XP Validation Failure

I am updating a genuine XP Home version to a genuine XP Pro. I know it is
genuine as I purchased it from an authorized vendor and took it out of a
cellophane wrapped Microsoft box and all the tamperproof certificates are
attached to the package and holograms on the disk. At the end of the
installation I get an error msg "The instruction at "0x7726381c" referenced
at memory "0x00000000" could not be written. Click OK to terminate. Click
Cancel to debug." I click debug and the dialog box goes away. Then, when I
try to activate windows, I get an "Microsoft Out-of-Box Experience" message
that the program has to close. I haven't seen any other references to this
problem, but I'd sure like to hear from anyone who has an idea about what to
do next.
--
Mark

markfm wrote:

> I am updating a genuine XP Home version to a genuine XP Pro. I know it is
> genuine as I purchased it from an authorized vendor and took it out of a
> cellophane wrapped Microsoft box and all the tamperproof certificates are
> attached to the package and holograms on the disk. At the end of the
> installation I get an error msg "The instruction at "0x7726381c" referenced
> at memory "0x00000000" could not be written. Click OK to terminate. Click
> Cancel to debug." I click debug and the dialog box goes away. Then, when I
> try to activate windows, I get an "Microsoft Out-of-Box Experience" message
> that the program has to close. I haven't seen any other references to this
> problem, but I'd sure like to hear from anyone who has an idea about what to
> do next.


From Google:

http://www.auditmypc.com/process/msoobe.asp.

And perhaps IE7 might have been the cause:

http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/...2791&SiteID=25

"markfm" wrote:

> I am updating a genuine XP Home version to a genuine XP Pro. I know it is
> genuine as I purchased it from an authorized vendor and took it out of a
> cellophane wrapped Microsoft box and all the tamperproof certificates are
> attached to the package and holograms on the disk. At the end of the
> installation I get an error msg "The instruction at "0x7726381c" referenced
> at memory "0x00000000" could not be written. Click OK to terminate. Click
> Cancel to debug." I click debug and the dialog box goes away. Then, when I
> try to activate windows, I get an "Microsoft Out-of-Box Experience" message
> that the program has to close. I haven't seen any other references to this
> problem, but I'd sure like to hear from anyone who has an idea about what to
> do next.
> --
> Mark

"markfm" wrote:

> I am updating a genuine XP Home version to a genuine XP Pro. I know it is
> genuine as I purchased it from an authorized vendor and took it out of a
> cellophane wrapped Microsoft box and all the tamperproof certificates are
> attached to the package and holograms on the disk. At the end of the
> installation I get an error msg "The instruction at "0x7726381c" referenced
> at memory "0x00000000" could not be written. Click OK to terminate. Click
> Cancel to debug." I click debug and the dialog box goes away. Then, when I
> try to activate windows, I get an "Microsoft Out-of-Box Experience" message
> that the program has to close. I haven't seen any other references to this
> problem, but I'd sure like to hear from anyone who has an idea about what to
> do next.
> --
> Mark

Are you /upgrading/ from XP Home to Pro? Are you using a full Retail
Version of WinXP Pro or an upgrade version?

Since the issue has nothing to do with Windows /Update/, I think you'd be
better off posting to WinXP General newsgroup instead of this one, Mark:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dowsxp.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


markfm wrote:
> I am updating a genuine XP Home version to a genuine XP Pro. I know it is
> genuine as I purchased it from an authorized vendor and took it out of a
> cellophane wrapped Microsoft box and all the tamperproof certificates are
> attached to the package and holograms on the disk. At the end of the
> installation I get an error msg "The instruction at "0x7726381c"
> referenced
> at memory "0x00000000" could not be written. Click OK to terminate.
> Click
> Cancel to debug." I click debug and the dialog box goes away. Then, when
> I
> try to activate windows, I get an "Microsoft Out-of-Box Experience"
> message
> that the program has to close. I haven't seen any other references to
> this
> problem, but I'd sure like to hear from anyone who has an idea about what
> to
> do next.

Thank you, and I'll do that. I had a difficult time trying to find the right
place to post.
--
Mark


"PA Bear" wrote:

> Are you /upgrading/ from XP Home to Pro? Are you using a full Retail
> Version of WinXP Pro or an upgrade version?
>
> Since the issue has nothing to do with Windows /Update/, I think you'd be
> better off posting to WinXP General newsgroup instead of this one, Mark:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dowsxp.general
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
>
> markfm wrote:
> > I am updating a genuine XP Home version to a genuine XP Pro. I know it is
> > genuine as I purchased it from an authorized vendor and took it out of a
> > cellophane wrapped Microsoft box and all the tamperproof certificates are
> > attached to the package and holograms on the disk. At the end of the
> > installation I get an error msg "The instruction at "0x7726381c"
> > referenced
> > at memory "0x00000000" could not be written. Click OK to terminate.
> > Click
> > Cancel to debug." I click debug and the dialog box goes away. Then, when
> > I
> > try to activate windows, I get an "Microsoft Out-of-Box Experience"
> > message
> > that the program has to close. I haven't seen any other references to
> > this
> > problem, but I'd sure like to hear from anyone who has an idea about what
> > to
> > do next.
>
>