SP1 Setup Error

[Guest]

I'm unable to execute WinXP SP1 on my son's Dell laptop. I get the "Setup Error - Setup Cancelled" messages. The fix described in KB329261 doesn't solve this problem. It occurs for both SP1-on-CD and "express" download install attempts. Anti-virus, etc. was disabled prior to the install attempt. The log file contains only the following message:

***
InstallFromFunction call in inf section "BuildType.DirId" failed.
***
Service Pack 1 Setup canceled.
***

Anyone have a clue as to what's going on and how to fix?

 

[Kelly]

Did he ever have the program installed mentioned in the article? If this is
the case, restore the default settings, which disables XP-AntiSpy.

XP-AntiSpy is a freeware program that can disable features in Windows XP,
including the Automatic Updates feature. If you use the XP-AntiSpy program
to disable Windows XP features, you may not be able to install Windows XP
SP1.

More info here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...earch&meta=group=microsoft.public.windowsxp.*

Good luck!

 

[Guest]

No evidence of XP-AntiSpy in the "Add/Remove" list, file search turns up nothing. Can't be absolutely sure that it wasn't there sometime in the past.