Windows Server 2003 SP2 Upgrade Failure

[Guest Ron]

Trying to upgrade our Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP1 to SP2. Keep

receiving this message "e:\546..|I386\update\update.inf file is not correct"

and the update fails. I'm doing this from the CD that MS sent me. I was able

to successfully update to SP2 on 3 other servers. It automatically picks the

E drive and doesnt' allow me to choose another drive. Also this is our

exchange server with Exchange 2003 SP2. I've made sure that my inf file has

full permissions for the user I'm logged on as. What else could be causing

this problem. Judging from Google this seems to be a big issue without too

many solutions.

[Guest Meinolf Weber (Myweb)]

Re: Windows Server 2003 SP2 Upgrade Failure

 

Hello Ron,

 

Try copying the SP2 to the disk first. Seems like a read failure from your

disk drive.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber (Myweb)

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> Trying to upgrade our Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP1 to SP2. Keep

> receiving this message "e:\546..|I386\update\update.inf file is not

> correct" and the update fails. I'm doing this from the CD that MS sent

> me. I was able to successfully update to SP2 on 3 other servers. It

> automatically picks the E drive and doesnt' allow me to choose another

> drive. Also this is our exchange server with Exchange 2003 SP2. I've

> made sure that my inf file has full permissions for the user I'm

> logged on as. What else could be causing this problem. Judging from

> Google this seems to be a big issue without too many solutions.

>

[Guest Ron]

Re: Windows Server 2003 SP2 Upgrade Failure

 

I'm afraid that didn't work either.

 

"Meinolf Weber (Myweb)" wrote:

> Hello Ron,

>

> Try copying the SP2 to the disk first. Seems like a read failure from your

> disk drive.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber (Myweb)

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

>

> > Trying to upgrade our Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP1 to SP2. Keep

> > receiving this message "e:\546..|I386\update\update.inf file is not

> > correct" and the update fails. I'm doing this from the CD that MS sent

> > me. I was able to successfully update to SP2 on 3 other servers. It

> > automatically picks the E drive and doesnt' allow me to choose another

> > drive. Also this is our exchange server with Exchange 2003 SP2. I've

> > made sure that my inf file has full permissions for the user I'm

> > logged on as. What else could be causing this problem. Judging from

> > Google this seems to be a big issue without too many solutions.

> >

>

>

>

[Guest Meinolf Weber (Myweb)]

Re: Windows Server 2003 SP2 Upgrade Failure

 

Hello Ron,

 

Did you try the install with the real administrator account from the domain?

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber (Myweb)

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no rights.

> I'm afraid that didn't work either.

>

> "Meinolf Weber (Myweb)" wrote:

>

>> Hello Ron,

>>

>> Try copying the SP2 to the disk first. Seems like a read failure from

>> your disk drive.

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber (Myweb)

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>>> Trying to upgrade our Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP1 to SP2.

>>> Keep receiving this message "e:\546..|I386\update\update.inf file is

>>> not correct" and the update fails. I'm doing this from the CD that

>>> MS sent me. I was able to successfully update to SP2 on 3 other

>>> servers. It automatically picks the E drive and doesnt' allow me to

>>> choose another drive. Also this is our exchange server with Exchange

>>> 2003 SP2. I've made sure that my inf file has full permissions for

>>> the user I'm logged on as. What else could be causing this problem.

>>> Judging from Google this seems to be a big issue without too many

>>> solutions.

>>>

[Guest Ron]

Re: Windows Server 2003 SP2 Upgrade Failure

 

I'm afraid this didn't work either. I tried with both the domain

administrator and the local admin accounts and had the same results.

 

"Meinolf Weber (Myweb)" wrote:

> Hello Ron,

>

> Did you try the install with the real administrator account from the domain?

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber (Myweb)

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

>

> > I'm afraid that didn't work either.

> >

> > "Meinolf Weber (Myweb)" wrote:

> >

> >> Hello Ron,

> >>

> >> Try copying the SP2 to the disk first. Seems like a read failure from

> >> your disk drive.

> >>

> >> Best regards

> >>

> >> Meinolf Weber (Myweb)

> >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> >> confers

> >> no rights.

> >>> Trying to upgrade our Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP1 to SP2.

> >>> Keep receiving this message "e:\546..|I386\update\update.inf file is

> >>> not correct" and the update fails. I'm doing this from the CD that

> >>> MS sent me. I was able to successfully update to SP2 on 3 other

> >>> servers. It automatically picks the E drive and doesnt' allow me to

> >>> choose another drive. Also this is our exchange server with Exchange

> >>> 2003 SP2. I've made sure that my inf file has full permissions for

> >>> the user I'm logged on as. What else could be causing this problem.

> >>> Judging from Google this seems to be a big issue without too many

> >>> solutions.

> >>>

>

>

>

[Guest coka]

Re: Windows Server 2003 SP2 Upgrade Failure

 

 

Make sure that you have not redirected the "programfilesdir" from drive

C. If yes, redirect it back to C drive, apply SP2, and then redirect it

again.

It worked fro me

 

Coka

 

 

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[Guest John Hull]

Re: Windows Server 2003 SP2 Upgrade Failure

 

How do I do that? I've been having the same problem as Ron. I'd appreciate

any advice.

 

"coka" wrote:

>

> Make sure that you have not redirected the "programfilesdir" from drive

> C. If yes, redirect it back to C drive, apply SP2, and then redirect it

> again.

> It worked fro me

>

> Coka

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