO file is a file that should be excrated when booted wright?
> So you have to enable boot from CD in your BIOS wright?
> Cause when I Download the file, I get a message: Windows can't open the
> following program. with the options: serch for the web for tis extention or
> look at the list of progs.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Jonas
>
The ISO file is an image of a CD. Use some program which burns a CD
using the ISO file. In this case the CD is not bootable. With
Windows running insert the CD and open it. The only file on the CD is
the Windows XP SP3 installer file. Double-click on it to start the
install.
>
>
> "pka...@gmail.com" wrote:
> > 1) Tried installing from Microsoft website and almost immediately
> > received afailuremessage. *Following the instructions determined
> > that thefailurecode was 0x8007F0F4. *Looked that up on the web and
> > didn't find anything helpful.
> > 2) Tried installing from a CD created from the ISO file available on
> > the Microsoft website. *After the extraction I received a message that
> > KB925877 needed to be uninstalled. *Not finding that in Add/Remove
> > Programs I did the following to uninstall KB925877.
>
> > Started regedit (Start / Run / put Regedit in the blank / OK)
>
> > Navigated to the following key:
> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall
> > \KB925877]
>
> > Changed the NoModify and NoRepair values to 0 (from 1)
> > "NoModify"=dword:00000001
> > "NoRepair"=dword:00000001
>
> > Double-clicked on Uninstall and copied the value (CNTL-C) (or one
> > could write down the string)
> > It should be something like -- "C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB925877$
> > \spuninst\spuninst.exe"
> > Did a Start / Run / pasted the uninstall string (CNTL-V) / OK. (or one
> > could type in the string)
> > KB925877 uninstalled.
>
> > Reran from the CD andSP3installed.
>
> > Site for ISO file:
> >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...de6ce-b5f....- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I had saved it onto a flash drive but I was able to unpack it.
But now I get the message that my system language doesn't match the update.
So 'll have to try and find a dutch version.

"" wrote:

> On May 19, 12:58 pm, Jonas <Jo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > A ISO file is a file that should be excrated when booted wright?
> > So you have to enable boot from CD in your BIOS wright?
> > Cause when I Download the file, I get a message: Windows can't open the
> > following program. with the options: serch for the web for tis extention or
> > look at the list of progs.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Jonas
> >
> The ISO file is an image of a CD. Use some program which burns a CD
> using the ISO file. In this case the CD is not bootable. With
> Windows running insert the CD and open it. The only file on the CD is
> the Windows XP SP3 installer file. Double-click on it to start the
> install.
> >
> >
> > "pka...@gmail.com" wrote:
> > > 1) Tried installing from Microsoft website and almost immediately
> > > received afailuremessage. Following the instructions determined
> > > that thefailurecode was 0x8007F0F4. Looked that up on the web and
> > > didn't find anything helpful.
> > > 2) Tried installing from a CD created from the ISO file available on
> > > the Microsoft website. After the extraction I received a message that
> > > KB925877 needed to be uninstalled. Not finding that in Add/Remove
> > > Programs I did the following to uninstall KB925877.
> >
> > > Started regedit (Start / Run / put Regedit in the blank / OK)
> >
> > > Navigated to the following key:
> > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall
> > > \KB925877]
> >
> > > Changed the NoModify and NoRepair values to 0 (from 1)
> > > "NoModify"=dword:00000001
> > > "NoRepair"=dword:00000001
> >
> > > Double-clicked on Uninstall and copied the value (CNTL-C) (or one
> > > could write down the string)
> > > It should be something like -- "C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB925877$
> > > \spuninst\spuninst.exe"
> > > Did a Start / Run / pasted the uninstall string (CNTL-V) / OK. (or one
> > > could type in the string)
> > > KB925877 uninstalled.
> >
> > > Reran from the CD andSP3installed.
> >
> > > Site for ISO file:
> > >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...de6ce-b5f....- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
>