Re: Roolup2 This upgrade can only be run on windows xp media centre edition 2005

Ident isn't a key, but a value. However, something is causing the failure. Look in the Windows folder for MCSetup_UI.log and MedCtrOC.log. Particularly the first one, as it should contain the immediate information about the install. The MedCtrOC.log will have changes, as well, towards the end of the file.

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"Roger" <r.cameronNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:433580ee$0$16316$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I fixed the aaaaaa..h by creating the ident key, ta. Sill didn't work
> though.
> Roger
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> It may be related to the hack to enable domain joining. I don't have a
> machine to test it on, at this time, unfortunately.
>
> As for the version number being shown as "aaaa..ah" on the other
> machine....... It does look suspiciously like someone is saying, Ah,
> ahhhhhhh...... you shouldn't be doing that........ But that's just a guess.
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> "Roger" <r.cameronNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> The error happens on both machines (completely different hardware). JPEG
>> screenshot
>> Roger
>>
>> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> My guess would be the Rollup 2 install failed, and it rolled itself back.
>> You'd have to redo the install and catch the error. The utility just
>> checks
>> the Ident value in
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center
>> and allows you to change it if needed. If you have something other than a
>> number there, then I couldn't tell you why.
>>
>> I've never needed to do the domain hack, so I can't tell you what the
>> consequences would be in this case.
>>
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>> "Roger" <r.cameronNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Yep. I used your utility to set the version to 3(?) install ran for 5 /
>>> 10
>>> minutes then a message came up (didn't get the chance to capture it) then
>>> it
>>> said rebooting and restoring system point!
>>>
>>> P.S. the other media centre didn't respond to the utility, it came back
>>> with
>>> the version number "aaaa..ah". Could this be because I had to follow
>>> Rafael's scratch pad process to get MCE to join a domain and set
>>> HCL>?>WPA>MedCtrUpg to 1?
>>>
>>> Roger
>>>
>>> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> What do you mean uninstalled itself?
>>>
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>>> "Roger" <r.cameronNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>> Whoops, premature. Un-installed itself!
>>>> Roger
>>>> "Roger" <r.cameronNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:OB7%23pxHwFHA.3252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Thanks Doug, that fixed it. (p.s. I did have all the requirements and
>>>>> they
>>>>> are ligit copies)
>>>>> Roger
>>>>>
>>>>> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23uPPoi9vFHA.904@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> http://www.dougknox.com/xpmce/utils/mce_updaterepair.zip
>>>>>
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>>>>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>>>>> Display\Security
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>>>>> "Roger" <r.cameronNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23MT1dQ7vFHA.664@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Two MCE 2005 builds unsuccessfully upgraded! Is this just me?
>>>>> Roger
>>>>>
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