WinXP SP2 Fails to install

> Harry wrote:

> > WinXP Home Edition
> > Due to all the current flurry with IE Security problems I decided to
> > bite the bullet and update to SP2. Unfortunately after downloading
> > 1.6Mb it failed giving me the message: 'Updates were unable to be
> > successfully installed'.
> > Any ideas?

>
> Quoted from Don Cottam
> Microsoft Corporation, Software Update Services
>
> "At 1.6mb there is a pause in the download while update.exe runs an
> inventory to figure out exactly what files need to be downloaded, based on
> the system configuration.
> The delay for this inventory phase can be as little as 3 minutes, and as
> great as 30 minutes (or more) on a slow machine.
> Once inventory completes, download and installation will continue."
>
> *XP SP2 Technical Preview Newsgroups* - Viewing these Newsgroups with an
> NNTP Newsreader
>
> Since these are private newsgroups, your server will require you to logon
> using the following information:
>
> Server: privatenews.microsoft.com
> Account name: privatenews\sp2user
> Password: password
> Note that the password is case-sensitive
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>

> Thanks, but I'm aware of the 1.6mb pause which is where my download
> stalls.
> I leave it sitting there and eventually I receive the message:
> 'Updates were unable to be successfully installed'!
> I also visited the Newsgroups you mentioned and find that I'm not alone
> with
> this problem although I've yet to see a solution.
> That is why I posted here.
>

> "Harry" <him@here.net> wrote in message
> news:cbp6sh$3j8$479@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
>

>>Thanks, but I'm aware of the 1.6mb pause which is where my download
>>stalls.
>>I leave it sitting there and eventually I receive the message:
>>'Updates were unable to be successfully installed'!
>>I also visited the Newsgroups you mentioned and find that I'm not alone
>>with
>>this problem although I've yet to see a solution.
>>That is why I posted here.
>>

>
>
> It is in the newsgroup but I'm not looking it up again. I think it says
> something like the latest version of Alcohol120 is the problem. Uninstall it
> and disable any virtual CD/DVD drives you have. You might have to uninstall
> Daemon Tools too. But when I had that problem it came down to Alcohol120
> being the culprit. The developers of Alcohol said they will fix the problem
> with the next release or patch.
>
> Also I downloaded the update then installed it from my PC.
>
>

> Actually, the problem with Daemon Tools and Alcohol 120% is that they lock
> up the atapi.sys file and stops the install of SP2. You will have to
> completely uninstall these softare programs, not just disable emulation.
> Most beta testers should be recieving their CD's about now and it is also
> possible to download through windowsbeta.microsoft.com. If you are simply
> testing as a consumer, check Microsoft's website for the Technical Preview
> and you can download it as a network install. It saves to the harddrive
> and you can install it from there instead of using Windows Update
>
> Nathan McNulty
>
>
> Z28 wrote:

>> "Harry" <him@here.net> wrote in message
>> news:cbp6sh$3j8$479@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>

>>>Thanks, but I'm aware of the 1.6mb pause which is where my download
>>>stalls.
>>>I leave it sitting there and eventually I receive the message:
>>>'Updates were unable to be successfully installed'!
>>>I also visited the Newsgroups you mentioned and find that I'm not alone
>>>with
>>>this problem although I've yet to see a solution.
>>>That is why I posted here.
>>>

>>
>>
>> It is in the newsgroup but I'm not looking it up again. I think it says
>> something like the latest version of Alcohol120 is the problem. Uninstall
>> it and disable any virtual CD/DVD drives you have. You might have to
>> uninstall Daemon Tools too. But when I had that problem it came down to
>> Alcohol120 being the culprit. The developers of Alcohol said they will
>> fix the problem with the next release or patch.
>>
>> Also I downloaded the update then installed it from my PC.