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Re: Can't install or uninstal SB live

#571
From: Experiment #4
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 19:56
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Nope! to long ago.  Its the error message that bugs me.
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"ShepοΏ½" <shep@gmx.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 21:23:29 +0100, Whilst playing Smegball with the
> scutters "Experiment #4" <bogus@ hiding.bol> wrote :
>
> >SB Live 5.1 in Windows98.
> >I am attempting to install.  It aborted at 54% quoting "error
0x80040201".
> >Now I can't repair, install, or even uninstall.  Same error each time.  I
> >can find references to this number but none which refer to the SB.
> >
> >Clues?
>
> How long ago did you try to install it?
>
> If a problem is less than 5 days old in win98 then restart the system
> pressing the F8 key and choose Command prompt only Dos or restart in
> Msdos mode and type scanreg/restore and try an older reg(cab
> file)backup,however you may have to re-install some programs  and user
> changes if they were installed after this date.
> You can type just scanreg and say,"Yes" if you want to make a fresh
> registry back up.
> You can then also type
> scanreg/fix and then scanreg/opt to fix and compact the registry.You
> can type win or exit from Msdos mode to get back to windows.
> You can use the free WRP program off here to back up the registry as
> well as it saves more files.
> http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/freeprog.html
> HTH :O)
>
>
>
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> http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html
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Subject: Re: Can't install or uninstal SB live
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