Hello,
The error indicates a problem within oscomps.xml, possibly corrupted text
in that file.
Or this could be an invalid entry in the one of the folder names under
c:\users
Check your folders under c:\users for any foldernames containing unusual
characters.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|> From: "M Skabialka" <
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|> Subject: Re: Can't upgrade from Business to Ultimate
|> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:01:45 -0500
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|> The error message was: "Windows installation has encountered an error
and
|> cannot continue".
|> This is the setup error log file contents:
|>
|> 2008-04-13 21:44:00, Error [0x080567] MIG
|> CUpgradeAgent::GetMigXmlIDs: XML parse error while loading script
|> oscomps.xml: class UnBCL::XmlException: hResult = 0x0, Line = 0,
Position =
|> 0; An invalid character was found in text content.
|> . .
|> void __thiscall UnBCL::XmlDocument::Load(class UnBCL::String *)
|>
|> 2008-04-13 21:44:00, Error [0x0802fa] MIG MigStartUp caught
|> exception: class UnBCL::XmlException: hResult = 0x0, Line = 0,
Position
=
|> 0; An invalid character was found in text content.
|> . .
|> class UnBCL::ArrayList<class UnBCL::String *> *__thiscall
|> Mig::CUpgradeAgent::GetMigXmlIDs(void)
|> void __thiscall UnBCL::XmlDocument::Load(class UnBCL::String *)
|>
|>
|> Sure I could wipe the system and start over but what is the challenge
in
|> that?
|> Both versions are 32 bit.
|> Mich
|>
message
|> |> > Hello,
|> > Search the machine for a setupact.log file.
|> > use this article to locate:
|> > 927521 Windows Vista setup log file locations
|> >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;927521
|> >
|> > The reason should be in this log file.
|> >
|> > Thanks,
|> > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
|> >
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|> > |> Subject: RE: Can't upgrade from Business to Ultimate
|> > |> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:01:00 -0700
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|> > |> You don't give enough info.
|> > |> If you were trying to upgrade 32bit to 64bit, it won't do it!
|> > |> --
|> > |> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
|> > |>
|> > |>
|> > |> "M Skabialka" wrote:
|> > |>
|> > |> > A couple of months ago I assembled a new PC and put Windows Vsta
|> > Business on
|> > |> > it. I started adding other applications and moving my files
then
was
|> > given
|> > |> > a copy of Vista Ultimate. I tried to do an upgrade from
Business
to
|> > |> > Ultimate but after about 10 minutes received a very generic
message
|> > |> > basically saying that the upgrade couldn't continue for no
particular
|> > reason
|> > |> > and when I hit OK it undid the changes and I was back where I
|> > started.
|> > I
|> > |> > ran Windows Update, and checked that my sytem had the required
specs
|> > |> > (everything was above 5.0 except the video card was only rated
3.8
|> > which is
|> > |> > OK, I don't do gaming). I tried the upgrade a couple of times
to
no
|> > avail.
|> > |> > I would have tried in safe mode but the only option was to do a
clean
|> > |> > install. I would rather not do a clean install as I have
|> > personalized
|> > |> > everything.
|> > |> > How can I find out what caused the upgrade failure so I can fix
that
|> > problem
|> > |> > and continue with the install?
|> > |> > Mich
|> > |> >
|> > |> >
|> > |> >
|> > |>
|> >
|>
|>
|>
