[RKinner]

Try to download, save and install (right click and Run As Admin) the Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 3 for x64-based Systems (KB2721691)

http://www.microsoft...s.aspx?id=30304

Does it fail?

IF so, Download and Save MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 3 (Microsoft XML Core Services)

Uninstall MSXML 4.0 SP3 Parser

Install (right click and Run As Admin) the downloaded file.

Then try to install the update again.

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Error:

Not a valid Win32 Application

I think there are some other important files in my system32 folder that need to be renamed from .old

Edited by G_Woods, 19 August 2012 - 11:31 AM.

[G_Woods]

Error:

Not a valid Win32 Application

I think there are some other important files in my system32 folder that need to be renamed from .old

Edited by G_Woods, 19 August 2012 - 11:31 AM.

[G_Woods]

And a new issue has appeared. I am unable to open the "Programs and Features" from the control panel.

[RKinner]

It sounds to me like we may have the 32 bit version of msiexec.exe in C:\windows\system32. Go back in and rename it back to .old then

Start, All Programs, Accessories, right click on Command Prompt and Run as Administrator, Continue. Type with an Enter after each line:

sfc  /scannow

dir  \windows\system32\msiexec.*  >  \junk.txt

notepad  \junk.txt

Copy and paste the text from notepad into a reply.

[G_Woods]

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright © 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them.
Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log.
For example

C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log

C:\Windows\system32>

***************************************************************************************************


Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is EE11-AEB1

Directory of C:\windows\system32

20/11/2010 09:24 AM 128,000 msiexec.exe
13/07/2009 09:14 PM 73,216 msiexec.old
2 File(s) 201,216 bytes
0 Dir(s) 219,520,688,128 bytes free

*************************************************************************************************
IMPORTANT
*************************************************************************************************
I also noticed that I have the following files that have been renamed to .old


Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is EE11-AEB1

Directory of C:\Windows\system32

06/08/2012 11:31 AM <DIR> catroot2.old
07/04/2012 08:31 AM 3,216,384 msi.old
13/07/2009 09:14 PM 73,216 msiexec.old
13/07/2009 09:41 PM 504,320 msihnd.old
3 File(s) 3,793,920 bytes
1 Dir(s) 219,520,159,744 bytes free

Edited by G_Woods, 19 August 2012 - 02:58 PM.

[RKinner]

If you look at the dir output:

20/11/2010 09:24 AM 128,000 msiexec.exe
13/07/2009 09:14 PM 73,216 msiexec.old

SFC has replaced the missing msiexec.exe with a much bigger and newer file. The 73,216 matches the one on my 32 bit system so I think the wrong 32 bit one got installed at some point. Oddly enough 64 bit windows keeps its 64 bit files in System32 and its 32 bit files in SysWow64. Go figure.

Try to install the Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 3 for x64-based Systems (KB2721691) again.
I expect if we get an error it won't be about it not being a 32 bit file.

Copy the next line:


findstr /c:"[SR]" \Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log > \junk2.txt


Start, All Programs, Accessories, right click on Command Prompt and Run as Administrator, Continue. Right click and Paste or Edit then Paste and the copied line should appear.

attach the file C:\junk2.txt to your next reply. That will let me see what else sfc is not happy with.

Ron

PS We are going out on the boat this afternoon in about 30 minutes. Won't be back on line for about 4 hours or so.

[G_Woods]

What if anything do you think about the other .old files?

[G_Woods]

Extraction Failed: is Not a Valid Win32 application

[G_Woods]

Access denied to CBS.log.
[list=1][/list]Directory of C:\Windows\Logs\CBS

19/08/2012 05:22 PM <DIR> .
19/08/2012 05:22 PM <DIR> ..
19/08/2012 04:46 PM 11,748,584 CBS.log
27/07/2012 02:19 PM 255,667 CBS.rar
11/07/2012 03:16 AM 648,450 CbsPersist_20120711075440.cab
12/07/2012 02:53 PM 872,197 CbsPersist_20120712200621.cab
22/07/2012 03:04 PM 731,551 CbsPersist_20120722205410.cab
24/07/2012 02:58 PM 510,484 CbsPersist_20120724231711.cab
14/08/2012 07:25 PM 954,674 CbsPersist_20120815034753.cab
19/08/2012 05:22 PM 0 junk2.txt
8 File(s) 15,721,607 bytes
2 Dir(s) 219,519,889,408 bytes free

C:\Windows\Logs\CBS>attrib cbs.log
A C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log

C:\Windows\Logs\CBS>

[Macboatmaster]

From reading previous posts, amongst the many, I know that windows UAC is disabled
It is a long shot, but having UAC disabled on Windows 7 is not a good idea.

The reasons are complicated, but basically it MAY cause many problems.

• Open User Account Control Settings by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type uac, and then click Change User Account Control settings.

reset to default.

Please confirm that it was not so set.

[G_Woods]

It was on but set to one setting below default. I now have it set to default. Why do you think I cannot access the CBS.log file?

[Macboatmaster]

The honest answer is I have no idea, except that I think it is just another indication a large number of errors in the registry, the file systems generally etc.

I thought UAC was actually disabled, sometimes people do turn it off, to get rid of the pormpts that continually ask for permission to proceed.

There is another point that comes to mind.

When rockmilk was assisting you early on in the topic, he advised you do uninstall MSE and install AVAST.

I like MSE, but that is NOT the point, we all have our own preferences.

However I think I remember that MSE failed to uninstall, but nevertheless, AVAST was still installed.

Are you able to confirm that please eg. that you now have AVAST and MSE running.

The other point is I remember that you had a Kingston data USB flash as ready boost, do you still have that in use, as I seem to recall that it was established that the USB ready boost file system basically memory - it provides additional ram was thought to be the cause of the disk errors, if I recall correctly

[G_Woods]

I have avast now. Not using MSE and I believe it is uninstalled. I cannot access the installed programs menu through control panel. I am no longer using the thumbdrive at all. My UAC was disabled early on but has been enabled for the last couple of weeks.

UPDATE:

I just checked my "Programs and Features" in Control Panel is working again. I do not see MSE.

Edited by G_Woods, 19 August 2012 - 04:33 PM.

[Macboatmaster]

Another point I noticed, please go Control Panel System, advanced system settings, advanced again, performance, click settings, advanced again, virtual memory - click change,
DO you have a paging file for the C drive if that is the drive with Windows installed on

[G_Woods]