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Windows could not upgrade
After completing a Windows update I restarted my computer
and received the following message: Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %2. I found instructions on how to resolve this but it refers me to the program I was trying to download. Unfortunately I have no idea which program to look for. My son must have downloaded something from the internet. How can I remove this message. Also my computer will not defrag, it just sits there at 0%. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
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Your "Windows Could Not Upgrade the File %1 from %2 %1: %2" error:
This problem is most unlikely to have been caused by something you were downloading. First boot to DOS using a floppy and check whether you have a WININIT.INI file in your C:\WINDOWS folder. If present rename it to something like wininit.old and try booting again. It is also probable that you will have to repeat the last software install or update that you made. See MS KB283069 - "Error Message: Windows Could Not Upgrade the File %1 from %2 %1: %2 (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=283069). If you can't find a wininit.ini file then I suspect your problem is due to the C:\_RESTORE\TEMP folder having around 64K files in it which is the limit (2**16) for the number of files that can be located in a folder using the FAT32 filing system. This then results in the "Cannot upgrade file %1 from %2.." message when booting. I suggest you try deleting the _RESTORE folder with the loss of any system restore checkpoints you might have (not that I think they are now usable) and see if that solves the problem. Delete the folder as follows: a) Boot to DOS using a floppy. Do NOT choose "Minimal Boot" from the menu when booting from a floppy but rather choose "Start computer with (or without) CD-ROM support" otherwise the ATTRIB command will not be available. b) At the DOS A:\ prompt, type: ATTRIB -H -S -R C:\_RESTORE and then REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST c) Remove the floppy d) Reboot your PC Another problem is that the update you were doing was never completed so your system may still be unusable and the update repeated. e) Delete the folder C:\OLDREST f) Check that an automatic system restore checkpoint was created. g) Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder: System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider to your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB is normally more than adequate for day to day use allowing perhaps a week of checkpoints to be available although increasing this to perhaps 400MB for a few days during periods of large installs such Microsoft Office is advisable. --? Mike Maltby MS-MVP Chris wrote: After completing a Windows update I restarted my computer and received the following message: Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %2. I found instructions on how to resolve this but it refers me to the program I was trying to download. Unfortunately I have no idea which program to look for. My son must have downloaded something from the internet. How can I remove this message. Also my computer will not defrag, it just sits there at 0%. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
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