can't verify integrity of update.inf

[jg]

in this continued saga, unfortunately, I still can't apply security update
to an XP Pro 32 bit running on Athlon 64.

Secured website surfing is no longer a problem. neither is running signed
application. I had to go through a long list of deleting/renaming some
catalog files, re-registering DLLs to get rid of that. Re article on damaged
windows catalog. reboot

problems I am still facing: are
- hung update at the installation status of "Downloading Security Update
for Windows XP (KB911927) (update 1 of 4)... "
and preparing for download progress bar of about somewhere between 1/5 to
1/4 complete.
..
- integrity of update.inf can't be verified when I tried to bypass the
security update and install directly the corresponding KBs.downloaded
manually/ I tried an article's manual extraction and execution method but I
still get the same error message

I am at wits end after all the searching.
Please help

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

in this continued saga, unfortunately, I still can't apply security update
to an XP Pro 32 bit running on Athlon 64.

Secured website surfing is no longer a problem. neither is running signed
application. I had to go through a long list of deleting/renaming some
catalog files, re-registering DLLs to get rid of that. Re article on damaged
windows catalog. reboot

problems I am still facing: are
- hung update at the installation status of "Downloading Security Update
for Windows XP (KB911927) (update 1 of 4)... "
and preparing for download progress bar of about somewhere between 1/5 to
1/4 complete.
.
- integrity of update.inf can't be verified when I tried to bypass the
security update and install directly the corresponding KBs.downloaded
manually/ I tried an article's manual extraction and execution method but I
still get the same error message

Hi,

See if running the batch file fixdb.bat that I have created helps:

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Cannot_install_Service_Pack_2

Look for fixdb.bat under "Error 0x800710D9 Unable to read from
or write to the database". Download and run it.

 

[jg]

thank you

what causes "The RPC server is unavailable." how to fix that?
the service for Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is started and is automatic

I even make sure Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator is started.
this does not require net bios helper, or does it?

 

[jg]

cant update even manually by KB
I got in teh setupapi.log:
[2006/02/16 19:30:06 1684.2]
#-198 Command line processed: "E:\tmp\z\913446\update\update.exe"
#E361 An unsigned or incorrectly signed file
"e:\tmp\z\913446\update\KB913446.cat" will be installed (Policy=Ignore).
Error 1722: The RPC server is unavailable.

what causes "The RPC server is unavailable." how to fix that?
the service for Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is started and is automatic

I even make sure Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator is started.
this does not require net bios helper, or does it?