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As per HP support, I was advised to run an XP Pro repair on my notebook to
solve a problem with random reboots caused by what appeared to be an ACPIEC
issue. As I don't have a current data backup and do software QA for a living,
I advised them that a full reinstall was not an option and preferred not to
use a brute force fix when I can troubleshoot instead.
I ran the standard repair routine from a generic SP2 Pro install CD (my
original was w/SP1), and am now faced with the 34 minute hang while
installing devices error - I'm stuck in the repeated-setup-on-reboot loop.
I've tried several of the suggestions in various KB articles, short of
creating a slipstream disc to update the SP1 USBHUB.SYS (which I'm not sure
will solve the problem since I'm on SP2, not using an USB devices, and have
even disabled BIOS USB legacy support). BIOS resets do not help, and this
BIOS is so rudimentary there's virtually nothing else to shut down anyway
(and yes, I've tried shutting down everything else).
As per a different KB article, a look at the SETUPACT.LOG seems to be the
only indicator of where a problem may be. The last file that seems to be
copied OK is:
C:\Windows\system32\dllcache\netfx.cat
After this, it looks like RUNDLL32 seems to run into a problem and I see a
line that says
"Setup encountered an error while trying to set system security. An extended
error has occurred."
This is followed by three lines that end the file, and each say:
"C:\Program Files\Zero Knowledge\Freedom\Freedom.sys was copied to
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\freedom.sys"
FYI: Freedom is a freeware firewall from the Zero Knowledge company that
came with my wireless router. I rarely use it, but left it installed on my
machine to diagnose occasional issues. To my knowledge it is not actively
enabled, although it is possible it may have some kind of TSR of some sort
that loads (things seem to run OK when Freedom is off, so I didn't feel the
need to ever bother to verify). I'm also wondering how it could even be
active since I've done a repair from CD that should bypass loading this kind
of stuff (right?), and I'm signed in with full admin rights to the machine.
Anyone have any ideas where to go from here? I really want to avoid a
full-on reinstall if at all possible, and HP online support techs aren't
exactly a bunch of geniuses when it comes to this level of stuff...
solve a problem with random reboots caused by what appeared to be an ACPIEC
issue. As I don't have a current data backup and do software QA for a living,
I advised them that a full reinstall was not an option and preferred not to
use a brute force fix when I can troubleshoot instead.
I ran the standard repair routine from a generic SP2 Pro install CD (my
original was w/SP1), and am now faced with the 34 minute hang while
installing devices error - I'm stuck in the repeated-setup-on-reboot loop.
I've tried several of the suggestions in various KB articles, short of
creating a slipstream disc to update the SP1 USBHUB.SYS (which I'm not sure
will solve the problem since I'm on SP2, not using an USB devices, and have
even disabled BIOS USB legacy support). BIOS resets do not help, and this
BIOS is so rudimentary there's virtually nothing else to shut down anyway
(and yes, I've tried shutting down everything else).
As per a different KB article, a look at the SETUPACT.LOG seems to be the
only indicator of where a problem may be. The last file that seems to be
copied OK is:
C:\Windows\system32\dllcache\netfx.cat
After this, it looks like RUNDLL32 seems to run into a problem and I see a
line that says
"Setup encountered an error while trying to set system security. An extended
error has occurred."
This is followed by three lines that end the file, and each say:
"C:\Program Files\Zero Knowledge\Freedom\Freedom.sys was copied to
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\freedom.sys"
FYI: Freedom is a freeware firewall from the Zero Knowledge company that
came with my wireless router. I rarely use it, but left it installed on my
machine to diagnose occasional issues. To my knowledge it is not actively
enabled, although it is possible it may have some kind of TSR of some sort
that loads (things seem to run OK when Freedom is off, so I didn't feel the
need to ever bother to verify). I'm also wondering how it could even be
active since I've done a repair from CD that should bypass loading this kind
of stuff (right?), and I'm signed in with full admin rights to the machine.
Anyone have any ideas where to go from here? I really want to avoid a
full-on reinstall if at all possible, and HP online support techs aren't
exactly a bunch of geniuses when it comes to this level of stuff...
