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| Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registry da I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the installation". The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless network card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. Any ideas anyone? cheers. Sue      |
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01-02-2007, 10:56 AM
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registry da "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the > installation". > > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless > network > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. > > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. > > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. It might be a security program blocking the Registry changes it needs to make. A few of the programs now doing this are: Ad-aware's Ad-Watch McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware Norton AV Spyware Blaster Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks Spybot- Teatimer Spysweeper Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions. In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 and Norton 2007 it actually has to be uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you reinstall Zone Alarm. Boot into Safe Mode with Networking with Networking and try the upgrade. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM http://www.fjsmjs.com Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail. |
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registry da "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the > installation". > > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless > network > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. > > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. > > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. It might be a security program blocking the Registry changes it needs to make. A few of the programs now doing this are: Ad-aware's Ad-Watch McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware Norton AV Spyware Blaster Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks Spybot- Teatimer Spysweeper Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions. In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 and Norton 2007 it actually has to be uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you reinstall Zone Alarm. Boot into Safe Mode with Networking with Networking and try the upgrade. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM http://www.fjsmjs.com Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail. |
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01-02-2007, 10:57 AM
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registr Thanks for the suggestions. I did have Norton Systemworks installed, but I had uninstalled it before I tried the upgrade. I have been through and removed most things that could even possibly cause problems...almost nothing left! I have tried going into Safe mode, but the Vista Upgrade is disabled and says it cannot be run from Safe mode. So I am having to try a clean install from Safe mode instead. We'll see. "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote: > "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... > >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron > > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files > > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the > > installation". > > > > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless > > network > > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. > > > > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the > > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather > > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. > > > > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. > > > It might be a security program blocking the Registry changes it needs to > make. A few of the programs now doing this are: > Ad-aware's Ad-Watch > McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware > Norton AV > Spyware Blaster > Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks > Spybot- Teatimer > Spysweeper > Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions. > > In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 and Norton 2007 it actually has to be > uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you > reinstall Zone Alarm. > > Boot into Safe Mode with Networking with Networking and try the upgrade. > > -- > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM > http://www.fjsmjs.com > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail. > > |
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registr Thanks for the suggestions. I did have Norton Systemworks installed, but I had uninstalled it before I tried the upgrade. I have been through and removed most things that could even possibly cause problems...almost nothing left! I have tried going into Safe mode, but the Vista Upgrade is disabled and says it cannot be run from Safe mode. So I am having to try a clean install from Safe mode instead. We'll see. "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote: > "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... > >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron > > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files > > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the > > installation". > > > > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless > > network > > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. > > > > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the > > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather > > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. > > > > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. > > > It might be a security program blocking the Registry changes it needs to > make. A few of the programs now doing this are: > Ad-aware's Ad-Watch > McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware > Norton AV > Spyware Blaster > Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks > Spybot- Teatimer > Spysweeper > Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions. > > In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 and Norton 2007 it actually has to be > uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you > reinstall Zone Alarm. > > Boot into Safe Mode with Networking with Networking and try the upgrade. > > -- > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM > http://www.fjsmjs.com > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail. > > |
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| RE: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registry da Nope. Same problem. Clean install from Safe mode, although a *lot* quicker, still comes up with: "Windows could not update the registry data in the installation". I don't understand this, since a clean install should be able to write to its own registry! Any other ideas??? thx. "Sue Smith" wrote: > I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the installation". > > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless network > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. > > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. > > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. > > Any ideas anyone? > > cheers. > > > > Sue > > |
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| RE: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registry da Nope. Same problem. Clean install from Safe mode, although a *lot* quicker, still comes up with: "Windows could not update the registry data in the installation". I don't understand this, since a clean install should be able to write to its own registry! Any other ideas??? thx. "Sue Smith" wrote: > I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the installation". > > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless network > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. > > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. > > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. > > Any ideas anyone? > > cheers. > > > > Sue > > |
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registry da Is there a BIOS update available for your motherboard? "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the > installation". > > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless > network > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. > > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. > > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. > > Any ideas anyone? > > cheers. > > > > Sue > > |
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registry da Is there a BIOS update available for your motherboard? "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the > installation". > > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless > network > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. > > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. > > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. > > Any ideas anyone? > > cheers. > > > > Sue > > |
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registr Unfortunately nothing since the once that is on there right now, which was 12/2004. "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: > Is there a BIOS update available for your motherboard? > > "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... > >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron > > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files > > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the > > installation". > > > > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless > > network > > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. > > > > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the > > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather > > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. > > > > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. > > > > Any ideas anyone? > > > > cheers. > > > > > > > > Sue > > > > > > |
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registr Unfortunately nothing since the once that is on there right now, which was 12/2004. "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: > Is there a BIOS update available for your motherboard? > > "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... > >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell Inspiron > > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the files > > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the > > installation". > > > > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless > > network > > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. > > > > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get the > > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem rather > > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. > > > > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. > > > > Any ideas anyone? > > > > cheers. > > > > > > > > Sue > > > > > > |
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registr "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:98E75FF4-9A90-4E07-8481-1EF1D10D3700@microsoft.com... > Unfortunately nothing since the once that is on there right now, which was > 12/2004. > > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: > >> Is there a BIOS update available for your motherboard? >> >> "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... >> >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell >> >Inspiron >> > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the >> > files >> > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the >> > installation". >> > >> > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless >> > network >> > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. >> > >> > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get >> > the >> > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem >> > rather >> > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. >> > >> > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. >> > >> > Any ideas anyone? >> > >> > cheers. >> > >> > >> > >> > Sue >> > >> > >> >> |
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registr "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:98E75FF4-9A90-4E07-8481-1EF1D10D3700@microsoft.com... > Unfortunately nothing since the once that is on there right now, which was > 12/2004. > > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: > >> Is there a BIOS update available for your motherboard? >> >> "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... >> >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell >> >Inspiron >> > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the >> > files >> > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the >> > installation". >> > >> > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless >> > network >> > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. >> > >> > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get >> > the >> > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem >> > rather >> > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. >> > >> > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. >> > >> > Any ideas anyone? >> > >> > cheers. >> > >> > >> > >> > Sue >> > >> > >> >> |
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registr Disregard. Hit the wrong button. "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message news:83680E6B-4B28-420A-A932-96D4C46C72B1@microsoft.com... > > "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:98E75FF4-9A90-4E07-8481-1EF1D10D3700@microsoft.com... >> Unfortunately nothing since the once that is on there right now, which >> was >> 12/2004. >> >> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: >> >>> Is there a BIOS update available for your motherboard? >>> >>> "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>> news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... >>> >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell >>> >Inspiron >>> > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the >>> > files >>> > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the >>> > installation". >>> > >>> > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless >>> > network >>> > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. >>> > >>> > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get >>> > the >>> > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem >>> > rather >>> > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. >>> > >>> > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. >>> > >>> > Any ideas anyone? >>> > >>> > cheers. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Sue >>> > >>> > >>> >>> > |
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| Re: Update or Instal Vista fails "Windows could not update registr Disregard. Hit the wrong button. "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message news:83680E6B-4B28-420A-A932-96D4C46C72B1@microsoft.com... > > "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:98E75FF4-9A90-4E07-8481-1EF1D10D3700@microsoft.com... >> Unfortunately nothing since the once that is on there right now, which >> was >> 12/2004. >> >> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: >> >>> Is there a BIOS update available for your motherboard? >>> >>> "Sue Smith" <SueSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>> news:0BBC0A79-DBBB-4375-A151-E31CFB69AC28@microsoft.com... >>> >I have been trying to upgrade XP Professional to Vista on a Dell >>> >Inspiron >>> > 5150, bu the installation eventually fails after installing all the >>> > files >>> > with an error "Windows could not update registry data in the >>> > installation". >>> > >>> > The "Upgrade Adviser" found an issue with older driver for wireless >>> > network >>> > card, but I installed newer version, and that is now fine. >>> > >>> > I have also tried a 'clean' install, rather than an upgrade, and get >>> > the >>> > same error - which would suggest it is a hardware/disk/file problem >>> > rather >>> > than some existing drivers/apps on the machine. >>> > >>> > The ISO DVD is fine and I have verified the Sha checksum. >>> > >>> > Any ideas anyone? >>> > >>> > cheers. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Sue >>> > >>> > >>> >>> > |
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