windows service pack 2 and windoww file protection

[Jason]

While installing the Oracle client I received a windows file protection
warning telling me that critical files had been replaced and needed to be
fixed. This dialog prompts me for the windows xp service pack 2 cd. I
installed the service pack from windows update. How the heck am I supposed
to supply a cd. It does not offer a way around this either. Now way to
point it somewhere else.

Any ideas.

Also anybody here about this issue with Oracle client 9i replacing windows
critical files?

regards,

Jason

 

[R. McCarty]

ServicePackFiles in C:\ supplants the original CD. However, your
system Registry Keys may be pointing to an incorrect path. To
fix, you have to set the CDInstall Key value to 0, and change the
ServicePackSource key to reflect the right location.

The location in the Registry for these changes are:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

The SourcePath key is for the original CD path.

 

[Rock]

While installing the Oracle client I received a windows file protection
warning telling me that critical files had been replaced and needed to be
fixed. This dialog prompts me for the windows xp service pack 2 cd. I
installed the service pack from windows update. How the heck am I supposed
to supply a cd. It does not offer a way around this either. Now way to
point it somewhere else.

Any ideas.

Also anybody here about this issue with Oracle client 9i replacing windows
critical files?

regards,

Jason

Edit the registry and modify the two values in this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

ServicePackCachePath
ServicePackSourcePath

You may also need to modify the SourcePath value.

Point them to the location of the service pack files on disk. See if
that helps.

Export a copy of the key before you make any changes in case something
goes wrong.