Re: SP3 and beethov9 silliness
- From: MrB <MrB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:47:01 -0700
R.McCarty - Thank you for your effort. Your effort is appreciated but I did
not have to use it per below.
I DID RESOLVE this SP3 installation on a XP Home PC using a suggestion from
another forum as follows:
The solution is that one folder has NO PERMISSIONS granted so SP3 cannot
copy to it. Note that the folder is never identified in any manner so you
would not know to go there except for the great suggestion by "Bill" in
another forum.
Here's how you get 'er done or at least what I did to resolve it:
1. Log on as Administrator in SAFE MODE.
2. Open Windows Explorer and wander over to:
c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents
3. Right Click on the Documents folder; select the Security tab and note
users or groups authorized to access the folder = none.
XP Home does not grant access automatically so SP3 cannot copy to this folder.
4. Add Administrator group (and any others you want) to have access.
5. Grant Full Control to the Administrator group and/or any others.
6. Click OK until all these are closed. SP3 should then continue without a
complaint.
Notes:
a. Why MS would set no permissions to All User\Documents on XP Home is
beyond me.
b. Why a Service Pack would fail on a single, non-critical file copy is also
beyond me.
c. Why SP3 doesn't allow you to SKIP this file (or some other option) is
also a mystery.
All in all, I spent about 8 hours installing SP3 failures (4 times) and
finally got 'er done using the above. Many thanks to our comrade, "Bill" who
shall remain an unknown hero. Cheers to all and I hope this serves you well.
Best to all and keep adding to the knowledge base as shared minds get more
done than a single one.
Larry
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"R. McCarty" wrote:
Have you tried doing the upgrade with a fully expanded/extracted.
file set. You can create this on another machine and then simply run
the update command to start the install. This method completely
bypasses any extraction or expansion of the .Exe module.
I carry this type of setup on a Flash Drive for doing "Problem" SP3
installs.
"MrB" <MrB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3CF18511-13B5-4C48-8375-B38984EA4EDD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
My customer's Dell/Intel/XP Home system has the same problem - many others
also have this problem- just search 'beethov9.wm_ and you will see. I am
an
experienced PC and network tech. and this one really gets my goat.
I installed SP3 on 7 XP Pro systems without a problem but I cannot
overcome
this problem on the XP Home system. Four attempts and all fail with the
File
Copy Error on beethov9.wm_ and you end up backing out all SP3 efforts!
Last effort was in SAFE MODE logged on as Administrator (another gotcha
compared to XP Pro where you can log on as Admin. in Normal Mode).
I downloaded SP3 this last time and also completely uinstalled Norton 360
before going into Safe Mode to install SP3.
All 4 failures are with this one copy file- not known if more show up when
you get past beethov9.wm_ error.
This is a large failure on MS part as I see it - I now have over 9 hours
invested in a 1.5 hour job and still do not have SP3 installed.
Is there a straight forward solution to this problem? Thanks,
Larry
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
<IMHO>
Temporarily disable all real-time protections afforded by your anti-virus
application, any anti-spyware applications, and any third-party firewall
prior to installing SP3. If you disable a third-party firewall, make
sure
you then enable the Windows Firewall: The machine should not be connected
to
the internet without an active firewall.
After installing SP3 /and rebooting twice/, check to make sure your
real-time protections have been re-enabled; If you disabled a third-party
firewall, remember to re-enable it and disable the Windows Firewall.
</IMHO>
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
Joe from LV wrote:
I installed SP3 on My Dimension 8400 with only one minor glitch. It
froze
on
the restart shutdown and required a power down restart. Everything came
up
as advertised and the machine shows no ill effects.
Then I attempted to update a Dimension 4600. While copying files it
couldn't
find beethov9.wm_ and gave the option of retry or skip. Retry didn't
work
so
I clicked skip and it proceeded to about three quarters of the way
through
the installing files section and choked again on the same file. This
time
the only options were retry or cancel. Retry didn't work so I canceled.
Unfortunately this canceled the whole installation resulting in an
uninstall
of the update and a warning that it had done a partial installation and
the
machine may not work properly. After much gnashing of teeth and another
failed attempt after assuring file permissions were in order, I started
in
Safe Mode, logged in as the Default Administrator and the installation
completed flawlessly.
It seems silly to have the entire upgrade foiled by a media file.
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