I need to update my computer but when it starts to install, I get an error
message
"unable to read or write from the database". How can I fix this? Thanks!

Stacey Whipple wrote:

> I need to update my computer but when it starts to install, I get an error
> message
> "unable to read or write from the database". How can I fix this? Thanks!

I'm sorry, but you need to be a lot more descriptive than this. Although the
problem is fresh in your mind, none of the people reading about it can see
your computer. Here is a link that will show you what details you need to
include in your next post:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Malke wrote:

> Stacey Whipple wrote:
>
>> I need to update my computer but when it starts to install, I get an
>> error message
>> "unable to read or write from the database". How can I fix this? Thanks!
>
> I'm sorry, but you need to be a lot more descriptive than this. Although
> the problem is fresh in your mind, none of the people reading about it can
> see your computer. Here is a link that will show you what details you need
> to include in your next post:
>
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
> Malke

I just now noticed your subject line. It's always better to include a full
description of the problem in the body of the post. That said, read the
section on "Cryptographic service and related errors" on MVP Hans-Georg
Michna's site here:

http://winhlp.com/WxSP2.htm#Cannot_i...Service_Pack_2

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"