Re: windows update error in script after downloading update

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From: MowGreen [MVP] (mowgreen_at_nowandzen.com)
Date: 06/04/04 

Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:28:03 -0700

THERSTN,

The following was posted by Mike Maltby, MS-MVP :

" First boot to DOS using a floppy and check whether you have a
WININIT.INI file in your C:\WINDOWS folder. If present rename it to
something like wininit.old and try booting again. It is also
probable that you will have to repeat the last software install or
update that you made. See MS KB283069 -
"Error Message: (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=283069).

If you can't find a wininit.ini file then I suspect your problem is
due to the C:\_RESTORE\TEMP folder having around 64K files in it
which is the limit(2**16) for the number of files that can be
located in a folder using the FAT32 filing system. This can also
lead to the "Cannot upgrade file %1 from %2.." message when booting.
  I suggest you try deleting the _RESTORE folder with the loss of
any system restore checkpoints you might have (not that I think they
are now usable) and see if that solves the problem. [BTW do you
have any Symantec applications installed? I ask because LiveUpdate is
implicated in this problem.] Delete the folder as follows:
a) Boot to DOS using a floppy. Do NOT choose "Minimal Boot" from
the menu when booting from a floppy but rather choose "Start
computer with (or without) CD-ROM support" otherwise the ATTRIB
command will not be available.
b) At the DOS A:\> prompt, type:

A:\> ATTRIB -H -S -R C:\_RESTORE
A:\> REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST

c) Remove the floppy
d) Reboot your PC

Another problem though is that the update you were doing was
probably never completed so your system may still be unusable. If
however it does manage to boot then
e) Delete the folder C:\OLDREST
f) Check that an automatic system restore checkpoint was created.
g) Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder:
System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the
restore slider to your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB is
normally more than adequate for day to day use allowing perhaps a
week of checkpoints to be available although increasing this to
perhaps 400MB for a few days during periods of large installs such
Microsoft Office is advisable. 

-- 
Mike Maltby MS-MVP  "
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MowGreen  [MVP]
*-343-* Never Forgotten
THERSTN wrote:
> WINDOWS ME
> I went to the Windows Update via IE, scanned my computer and found 13 critical updates. I started by downloading the first of 13. It happened to be the Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet Tools. After downloading, it rebooted and then on black screen said "windows could not update the file %1 from %2 %1:%2.  So, I follow instructions to fix this, but when I searched for the "wininit.ini" file, search came up with no file. Only file I found was wininit.log.old!  So, I wanted to print off the instructions from some other "fixes" to try and now I am getting a " Microsoft Internet Explorer ERROR 29 unspecified - an error has occurred in this dialog. Also, behind this small error screen is a larger one, you can not close, but says on it "Internet Explorer Script Error, an error has occurred on the script on this page". So, I go back to the Windows Update web page,and try to scan for updates.  And the page comes up, but when I click on the "scan for updates" NOTHING HAPPENS AT 
ALL. No, error message or number. It won't let me type in the search box, to access help or information. When I click on CONTROL PANEL on my computer it gives me that same ERROR 29 message.  I am typing and sending this on my old computer.  Because now after update one file, I can't use my newer computer.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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