In order to install the final SP3 I have to uninstall SP3 RC2 which I have
been running for since it's release!

When uninstalling from Control Panel -> Add / Remove Programs all I get is a
message box stating "The system cannot find the file specified."
Running the uninstall manually and logging gives me the reason:
InstallSingleCatalogFile: MyInstallCatalog failed for kb900725.cat;
error=0x8e5e0402.

I have unistalled kb900725 manually but that changed nothing !
Ok - now what do I do ?
I'm pretty much left clueless !

Per-Eric wrote:
> In order to install the final SP3 I have to uninstall SP3 RC2 which
> I have been running for since it's release!
>
> When uninstalling from Control Panel -> Add / Remove Programs all I
> get is a message box stating "The system cannot find the file
> specified."
> Running the uninstall manually and logging gives me the reason:
> InstallSingleCatalogFile: MyInstallCatalog failed for kb900725.cat;
> error=0x8e5e0402.
>
> I have unistalled kb900725 manually but that changed nothing !
> Ok - now what do I do ?
> I'm pretty much left clueless !

Since this is a test machine - blow it away and use the knowledge you
learned from installing Beta Software on your test machine...?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

If you used an integrated version (such as a slipstreamed cd) to install any
of the iterations of the RC then you are stuck.

"Per-Eric" <Per-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E5938C01-AB59-45B4-98E7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> In order to install the final SP3 I have to uninstall SP3 RC2 which I have
> been running for since it's release!
>
> When uninstalling from Control Panel -> Add / Remove Programs all I get is
> a
> message box stating "The system cannot find the file specified."
> Running the uninstall manually and logging gives me the reason:
> InstallSingleCatalogFile: MyInstallCatalog failed for kb900725.cat;
> error=0x8e5e0402.
>
> I have unistalled kb900725 manually but that changed nothing !
> Ok - now what do I do ?
> I'm pretty much left clueless !

The only support for WinXP SP3 RC2 is in this forum:
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...2010&SiteID=17
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Per-Eric wrote:
> In order to install the final SP3 I have to uninstall SP3 RC2 which I have
> been running for since it's release!
>
> When uninstalling from Control Panel -> Add / Remove Programs all I get is
> a
> message box stating "The system cannot find the file specified."
> Running the uninstall manually and logging gives me the reason:
> InstallSingleCatalogFile: MyInstallCatalog failed for kb900725.cat;
> error=0x8e5e0402.
>
> I have unistalled kb900725 manually but that changed nothing !
> Ok - now what do I do ?
> I'm pretty much left clueless !