Can't upgrade to SP2

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Hi
I'm attempting to install Windows XP Home on my Mac. The disk I have is
however my original one which only has SP1 and I need SP2 to be installed.
I've managed to install SP1 and Ive downloaded SP2 and burnt this to a disk
but when I use 'RUN' to install the update I get the following error message.


Service Pack 2 Setup Error
There is not enough disk space on C:\Windows\$NtServicePackUninstalll$ to
install Service Pack 2. Setup requires a minimum of 4 megabytes of free space
or if you also want to archive the files for unistallation setup requires 4
additional megabytes of free space. Free additional space on your hard drive
and then try again

The Partition size I have allowed is 32GB and the Windows SP1 install is
currently only taking around 3GB of this so surely there must be enough disk
space?

Any ideas?
 
First, run CHKDSK C: /R and then reboot. That should fix any file system
error (confusion on the part of XP).

Then, open Windows Explorer and right-click on C:\, properties. What does
it say about free space?

You can also try right-click, properties, disk cleanup. In particular,
think about the advanced option (called more options), system restore, and
delete all but the last restore point.

Do you have anything like the Norton protected recycle bin. This hides
files form the operating system, so they appear in some edits, like total
space, but not when viewed with Windows Explorer. If you have Norton or
similar, temporarily clean out protected file, and then turn it off until
after SP-2 have been installed. Note that cleaning files may require
reducing the lifetime in the protected bin to one day, then waiting a day.
A program called GOBACK can also cause a lot of disk space to be used and
not be completely visible. Again, clean its cache, turn it off, then try
SP-2.

Finally, is your C: drive FAT32 or NTFS? FAT32 under XP has a limit on
single files of 4 Gig; NTFS has essentially no limit. If the installer is
attempting to create a 4+Gig file on a FAT32 partition, that step may fail.
Note that earlier versions of FAT32 had limits of 2 Gig per file. If
someone at Microsoft were lazy, 2 Gig, rather than 4 Gig, might be the limit
per file within the installer. This would only be an issue for any
compressed backup file that was made as part of the installation. The
individual files from SP-2 are all well under 2 Gig.
 
roseyboy said:
Hi
I'm attempting to install Windows XP Home on my Mac. The disk I have is
however my original one which only has SP1 and I need SP2 to be installed.
I've managed to install SP1 and Ive downloaded SP2 and burnt this to a disk
but when I use 'RUN' to install the update I get the following error message.


Service Pack 2 Setup Error
There is not enough disk space on C:\Windows\$NtServicePackUninstalll$ to
install Service Pack 2. Setup requires a minimum of 4 megabytes of free space
or if you also want to archive the files for unistallation setup requires 4
additional megabytes of free space. Free additional space on your hard drive
and then try again

The Partition size I have allowed is 32GB and the Windows SP1 install is
currently only taking around 3GB of this so surely there must be enough disk
space?

Any ideas?
Click to expand...

Install SP3 instead.

M
 
roseyboy said:
Hi
I'm attempting to install Windows XP Home on my Mac. The disk I have is
however my original one which only has SP1 and I need SP2 to be installed.
I've managed to install SP1 and Ive downloaded SP2 and burnt this to a disk
but when I use 'RUN' to install the update I get the following error message.


Service Pack 2 Setup Error
There is not enough disk space on C:\Windows\$NtServicePackUninstalll$ to
install Service Pack 2. Setup requires a minimum of 4 megabytes of free space
or if you also want to archive the files for unistallation setup requires 4
additional megabytes of free space. Free additional space on your hard drive
and then try again

The Partition size I have allowed is 32GB and the Windows SP1 install is
currently only taking around 3GB of this so surely there must be enough disk
space?

Any ideas?
Click to expand...




Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

Error message during the "Finalizing Installation" phase when you try to
upgrade to
Windows XP: "setup cannot copy file"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=915161

Error message that you receive when you try to update a Windows XP-based
computer to
Windows XP Service Pack 2 by visiting the Windows Update Web site: "Unable
to read
from or write to database"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=915169

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm

Cannot install Service Pack 2
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Cannot_install_Service_Pack_2


Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

How to integrate Windows XP Service Pack 2 files into the Windows XP
installation folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900871/
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp
 
1. Make sure you're running the latest version of Boot Camp.

2. If need be, see...

Error message when you try to install Windows XP SP3 (or SP2): "You do not
have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to archive the uninstall files"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949375

How to reclaim disk space on a Windows XP-based computer that has a hard
disk capacity of 4 GB or less
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956324

3. Finally, see...

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b
 
roseyboy said:
Hi
I'm attempting to install Windows XP Home on my Mac. The disk I have is
however my original one which only has SP1 and I need SP2 to be installed.
I've managed to install SP1 and Ive downloaded SP2 and burnt this to a disk
but when I use 'RUN' to install the update I get the following error message.


Service Pack 2 Setup Error
There is not enough disk space on C:\Windows\$NtServicePackUninstalll$ to
install Service Pack 2. Setup requires a minimum of 4 megabytes of free space
or if you also want to archive the files for unistallation setup requires 4
additional megabytes of free space. Free additional space on your hard drive
and then try again

The Partition size I have allowed is 32GB and the Windows SP1 install is
currently only taking around 3GB of this so surely there must be enough disk
space?

Any ideas?
Click to expand...

If you want something else to try, you can "slipstream" SP2, using
your SP1 installer disc. You need the SP1 CD, the SP2 download file,
and a copy of NLite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nlite

http://www.nliteos.com/guide/part1.html

Once the new ISO9660 file is prepared, consisting of SP2 service
pack slipstreamed into SP1 CD, you can burn a new CD with the
resulting output file. You need a burning program that can
handle an .iso file properly (i.e. not just copy it to a
CD). The result should be a bootable WinXP installer CD at SP2.

While searching the web, I saw slipstreaming suggested for this
error message, but there was no confirmation from the original
poster, as to whether he resolved the problem or not (i.e. installing
to Mac).

*******

If you want something even crazier to try, you can try restricting
the free space on the disk, such that there is less than actual 4GB
of space left. Maybe the logic of the installer is screwed up, and
the number is too large for it to handle properly.

The program "fsutil" in WinXP, has some handy features. One
feature, is the ability to create large empty files. In an
MSDOS (command) window in WinXP, you'd try

fsutil file createnew C:\bigfile.bin 1000000000

That would create a 1GB file. It will fill up the file system you're
using, if you specify a big enough file.

If the file system on the partition is FAT32, the biggest file
allowed is 4GB (so you'd need multiple files, to chew up 28GB of
space or whatever). If the file system is NTFS, then you can just enter the
file size you need, to squeeze down your 32GB partition. Keep adding
big files, until you've got the free space below 4GB or even 2GB.
That may convince the stupid installer, of the correct but
smaller space. You can delete the one or more big files when
you're finished. In the MSDOS window for example, where
you've been using "fsutil", you could use "del C:\bigfile.bin"
to get rid of it.

Paul
 
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