Re: WinXP Service Pack 1 failed to install
From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 09/15/02
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From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 08:50:12 -0700
Have you check how much space is being allowed
for system restore points? In properties of My Computer,
System Restore / Settings.
-- Roger Abell MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA, MCSE both Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone "Joe" <heyjoem@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1870201c25c4c$5b724300$39ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA08... > As a last resort, I found a LastGood dir in my Windows > dir that was modified on the date I tried the SP1 install > and was ~380MB. I moved it from my C: drive to my D: > drive to free up the space. All seems normal now. > > >-----Original Message----- > >I did the original 2MB download (via the Windows Update > >site) and then started the installation with only me > >logged on (not as administrator, but all of our user > >profiles are set to adminstrator rights) and all > programs > >closed. I had it create an uninstall dir on a different > >drive, but that was empty as well after the failed > >install. > > > >The install got thru doing the inventory and was > checking > >disk space when it failed. I expected to see a new dir > >in my Windows dir with the files it was unpacking, but > >have found nothing. I have all folders set to view all > >hidden and system files. I would have thought the > >install would check for disk first before doing > >anything. I did a search for all large files (>2MB) on > >my C: drive and found nothing new. > > > >After reading the full install notes, I didn't have > close > >to the amt of disk needed. The MS Update site claimed > it > >would only be a 90MB download. > > > >Any other ideas? > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>Where you disk space went depends of to what stage the > >>SP install did manage to get. For example, was it > >uncompressing, > >>was it backing up files to that it would be replacing, > >etc. > >>Make sure you are viewing all hidden files and folder > in > >Explorer. > >> > >>Review the SP release notes and other info > >>http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/service > p > >acks/sp1/ > >>specifically in your case on disk space requirements see > >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- > >us;Q326583 > >>which details the range of needed free space. > >> > >>-- > >>Roger Abell > >>MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA, MCSE both > >>Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone > >>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > >> > >>"Joe" <heyjoem@hotmail.com> wrote in message > >>news:17ea001c25ba7$9a2f6aa0$39ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA08... > >>> I tried to install SP1, but apparently didn't have > >enough > >>> disk space. Now, SP1 used up almost all my disk so I > >only > >>> have 50Mb free. > >>> How do I uninstall it, when it was never installed to > >>> begin with??? Before the attempted install, I had > >~250MB > >>> on my C: drive, so where did the 200MB go??? I > >>> desparately need it back! > >> > >> > >>. > >> > >. > >
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