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Article #571Re: Can't install or uninstal SB live
From: Experiment #4
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 19:56
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 19:56
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Nope! to long ago. Its the error message that bugs me. Dx Come home to a phat bass. Visit the site, see what I do, download the sounds www.meggastuf.freeserve.co.uk "ShepοΏ½" <shep@gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:p4skdv81tm2cke9sse943tfs32fjuj7f0j@4ax.com... > 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) > > > > Free Windows/PC help, > http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html > Free songs download, > http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/17/sheppard.html
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