Re: Help windows update KB896688-x86-Enu Fails 2

Hi:

I tried everything in your procedure except that I did not know what empty
the TIF meant. I still have the same error.

I did hear back from MS and they did not suggest anything new, but I have
just shipped them all the log files, so we will see what they suggest next.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Best wishes,

Pete

"MowGreen" <mowgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ekMnmAw0FHA.2076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hmmm ... go to Start, Run, type in services.msc. Click OK.
> Scroll down to Automatic Updates. Double click it and set the service to
> Stopped. Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\Software Distribution and delete the
> contents of the DataStore and Download folders.
> Restart the Automatic Updates service. Close the Services console and see
> if the update can be installed if you download it from here :
>
> Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP Service Pack 2
> (KB896688) - English
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=41CCCA21-5010-49FF-A2DD-CB365F6FD3C5&displaylang=en
>
> Save it. Close IE. Empty the TIF and then install it.
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> Peter Harrington wrote:
>> Good idea! D: had 20 GB free and C: had 12 GB. I moved some files so
>> has C: 17 GB and D: 15 GB and confirmed that the temporary folder is now
>> created on drive C:. It looks like the default is the drive with the
>> largest amount of free space. Unfortunately, I am still getting the same
>> error in the same location of the install process, after trying to
>> install the browser.dll.
>>
>> It will be interesting to see what MS comes up with from the log file.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Pete
>>
>> "MowGreen" <mowgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uKNwxHo0FHA.904@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>>I am wondering if may be maxing out on a file or folder limit.
>>>
>>>How much free space is there on C:\ compared to D:\ ? If D:\ is greater
>>>than C:\, free up some space on C:\ then see if the update will install.
>>>You can remove the uninstall packages for all of the successful updates
>>>by using the method described here :
>>>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
>>>
>>>You can reduce the size of System Restore to free up disk space, also :
>>>http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspace.html
>>>
>>>Depending upon what you may be installing ( ex: A huge suite of products
>>>such as Office, Visual Studio, etc.) and the size of the HD,
>>>set the size of Restore to 1 GB or less if you do not need multiple
>>>restore points. If you're going to install a large suite, make sure that
>>>Restore has enough space to create a restore point for that installation.
>>>
>>>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
>>>===============
>>> *-343-* FDNY
>>>===============
>>>
>>>Peter Harrington wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the help. All 3 environmental variables (TEMP, TMP, windir)
>>>>are set to the C: drive. I don't see anything set to drive D:.
>>>>
>>>>There are a lot of folders and files in the windows directory. I am
>>>>wondering if may be maxing out on a file or folder limit.
>>>>
>>>>My windows directory contains 19,306 files and 1,105 folders.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Pete
>>>>
>>>>"Michael Jennings" <sp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>news:%237OxCJg0FHA.908@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>start > control panel > performance and maintenance > system
>>>>>advanced tab > environment variables button > look around.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any temp set to D:\? User is clear. Also scroll bottom window to
>>>>>be sure System TEMP and TMP is set to C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
>>>>>if your XPsp2 windir is C:\WINDOWS.
>>>>>
>>>>>"Peter Harrington" <pharring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>news:uHewDSb0FHA.1028@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks MowGreen:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Safe mode did not help. I noticed that the install temp file is
>>>>>>created on drive D: and Windows and Program Files are on drive C:.
>>>>>>The program files directory is correctly set in the registry to drive
>>>>>>C:.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hope this makes some sense. Thanks for the help,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Pete
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"MowGreen" <mowgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:eQQg0lU0FHA.2076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Pete,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Is the Program Files folder on another drive than the one that the
>>>>>>>WINDOWS directory was installed to ? If so, use TweakUI to move it
>>>>>>>back to the same drive as the %windir% or edit the path in the
>>>>>>>registry :
>>>>>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
>>>>>>>ProgramFilesDir="C:\Program Files" ( where C:\Program Files is the
>>>>>>>drive where %windir% was installed to )
>>>>>>>Install the cumulative update, then reset it to whatever it was
>>>>>>>before.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>If this is not the issue, please post back with the error code
>>>>>>>associated with the failed update. It can be found in the
>>>>>>>WindowsUpdate.log in WINDOWS.
>>>>>>>Additionally, there should be a KB896688.log in WINDOWS, too. See if
>>>>>>>there are any error codes in there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
>>>>>>>==============
>>>>>>>*-343-* FDNY
>>>>>>>Never Forgotten
>>>>>>>===============
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Peter Harrington wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Hi:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Five of the latest MS security patches that are critical fail to
>>>>>>>>install on my machine. I tried manually installing the one above
>>>>>>>>and it fails with the message Insufficient system resources exist to
>>>>>>>>complete the requested service. Can the diagnostic message be any
>>>>>>>>vaguer. I have 512 MB of RAM and 11 GB of free disk space. What is
>>>>>>>>wrong with MS? Even their patches to fix their buggy OS can't
>>>>>>>>install correctly. Banging my head against the wall on this one for
>>>>>>>>awhile. Any suggestions would be grately appreciated.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>My OS is Windoze XP Pro SP2.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Have not tried installing in safe mode, maybe I will try while
>>>>>>>>waiting for a reply.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>TIA,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Pete
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>


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