Windows Setup Fatal Error?

[Raed Sawalha]

Dear :
I just posted a message about how to remove SP2 beta edition ,I inserted my
XP cd and restart the computer and did as this article
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
to make repair install because I have upgrade my XP with Windows XP-SP2 CD
not with SP2 alone , so i decide to make repair install , ..reparing begin
with no problems, when the setup reaches Installing Windows Phase the error
appears :

Fatal Error :
an error has been encountered that prevents setup from continuing . one of
components that windows needs to continue setup could not be installed .
the manifest file contains one or more syntax errors
pree OK to view setuperr.log.
so i reboot and log into Windows ME (because i have 2 version of windows on
my machine ) and view the setup errog log as following;
what can I do , there are many important programs installed like (VS .NET,
Biztalk server, SQL Server , .....) which in do not want to re-install them
again
can i canel the previous installation and back to my previous version with
beta one . i tried to enter safe mode but told me windows setup cant be run
of safe , because the installation did not complete ??
any help Please?/


Setuperr.log( that generated while XP repair install)
Error:
IIS Setup encountered an error. Please check the D:\WINDOWS\iis6.log file
for further information.
***

Error:
Setup had problems registering the following OLE control DLL:

D:\WINDOWS\System32\initpki.dll

Contact your system administrator, who may provide assistance in diagnosing
this problem.

***

Warning:
Setup failed to remove the product catalog DXBDA.CAT.

***

Warning:
Setup failed to remove the product catalog DXXP.CAT.

***

Warning:
Setup failed to remove the product catalog dxxp.cat.

***

Error:

The signature for Windows XP Professional Upgrade is invalid. The error
code is 426.

The service has not been started.


***

Fatal Error:

Setup failed to install the product catalogs. This is a fatal error. The
setup log files should contain more information.

***

Error:
Setup had problems registering the following OLE control DLL:

D:\WINDOWS\System32\initpki.dll

Contact your system administrator, who may provide assistance in diagnosing
this problem.

***

Warning:
Setup failed to remove the product catalog DXBDA.CAT.

***

Warning:
Setup failed to remove the product catalog DXXP.CAT.

***

Warning:
Setup failed to remove the product catalog dxxp.cat.

***

Error:
SXS.DLL: A component configuration manifest contains more than one
dependentAssembly element.

***

Error:
SXS.DLL: Syntax error in manifest or policy file
"H:\I386\asms\2\DEFAULT\DEFAULT.MAN" on line 6.

***

Error:
Installation Failed: H:\I386\asms. Error Message : The manifest file
contains one or more syntax errors.


***

Fatal Error:
One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be
installed.

The manifest file contains one or more syntax errors.


***

 

[Andre Da Costa]

In control panel > open Add/Remove Programs, check "Show Updates" and scroll
down until your Windows XP Service Pack > click remove button.

Andre

 

[Raed Sawalha]

the problem I cant access windows, because I already begin windows Setup ,so
when I try to access windows , it said and (Setup is restarted.........) and
back to where setup stopped .. more than this i tired this but did not find
Windows Service Pack 2 listed in Add/Remove Panel , because when i upgraded
the windows to SP2 i upgraded it using Windows XP Professional with service
pack 2 built-in , so the problem i dont want to make a fresh copy of windows
, and i cant continue setup because this fatal error keeps raising
........what can I do ??

Regards

 

[Andre Da Costa]

What I would suggest you do is reinstall Windows XP on a new partition, then
take ownership of the files on the old installation thats now corrupted.

Its possibility that the Window XP installation media you using now is not
compatible with current installation on the drive that you trying to repair.
What you could do is, create a slip stream of you XP CD with SP2 and try to
restart setup again, and fix the installation.

I had this same problem a few days ago, but what I did was just install XP
in a different folder (different WINNT and Windows folders), on the old
installation that was available, took ownership of my Accounts and documents
folders. backed them up and did a clean installation of XP again.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech

Andre