SP3 won't install due to kernel change - tune up utilities

[Guest Big Al]

Here is a possible warning to help some readers.

If trying to load SP3 and you get an error saying it can't load due to a

core file (kernel) being changed.

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327101

It gives choices, none of which worked in our case. But did make us

stumble onto the fix.

Seems Tune Up Utilities 2008 can change your startup in boot.ini to use

TUKernel.exe not Kernel.exe. Something about a new splash screen etc.

SP3 does not like this and aborts.

So if anyone else has this issue read the lower part of this form thread

at post #8.

http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/sp3-fails-to-d-l-and-install-t197385.html

[Guest Homer J. Simpson]

Re: SP3 won't install due to kernel change - tune up utilities

 

> Here is a possible warning to help some readers.

> If trying to load SP3 and you get an error saying it can't load due to a

> core file (kernel) being changed.

> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327101

> It gives choices, none of which worked in our case. But did make us

> stumble onto the fix.

> Seems Tune Up Utilities 2008 can change your startup in boot.ini to use

> TUKernel.exe not Kernel.exe. Something about a new splash screen etc.

> SP3 does not like this and aborts.

> So if anyone else has this issue read the lower part of this form thread

> at post #8.

> http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/sp3-fails-to-d-l-and-install-t197385.html

 

I think it goes without saying that if you use some utility that messes with

system files, you're essentially taking your life into your own hands.

 

Can't say I'm surprised SP3 complains.

[Guest Mark]

Re: SP3 won't install due to kernel change - tune up utilities

 

I had that same problem, easy fix though. When Tune up changes the boot

screen it changes the kernel and that's what you boot to but it creates a

backup without the changed kernel. So I just removed the entry in boot.ini

that didn't have the words "TuneUP Backup" in it and removed the words

"TuneUP Backup" from the other entry and then installed SP3.

 

So I went from this:

 

[boot loader]

timeout=0

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center

Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=G9F1HW /Kernel=TUKernel.exe

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition

(TuneUp Backup)" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=G9F1HW-BAK

 

TO this:

 

[boot loader]

timeout=0

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center

Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=G9F1HW-BAK

 

Mark

 

"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message

news:ThiVj.548$5b3.398@trnddc05...

> Here is a possible warning to help some readers.

> If trying to load SP3 and you get an error saying it can't load due to a

> core file (kernel) being changed.

> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327101

> It gives choices, none of which worked in our case. But did make us

> stumble onto the fix.

> Seems Tune Up Utilities 2008 can change your startup in boot.ini to use

> TUKernel.exe not Kernel.exe. Something about a new splash screen etc.

> SP3 does not like this and aborts.

> So if anyone else has this issue read the lower part of this form thread

> at post #8.

> http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/sp3-fails-to-d-l-and-install-t197385.html

>

[Guest Big Al]

Re: SP3 won't install due to kernel change - tune up utilities

 

Homer J. Simpson wrote:

>> Here is a possible warning to help some readers.

>> If trying to load SP3 and you get an error saying it can't load due to a

>> core file (kernel) being changed.

>> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327101

>> It gives choices, none of which worked in our case. But did make us

>> stumble onto the fix.

>> Seems Tune Up Utilities 2008 can change your startup in boot.ini to use

>> TUKernel.exe not Kernel.exe. Something about a new splash screen etc.

>> SP3 does not like this and aborts.

>> So if anyone else has this issue read the lower part of this form thread

>> at post #8.

>> http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/sp3-fails-to-d-l-and-install-t197385.html

>

> I think it goes without saying that if you use some utility that messes with

> system files, you're essentially taking your life into your own hands.

>

> Can't say I'm surprised SP3 complains.

>

>

I guess the big point is, that TuneUP is a good program in general.

Granted we can argue that the registry cleaning tool is unnecessary and

I'll also grant that some of the 'style' suggestions are lame, but up

front the program is 'okay'. But what a user does not know is how it

achieves those ends, and evidently replacing your kernel is one of them.

Innocents sent to slaughter by the lions huh.

[Guest 3c273]

Re: SP3 won't install due to kernel change - tune up utilities

 

 

"Homer J. Simpson" <root@127.0.0.1> wrote in message

news:%23uyHT1qsIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>

> I think it goes without saying that if you use some utility that messes

with

> system files, you're essentially taking your life into your own hands.

>

Yes, you are going to die if you mess with your system files.

</sarcasm>

Louis

[Guest Big Al]

Re: SP3 won't install due to kernel change - tune up utilities

 

Like 90% of these problems, the fix is 3 minutes, but finding the

problem to fix it, is 3 weeks. :-)

 

Mark wrote:

> I had that same problem, easy fix though. When Tune up changes the boot

> screen it changes the kernel and that's what you boot to but it creates

> a backup without the changed kernel. So I just removed the entry in

> boot.ini that didn't have the words "TuneUP Backup" in it and removed

> the words "TuneUP Backup" from the other entry and then installed SP3.

>

> So I went from this:

>

> [boot loader]

> timeout=0

> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

> [operating systems]

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center

> Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=G9F1HW /Kernel=TUKernel.exe

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center

> Edition (TuneUp Backup)" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=G9F1HW-BAK

>

> TO this:

>

> [boot loader]

> timeout=0

> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

> [operating systems]

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center

> Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=G9F1HW-BAK

>

> Mark

>

> "Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message

> news:ThiVj.548$5b3.398@trnddc05...

>> Here is a possible warning to help some readers.

>> If trying to load SP3 and you get an error saying it can't load due to

>> a core file (kernel) being changed.

>> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327101

>> It gives choices, none of which worked in our case. But did make us

>> stumble onto the fix.

>> Seems Tune Up Utilities 2008 can change your startup in boot.ini to

>> use TUKernel.exe not Kernel.exe. Something about a new splash screen

>> etc.

>> SP3 does not like this and aborts.

>> So if anyone else has this issue read the lower part of this form

>> thread at post #8.

>> http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/sp3-fails-to-d-l-and-install-t197385.html

>>

>

[Guest Plato]

Re: SP3 won't install due to kernel change - tune up utilities

 

Homer J. Simpson wrote:

>

> I think it goes without saying that if you use some utility that messes with

> system files, you're essentially taking your life into your own hands.

 

A PC is NOT your life. Learn to live without your PC.

 

 

--

http://www.bootdisk.com/

[Guest Homer J. Simpson]

Re: SP3 won't install due to kernel change - tune up utilities

 

>> I think it goes without saying that if you use some utility that messes

>> with

>> system files, you're essentially taking your life into your own hands.

>

> A PC is NOT your life. Learn to live without your PC.

 

Oh, I have to add a disclaimer now that my posts shouldn't be taken

literally?

 

I guess I missed the memo.