Security Updates fails

[Andy]

I also have this problem with updates:

Q817287: Critical Update (Catalog Database Corruption in
Microsoft Windows)

and

331953: Security Update (Windows XP)

and

811493: Security Update (Windows XP)

I have tried stopping and restarting etc. the crypto
thingy in your instructions and have had the same problem
with doing i got to thet 'ren %systemroot%\system32
\catroot2 oldcatroot2'. It said 'access is denied'. I
also tried to manually rename the folder and it wouldnt
let me change it. If anyone has any information regarding
this i'd be extremely gratefu;l for any assistance

Thanks again

Andy


>-----Original Message-----
>Thank you for this info however "access is denied"
>even after I stop cryptsvc?
>It stops the rename cold, using either command prompt or
>with windows explorer.
>Thanks again,
>Bob
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>Nicholas wrote:
>>
>>1.. Start the Administrative Tools utility in Control
>>Panel.
>> 2.. Double-click Services.
>> 3.. Right-click Cryptographic Services, and then click
>>Properties.
>> 4.. Click Automatic for Startup type, and then click
>>Start.
>> 5.. Try installing the Updates again. If the problem
>>persists, go to Step 6.
>> 6.. Click Start, and then click Run.
>> 7.. In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.
>> 8.. At the Command Prompt, type the following
commands,
>>pressing ENTER after each line:
>> net stop cryptsvc
>> ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 oldcatroot2
>> net start cryptsvc
>>
>> 9.. Type exit to close the command prompt, and then
>>install Windows Updates again.
>>
>>If you are not familiar with regedit in step 6,7,8 & 9,
>>go to C:\windows\system32\catroot2
>>Right click on the catroot2 folder and rename it to
>CR2OLD.
>>Close windows and reboot then try download upadtes again.
>>
>>Hope it helps.
>>
>>Peter
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>One of our 4 XP Pro computers fails to update
>>>with Q817287: Critical Update
>>>and 811493: Security Update
>>>(Athlon 2000 w/384K Ram)
>>>Log file is below, Cryptographic service is running.
>>>----------------------------------------------------
>>>Service Pack started with following command line: -q /Z
>>>***
>>>InstallInfCatalogFile: Installing
>>>e:\06e59edf5a048234f3a058596899fb\update\Q817287.c at as
>>>_000000_.cat...
>>>***
>>>VerifySize: Unable to verify size: Source = NULL:
>>>c:\windows\_000000_.cat
>>>***
>>>InstallInfCatalogFile: Installation succeeded.
>>>***
>>>DoInstallation: ValidateSingleFileSignature Failed:
>>>STR_FAILED_INF_INTEGRITY
>>>***
>>>Q817287 Setup encountered an error: Setup could not
>>>verify the integrity of the file Update.inf. Make sure
>>>the Cryptographic service is running on this computer.
>>>***
>>>Setup could not verify the integrity of the file
>>>Update.inf. Make sure the Cryptographic service is
>>>running on this computer.
>>>***
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
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