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Old April 7th 05, 06:13 PM
jbenner411
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I get an error message,"can’t update file %1 of %2", but when I went
to search for the wininit.ini file to rename the file it wasn’t there.
How do I replace the file? I have my the automatic update turned off
my antivirus for now until I resolve this issue. Any help would be
appreciated...thanks

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Old April 7th 05, 06:32 PM
Mike M
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jbenner411 wrote:

I get an error message,"can't update file %1 of %2", but when I went
to search for the wininit.ini file to rename the file it wasn't there.
How do I replace the file? I have my the automatic update turned off
my antivirus for now until I resolve this issue. Any help would be
appreciated...thanks


The solution to the %1 %2 problem you saw is easy to fix and is often the
result of having Symantec's LiveUpdate installed.

You don't replace a wininit.ini file. You either have one or not, the
file is used once when you reboot and then deleted and is used to convey
instruction to wininit.exe to enable it to perform certain actions as a PC
boots and before Windows loads.

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 install/update you were doing will not have
been completely installed so your system may still be unusable and the
install/update will need to be 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.
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Mike Maltby MS-MVP


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Old April 8th 05, 04:37 PM
jbenner411
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"Mike M1" wrote:
jbenner411 wrote:

I get an error message,"can't update file %1 of %2", but

when I went
to search for the wininit.ini file to rename the file it

wasn't there.
How do I replace the file? I have my the automatic update

turned off
my antivirus for now until I resolve this issue. Any help

would be
appreciated...thanks


The solution to the %1 %2 problem you saw is easy to fix and
is often the
result of having Symantec's LiveUpdate installed.

You don't replace a wininit.ini file. You either have one or
not, the
file is used once when you reboot and then deleted and is used
to convey
instruction to wininit.exe to enable it to perform certain
actions as a PC
boots and before Windows loads.

If you can't find a wininit.ini file then I suspect your
problem is due to
the C:_RESTORETEMP 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 install/update you were doing will
not have
been completely installed so your system may still be unusable
and the
install/update will need to be 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


When I typed both those commands in ( I did it numberous times
checking very carefully that is was typed right and was concerned
about whether to leave spaces in the command between the letters) both
commands came back with "file not found."

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Old April 8th 05, 06:52 PM
Mike M
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Did you boot with a Win Me boot floppy?
Did you select either option 2 or 3 from the boot menu? As I mentioned in
my previous post selecting Minimal Boot isn't what you want and won't give
you access to the ATTRIB command.

The second command
REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST
will not work until the first command
ATTRIB -H -S -R C:\_RESTORE
has worked.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



jbenner411 wrote:

When I typed both those commands in ( I did it numberous times
checking very carefully that is was typed right and was concerned
about whether to leave spaces in the command between the letters) both
commands came back with "file not found."


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Old April 8th 05, 11:09 PM
jbenner411
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"Mike M1" wrote:
Did you boot with a Win Me boot floppy?
Did you select either option 2 or 3 from the boot menu? As I
mentioned in
my previous post selecting Minimal Boot isn't what you want
and won't give
you access to the ATTRIB command.

The second command
REN C:_RESTORE OLDREST
will not work until the first command
ATTRIB -H -S -R C:_RESTORE
has worked.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



jbenner411 wrote:

When I typed both those commands in ( I did it numberous

times
checking very carefully that is was typed right and was

concerned
about whether to leave spaces in the command between the

letters) both
commands came back with "file not found."


I did reboot from both 2 and 3 options. Now you do have me things
about the floppy. I have it marked as start up disk. That is all I
have on it. It has been too long to recall. How can I tell if it is
the Win Me floppy? If it isn’t how do I get one. The other floppy I
have is from Gateway. That is for restarting also. That one says to
double-click on My Computer and then the floppy drive and then on
VEFix.exe. Then reboot. I appreciate your help......thanks

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Old April 8th 05, 11:30 PM
Mike M
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Why not make yourself a new Win Me boot floppy?

You can create a boot floppy (EBD) or start up disk as follows:
Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Startup Disk and follow the prompts.

If you get asked for the location of a "missing" file point the wizard
towards the Win Me cab files which should be in either the
windows\options\cabs or windows\options\install folder. Alternatively
point to the Win9x folder on the Win Me CD. Specifically look for the
file BASE2.CAB and then point the wizard at the folder containing
base2.cab..

If you are unable to create a boot floppy you can download the image of a
Win Me OEM boot disk from www.bootdisk.com. Download to your desktop,
double click to run and follow the prompts to transfer the image to a
floppy. Do NOT copy the downloaded file to a floppy - that won't make a
bootable floppy but instead a floppy disk containing the file you
downloaded.
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jbenner411 wrote:

I did reboot from both 2 and 3 options. Now you do have me things
about the floppy. I have it marked as start up disk. That is all I
have on it. It has been too long to recall. How can I tell if it is
the Win Me floppy? If it isn't how do I get one. The other floppy I
have is from Gateway. That is for restarting also. That one says to
double-click on My Computer and then the floppy drive and then on
VEFix.exe. Then reboot. I appreciate your help......thanks


 




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