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OEM*.INF file generator
About a month ago (through this forum) I was informed on
how to eliminate downloading 'freezes' ...thousands of 0- KB oemxxx.inf files in the WINDOWS/INF folder. The solution worked great! But now and then when I do a download (especially a Microsoft Update), the problems comes back and I have to go through the same procedure of eliminating the 0-KB oem.inf files. Once the 0-KB oem.inf files start being produced, the only way I can stop the process is to shut down the computer. [After logging off of the internet during a download (because of a download 'freeze'), the 0-KB oem.inf files continue to be generated ...as seen at the MS-DOS prompt]. What can be done to prevent the generation of 0-KB oem.inf files? |
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OEM*.INF file generator
Are you using Norton System Doctor? If so that is possibly the cause of
this problem. Does your windows\inf folder contain thousands of 0 byte oem*.inf files? If so then that's the probable cause of your problems. Why has this happened? Did you perhaps forget to disable System Doctor before updating your system from the Windows Update site? Delete these 0 byte oem*.inf files and hopefully you should resolve your problems. For more details see the Symantec site: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...15010309&src=n and also MS KB Q281967 - "Computer Stops Responding (Hangs) During Setup, Installing Updates, or Adding New Hardware" (http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q281967). Contact Microsoft mentioning Q281967 and also KB Q301540 - "CreateFile Improperly Returns ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS if the Drive Is Locked and the File Did Not Exist" (http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q301540) and ask for them to let you have the updated file ifsmgr.vxd. There will be no charge for this call. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP -------------------------- See MS KB Q283069 - "Error Message: Windows Could Not Upgrade the File %1from %2 %1: %2" (http://support.microsoft.com/search/...;en-us;Q283069), Do you have a wininit.ini file in your windows folder? If so rename to wininit.old and reboot. If this is the reason it appears that your last software install or update may not have been completed correctly and perhaps needs repeating. If a wininit.ini file isn't the cause of the problem do you use Norton products, especially Live Update? If yes read on. Others experience the %1 %2 error after using Norton/Symantec's Live Update. Whilst the MS KB only mentions NSW 2000 other users have confirmed that the problem still exists with NSW2002 or rather LiveUpdate 2002. KB Q290664 - "Norton System Works 2000 Is Not Compatible with Windows Millennium Edition" (http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q290664) which states: "SYMPTOMS When you start a Windows Millennium Edition (Me)-based computer after you run the Norton System Works 2000 Live Update feature, you may receive the following error message: Windows could not upgrade the file from percent 1 to percent 2 and your computer may stop responding. CAUSE This issue occurs because Norton System Works 2000 is not compatible with Windows Me." Norton mention the same problem but offer no solution at http://service4.symantec.com/SUPPORT...00122608485706 other than stating: "In the cases that have been reported, this has been caused because of damage to the Windows Me System Restore feature. This results in the error message after LiveUpdate is run." Finally, if neither of the above apply have you disabled System Restore in any way including possibly removing the _RESTORE folder structure from your windows drive? Doing this has also been demonstrated to cause similar problems. Newest info: Open Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer but Windows Explorer as in the file management program). From there go to C:/Program Files/Internet Explorer/Uninstall Information. Right click on the Uninstall Information folder and select Properties. Uncheck the Hidden box and then click OK or Apply. A confirmation screen will come up. Select the Apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files button. This will unhide all of the files in the Uninstall Information folder. You then need to move (not delete) all of these files to another folder that is empty. Any one will do or make a new temporary folder. It doesn't really matter just as long as the Uninstall Information folder is empty. Reboot your computer. After rebooting double check and make sure that the Uninstall Information folder is empty. You should then be able to install all of the troublesome components (hopefully). If everything goes well you can then move all of those files that you moved previously back into the Uninstall Information ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++ Probably more info than you needed, but, you should be covered. Special thanks to Mr. Maltby, MS-MVP. Heirloom, old and seen it "RJN" wrote in message ... About a month ago (through this forum) I was informed on how to eliminate downloading 'freezes' ...thousands of 0- KB oemxxx.inf files in the WINDOWS/INF folder. The solution worked great! But now and then when I do a download (especially a Microsoft Update), the problems comes back and I have to go through the same procedure of eliminating the 0-KB oem.inf files. Once the 0-KB oem.inf files start being produced, the only way I can stop the process is to shut down the computer. [After logging off of the internet during a download (because of a download 'freeze'), the 0-KB oem.inf files continue to be generated ...as seen at the MS-DOS prompt]. What can be done to prevent the generation of 0-KB oem.inf files? |
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