vista sp2 wont install

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jerky123

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hi, i rebooted my comp and when i try to install sp 2 i get this message

Installation was not successful

An Illegal character was encountered. For a multi-byte character set this includes a lead byte without a succeeding trial byte. For the Unicode character set this included the characters

0xFFFF and 0xFFFE

Error: ERROR_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER (0X80070246)

any idea what i need to do to solve this problem ?
I want to intall sp2 because I have added 4gb ram and my computer keeps crashing and i heard sp2 had a fix for this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Motherboard
    NVIDIA ID07C7
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 4870
    Internet Speed
    10mb
message still coming up

getting this message now

Error(s) found;

Code 800F080D Windows Update encountered an unknown error.


any idea wt i should do now ?
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Motherboard
    NVIDIA ID07C7
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 4870
    Internet Speed
    10mb
Are you trying to install it through Windows update?

I've just bought a new 64bit system. I downloaded a standalone copy of SP2 and installed from that without any troubles. Make sure you download the correct version ;) I didn't and had to go through the same thing all over again :cry:
 

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i have done both installed through Windows Update and done it manually.

downloaded standalone sp2 then tried installing sp2 but the error message is still coming up :cry: an i have downloaded the files from the microsoft website

any ideas what I should try doing now ?
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Motherboard
    NVIDIA ID07C7
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 4870
    Internet Speed
    10mb
Don't want to discourage you ... but I had a similar problem with installing SP 2 on a Vista Ultimate 32-bit install. Spent HOURS on the phone and on remote support with MS. They ran scripts resetting Windows Update state, they downloaded and tried to install it themselves, they tried to remove SP1, we even did a nondestructive reinstall of Ultimate. Nothing worked.

What they said I should do is wipe and reinstall from scratch.

Fortunately for me, I had biweekly image backups, but I had to go back three months before I found one that would not fail "sfc /scannow".

So, unless you have backups, a reinstall from scratch may be the only thing that will fix it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Athlon x64 4400
    Motherboard
    ASUS A8n32-deluxe
    Memory
    OCZ 2GB low-latency 3200
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI X1600
    Sound Card
    B-enspirer CMI8788
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 24-inch flat panel
    Screen Resolution
    19290x1280
    Hard Drives
    WD 320GB SATA II
    PSU
    350 watt enermax
    Case
    Antec PS180
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 gaming
    Internet Speed
    Broadband -- 15MB

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor 300 Gig Maxtor 300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
Make sure your anti virus is disabled while you are installing sp2
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Own Build
    CPU
    Amd Athlon 64x2 5000+
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte M61PSE-S2
    Memory
    4gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Ati Radeon Hd3400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Syncmaster 2032bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    PSU
    500w
    Mouse
    Gamer Mouse Optical GM-4200
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    8mb
oki well im probs gona try again on week end not much time during week days
 

My Computer

System One

  • Motherboard
    NVIDIA ID07C7
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 4870
    Internet Speed
    10mb
when i type

"Imagex /mount DVDDriveLetter\sources\install.wim 1 \mount"

this comes up

" IMAGEX [Flags] /Operation [Parameter List]

Operation [ APPEMD : APPLY : CAPTURE : DELETE :
DIR : EXPORT : INFO : SPLIT :
MOUNT : MOUNTRW : UNMOUNT ]

For help on specific operation type :
IMAGEX /Operation /?

Examples :
IMAGEX /APPEND /?
IMAGEX /APPLY/?
IMAGEX /CAPTURE /?
IMAGEX / DELETE /?
IMAGEX /DIR /?
IMAGEX /EXPORT/?
IMAGEX /INFO /?
IMAGEX /SPLIT /?
IMAGEX /MOUNT /?
IMAGEX /MOUNTRW /?
IMAGEX /UNMOUNT /?

C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools> "

any idea what I need to do from there ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Motherboard
    NVIDIA ID07C7
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 4870
    Internet Speed
    10mb
jerky123 said:
when i type

"Imagex /mount DVDDriveLetter\sources\install.wim 1 \mount"

this comes up

" IMAGEX [Flags] /Operation [Parameter List]

Operation [ APPEMD : APPLY : CAPTURE : DELETE :
DIR : EXPORT : INFO : SPLIT :
MOUNT : MOUNTRW : UNMOUNT ]

For help on specific operation type :
IMAGEX /Operation /?

Examples :
IMAGEX /APPEND /?
IMAGEX /APPLY/?
IMAGEX /CAPTURE /?
IMAGEX / DELETE /?
IMAGEX /DIR /?
IMAGEX /EXPORT/?
IMAGEX /INFO /?
IMAGEX /SPLIT /?
IMAGEX /MOUNT /?
IMAGEX /MOUNTRW /?
IMAGEX /UNMOUNT /?

C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools> "

any idea what I need to do from there ?
Click to expand...

The coomand should be

imagex /mount <DVD drive>:/Sources/install.wim 1 <destination folder>

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/86959-access-vista-install-dvd-files.html

you can also use GImagex ImageX GUI (GImageX)
this is GUI for imagex command

and also I said you in previous post -a lot more simple way to extract file from Vista DVD is to use 7-zip 7-Zip
You don't neeed to fight with WAIK :sleepy:
 

My Computer

System One

well i needed 2 reboot my computer again which i have done, with nothing on i updated everything.

eventually sp2 update came up which i intalled and it works ^^

thanks guys
 

My Computer

System One

  • Motherboard
    NVIDIA ID07C7
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 4870
    Internet Speed
    10mb
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