Check these out.
Windows Could Not Upgrade the File %1 from %2 %1: %2
After you install a new program or update an existing program and then
restart your computer, your computer may stop responding (hang), and you may
receive the following error message:
Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %2 %1: %2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283069 (ME Aug. 8, 2002)
Norton System Works 2000 Is Not Compatible with Windows Millennium Edition
When you start a Windows Millennium Edition (Me)-based computer after you
run the Norton System Works 2000 Live Update feature, you may receive the
following error message
Windows could not upgrade the file from percent 1 to percent 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290664 (ME Aug. 19, 2002)
Ahmad Abdullah said:
I tried the link but it was for Windows XP and mine is Me. The problem is
when I install IE 6 it says that a previous one is already installed, I
chose to reinstall components. When I restart the computer the following
message appears " Windows could not upgrade file %2 from %2 : %1%2 " . After
that when windows is launched I can't find any new difference and can't find
internet explorer. Thanks