Alan, Is it possible you are trying to install on a disk other than the C drive? I have seen this error when there was a problem to install programs on any location other than the C drive/
73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Alan P. Biddle <[email protected]>wrote: > Justin, > > I am very new at this, but my understanding is that the latest SDR installs > checks whether it is needed. 2.0.16 popped up a message saying I should > install the patch. Since I posted, I have been able to grab the contents > of > the upgrade directory before Windows can delete it. Running the UPDATE.EXE > file gives a message saying "The file is not correct." ?? Don't you just > love the clear, unambigous error messages? > > >>Do you *need* the patch? > > Looks as if we are going to find that out. ;) > > 73s, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Justin M. Mayrand [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch > > Hi Alan, > > Ah, OK then. > > Do you *need* the patch? Does your system work without it? I had an issue > with installing it too. I finally gave up and tried without it, there have > been no issues. > > > -------------------------------- > > On Dec 21, 2010, at 8:41 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote: > > > Justin, > > > >>> I was able to download the patch and unzip it. > > > > Thanks, but the problem occurs AFTER it is unzipped, using the included > > password. > > > > Alan > > WA4SCA > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Justin M. Mayrand [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:03 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch > > > > MS Hotfixes require a password to decompress, it should have been emailed > to > > you automatically when you requested the hotfix. If you have the email > from > > MS, read it carefully, the password is there. > > > > > > -------------------------------- > > > > On Dec 21, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote: > > > >> I received a call that my VU5K was on the way, so I decided to > experiment > >> installing the software. During the process, I got a message suggesting > >> that I install the MS Firewire patch. I am running XP Pro, SP3, so that > > was > >> not unexpected. I was able to download the patch and unzip it. > However, > > it > >> does not install. > >> > >> Running from a full administrator account, if I use the RUN command, it > >> runs, giving me a quick message about unzipping, but then comes up with > an > >> error box saying "Access Denied." Clearing that, another message, > >> "KB9555408 installation did not complete." Clicking on the file, or > using > >> the "Run As" command, I get an error message which says "Unable to find > a > >> volume for extraction. Please verify that you have proper permissions." > > If > >> I check with Windows Explorer while the error message is up, I find that > >> there is indeed a directory and subdirectory created with the sort of > EXE > >> and DLL files you would expect. However, it is locked, and when I clear > > the > >> error messages, it is deleted. > >> > >> I have tried using a different admin account, downloading the patch > again, > >> booting to safe mode, installing from a USB drive, and of course > disabling > >> the antivirus protection, Norton. There is about 250 G of unused disk > >> space. I even rolled back to an image before I installed the SDR > > software, > >> but no help. Googling on the error message text brings up several > > sources, > >> usually about installing SP3, but none seem relevant. > >> > >> Any ideas? > >> > >> > >> Alan > >> WA4SCA > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > >> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
