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Can't install SP2???
« on: December 01, 2004, 01:08:35 pm »
I formatted my computer about a week ago and now I can't seem to install SP2...  What's going on here?

The machine in question is an eMachine if that is of any importance.
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Re: Can't install SP2???
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2004, 02:29:41 pm »
Don't know if this will be of any help, but trying setting to the windows\system directory, not the 32 one....even though this is default.....sometimes those installation discs have issues

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Re: Can't install SP2???
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2004, 02:49:43 pm »
Ok, now I'm confused...  I just had this great idea to actually look where the file is supposed to be and guess what, it was there!

Stupid M$!
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Re: Can't install SP2???
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2004, 03:04:25 pm »
Ok, since the update was infact pointing in the right place and still couldn't find the file I figured I'd move the file and then try pointing the update to that right...

Well I cut and pasted atapi.sys to my desktop and ran it again and it hasn't asked for the file at all  ??? I hope it doesn't NEED that file for something?  It's just creating backups anyways and I don't plan on going back to SP1 so I don't think there will be any problems...  You?  Oh well.  :-\

Where does Windows store backup files anyways?  Maybe I can just dump the old one in there???
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And sanding the stingers down to a rough quill
Then I dip em in ink, and I scribble a bit
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Re: Can't install SP2???
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2004, 03:17:17 pm »
Run SFC and install those files.  'Course I dunno what OS it is, so SFC may be used differently, depending on whether Micro$haft wanted to make it easy.
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Re: Can't install SP2???
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2004, 08:00:39 pm »
I had the exact same problem and I just skipped the file.  My SP2 install works fine.

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Re: Can't install SP2???
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2004, 05:59:03 pm »
Hi,

The error has to do with a virtual drive created by daemon tools  or alcohol.

If you have any probs just uninstall oyur virtual drive and sp2 then reinstall.

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