Thomas I don't have any specific insights to that error but I'd try three
things:
1) Perhaps you are having an MSI problem. You can try to repair the MSI
perhaps with the XP MSI repair. If it doesn't work it won't harm you.
It's this MSKB often used to repair the XP MSI--I know that Vista uses
Windows ® Installer. V 4.00.5600.16384 at least that's what comes up when
I type msiexec in my run box on RC1, but try part one of this (to repair
your MSI).
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315346/en-us
Don't worry about the error number or title. Much of the time with setup
problems on the newsgroups MSFT personnel will use this KB particular
with the prolific Office setup problems that have occured during the
reign of Office 2K through Office 2003.
2) Try startup repair. It could be by hook or crook some of your files
have gotten damaged enough to give you these regrettable headaches.
Try the 4 Windows Advanced Options and your 5th option SrT (the Startup
Repair tool). I don't know the skinny on Trend and Vista so check that
after you get it repaired. I do know I've used Avast on every build of
Vista, and it works without a hitch. You can do a search on the Vista
general group for AV and you'll get a ton of good suggestions based on
people's longtime experience with AVs on Vista.
I am recommending to try the F8 advanced options first, which means to
try
each listing on the menu Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode
with Command, and then Last Known Good last there. One may work if
another
does not. The first 3 or used as a vehicle to do a system restore. If
you
cannot use these, try Last Known Good Configuration.
I don't use Safe Mode VGA for this. I have put every KB that contexts
these
options here for you to look at if you need to.
1) I'd use the F8 options including the 3 safe modes (I'm omitting VGA
for
this purpose) to try to system restore and I would use Last Known Good
if
they don't work. I say 3 because sometimes one works when another will
not.
If you use safe mode command, the command for system restore is:
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
This approach in Vista is the same as in XP and is based on Chapter 28 of
the XP resource kit and will soon be adapted to the Vista Resource Kit.
The
MSKB that outlines this is here--yes it has XP in the title but these
options are available in Vista and I want you to try them first:
Resources for troubleshooting startup problems in Windows XP [and Vista]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308041&Product=winxp
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/
How to Use System Restore from a Command Prompt
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279736/en-us
How to start your computer by using the Last Known Good Configuration
feature in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307852/en-us
2) If these 4 options don't work, you can try a new way to fix Vista,
called
Startup Repair which is part of a platform in Vista called Windows Repair
Environment or Win RE.
I'm going to tell you what it can do>going to give you the step by step>
and you have no downside for trying it.
What It Can Do:
If you run Win RE's Startup Repair in Vista, it will try to check and
repair
the following and we're taking about under three minutes usually when it
works which is often: (this is not a complete list but a list of major
tasks
it can perform):
Registry Corruptions
Missing/corrupt driver files (you don't have to guess here--it looks at
all
of them
Missing/corrupt system files (disabled in Beta 2 as is System File
Checker
but present newer builds)
Incompatible Driver Installation
Incompatible OS update installations
Startup Repair may offer a dialogue box to use System restore.
How to Use Startup Repair:
***Accessing Windows RE (Repair Environment):***
1) Insert Media into PC (the DVD you burned)
2) ***You will see on the Vista logo setup screen after lang. options in
the
lower left corner, a link called "System Recovery Options."***
Screenshot: System Recovery Options (Lower Left Link)
http://blogs.itecn.net/photos/liuhui/images/2014/500x375.aspx
Screenshot: (Click first option "Startup Repair"
http://www.leedesmond.com/images/img_vista02ctp-installSysRecOpt2.bmp
3) Select your OS for repair.
4) Its been my experience that you can see some causes of the crash from
theWin RE feature:
You'll have a choice there of using:
1) Startup Repair
2) System Restore
3) Complete PC Restore
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3) SFC run this way:
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
Good luck,
CH
djm1951 said:
Hey all. I have reinstalled Vista at least a half dozen times on a 2nd
hard
drive. It works for awhile and then it crashes. I don't have any
updates,
just the Build 5384. Any suggestions? Thanks
3) You can run sfc /scannow. It had problems in Beta 2 (i.e. no
meaningful switches worked) but they say the switches now work and said
they worked in 5536 foreplay to RC1.
Thomas Goddard said:
Hi,
I'm running Vista RC 1. I get installation errors with several
applications. The installation error is:
Error 1335. The cabinet file 'some.cab' required for this installation
is
corrupt and cannot be used. This could indicate a network error, an
error
reading from the CD-ROM, or a problem with this package.
I've tried copying the files all over my HD and I still get the error.
I
tried running setup as Administrator, still no luck. I know the package
is
fine becaue I've installed it on other machines without fail.
Any ideas?
Thx,
