List of annoying problems in XP

[kimsland]

the key is 5 sets of 5 alphanumeric digits (ie 25 alphanumeric digits)

 

[Marty9231]

ok, so this is for MS, if all other solutions fail?

What is the next thing i should try?

 

[kimsland]

Here's the best answer:

XP Pro; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116515

XP Home;http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116511

 

[Marty9231]

you mean i but the WinXP disc, and format/reïnstall?

 

[kimsland]

Yes (Buy) Format, and install clean

There's no other support I can provide until then :wave:

 

[Marty9231]

Ok, I'll do that, thank you very mutch for all your help

 

[Bobbye]

Event 1008- is it MSI Installer? Description may be 'The installation of <file name> is not permitted due to an error in software restriction policy processing. The object cannot be trusted.
This problem occurs if the Windows Installer process has insufficient contiguous virtual memory to verify that the .msi package or the .msp package is correctly signed.

FIX: Error message when you try to install a large Windows Installer package or a large Windows Installer patch package in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP: "Error 1718. File was rejected by digital signature policy"

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;925336

I don't think this will matter. It appears you are using what amounts to a pirated version of Windows XP.

 

[kimsland]

RESOLUTION
A supported fix is available for Windows Server 2003. There is no fix available for Windows XP.

Other than a legitamit version of Windows Xp ofcourse

 

[Marty9231]

I'm sorry, i didn't get the last part, you mean all points that my version is pirated?
because i can tell you, it isn't. And kimsland, do you mean that the fix on the site for win 2003 the right one is for XP?

 

[kimsland]

A "Perfectly Legal version" will include the product ID. Always. Even a multiuse version. Isn't part of your problem the fact that you are using the multiuse version other than as intended? Or that you simply do not have the memory resources on that computer?
How much memory is installed?

What raybay was saying was, using a student version outside what it was intended for (ie only meant in school labs usually) is counted as illegal

 

[Bobbye]

My version of windows did not come with my computer, though i barrowed a perfectly legal version from a friend, with SP2.
This version of windows was made for school purposes (multi-use serial).
I decided I preferred Vista, so that was installed
so i had to format, and ended up with the same, barrowed, Windows XP again.

This is not a legal version for you.

 

[Marty9231]

Do you mean it is not actually MY version?

 

[Bobbye]

Do you mean it is not actually MY version

Yes, that is the consensus. It may be on 'your' machine, but it is not 'your' software or your license to use it.

 

[SNGX1275]

To me, telling someone to get SP3 on an unstable system is not the best idea.

I said it was a longshot and I also suggested doing a lot of other things first in my 2nd reply. But I don't see how getting a standalone install of SP3 (which is going to take care of any updates Windows Update might miss as a result of corrupted system files) is going to hurt anything.

A Service Pack by definition goes through the system files themselves and replaces them with more up to date ones... now some won't get updated because nothing changed. If he has corrupted system files, this would be a good thing because they would get replaced. Normally you can do that with your XP disk (provided its of the same service pack you are now using) but he doesn't have one. Now with anything you do of course there is a chance things can go bad, but with an already bad system I think its worth that risk, and I don't think it is significantly higher in this guy's case. Back in the day I have fixed 98 problems by upgrading to 98se, and I've fixed some 2000 issues by upgrading to XP. Plus I told the dude to manually create a restore point first, even though XP should create one on its own.

<he said somewhere he IS running SP3 right now, so the only way I know of to force reinstall that is with the standalone/network install>

Now with that, the only way he can REALLY have things go wrong is if it even refuses to boot in Safe Mode. But if your system is really behaving as badly as his is, and he's virus free, then I think giving my suggestion a shot is worth doing.