sp3 install fails with error code 0x800710D9(unable to read from o

HP pavillion A1430N
Xp version 5.1.2600 sp2 build 2600 X86 based
AMD Athlon 64xdual
Install goes well until right after a restore point is set. Get "unable to
read from or write to database"Does anyone haave any ideas?-
Thanks,-
gship

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/915169
is applicable to SP3

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron...tallation.aspx
-=-
02/09/1004:59:13 pm


"gship" wrote:

> HP pavillion A1430N
> Xp version 5.1.2600 sp2 build 2600 X86 based
> AMD Athlon 64xdual
> Install goes well until right after a restore point is set. Get "unable to
> read from or write to database"Does anyone haave any ideas?-
> Thanks,-
> gship

Why wasn't WinXP SP3 installed over a year ago?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running
in the background when you installed SP3?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?


gship wrote:
> HP pavillion A1430N
> Xp version 5.1.2600 sp2 build 2600 X86 based
> AMD Athlon 64xdual
> Install goes well until right after a restore point is set. Get "unable to
> read from or write to database"Does anyone haave any ideas?-
> Thanks,-
> gship

I had a bad virus and had to resort to system recovery. I have been updating
since then, and have done fine till I tried to install sp3.
I am running McAfee, Super Antispyware, and Malwarebytes, but have tried
disabling all and installing sp3 and get the same result.
--
gship


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Why wasn't WinXP SP3 installed over a year ago?
>
> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
> What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running
> in the background when you installed SP3?
>
> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
> it)?
>
>
> gship wrote:
> > HP pavillion A1430N
> > Xp version 5.1.2600 sp2 build 2600 X86 based
> > AMD Athlon 64xdual
> > Install goes well until right after a restore point is set. Get "unable to
> > read from or write to database"Does anyone haave any ideas?-
> > Thanks,-
> > gship
>
> .
>

Had IE7 or IE8 been installed before you did the "system recovery"?

Was the "system recovery" a Repair Install or did you format the HDD & then
do clean install?

[If all of your data (e.g., the contents of My Documents folder) and
third-party application (e.g., S*PERAntiSpyware) were preserved, you did a
Repair Install.]

Did a McAfee or Norton free trial come preinstalled on the computer when you
bought it?


gship wrote:
> I had a bad virus and had to resort to system recovery. I have been
> updating
> since then, and have done fine till I tried to install sp3.
> I am running McAfee, Super Antispyware, and Malwarebytes, but have tried
> disabling all and installing sp3 and get the same result.
>
>> Why wasn't WinXP SP3 installed over a year ago?
>>
>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
>> applications running in the background when you installed SP3?
>>
>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
>> bought
>> it)?
>>
>>
>> gship wrote:
>>> HP pavillion A1430N
>>> Xp version 5.1.2600 sp2 build 2600 X86 based
>>> AMD Athlon 64xdual
>>> Install goes well until right after a restore point is set. Get "unable
>>> to
>>> read from or write to database"Does anyone haave any ideas?-
>>> Thanks,-
>>> gship
>>
>> .

IE8 had been installed before the Repair Install. All of My Documents, ect.
were preserved, but not all third party applications were. As I recall, a
Norton trial version originally came with the computer as well as Webroot Spy
Sweeper and Trend Antivirus, but I uninstalled them a couple of years ago.
--
gship


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Had IE7 or IE8 been installed before you did the "system recovery"?
>
> Was the "system recovery" a Repair Install or did you format the HDD & then
> do clean install?
>
> [If all of your data (e.g., the contents of My Documents folder) and
> third-party application (e.g., S*PERAntiSpyware) were preserved, you did a
> Repair Install.]
>
> Did a McAfee or Norton free trial come preinstalled on the computer when you
> bought it?
>
>
> gship wrote:
> > I had a bad virus and had to resort to system recovery. I have been
> > updating
> > since then, and have done fine till I tried to install sp3.
> > I am running McAfee, Super Antispyware, and Malwarebytes, but have tried
> > disabling all and installing sp3 and get the same result.
> >
> >> Why wasn't WinXP SP3 installed over a year ago?
> >>
> >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
> >> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
> >> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
> >> applications running in the background when you installed SP3?
> >>
> >> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
> >> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
> >> bought
> >> it)?
> >>
> >>
> >> gship wrote:
> >>> HP pavillion A1430N
> >>> Xp version 5.1.2600 sp2 build 2600 X86 based
> >>> AMD Athlon 64xdual
> >>> Install goes well until right after a restore point is set. Get "unable
> >>> to
> >>> read from or write to database"Does anyone haave any ideas?-
> >>> Thanks,-
> >>> gship
> >>
> >> .
>
> .
>

See...

How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if a later version of
Internet Explorer is installed
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964

Your *only* recourse now is to back-up your data, format the HDD & then do a
clean install of WinXP. Details available on request.


gship wrote:
> IE8 had been installed before the Repair Install. All of My Documents,
> ect.
> were preserved, but not all third party applications were. As I recall, a
> Norton trial version originally came with the computer as well as Webroot
> Spy Sweeper and Trend Antivirus, but I uninstalled them a couple of years
> ago.
>
>> Had IE7 or IE8 been installed before you did the "system recovery"?
>>
>> Was the "system recovery" a Repair Install or did you format the HDD &
>> then
>> do clean install?
>>
>> [If all of your data (e.g., the contents of My Documents folder) and
>> third-party application (e.g., S*PERAntiSpyware) were preserved, you did
>> a
>> Repair Install.]
>>
>> Did a McAfee or Norton free trial come preinstalled on the computer when
>> you bought it?
>>
>>
>> gship wrote:
>>> I had a bad virus and had to resort to system recovery. I have been
>>> updating
>>> since then, and have done fine till I tried to install sp3.
>>> I am running McAfee, Super Antispyware, and Malwarebytes, but have tried
>>> disabling all and installing sp3 and get the same result.
>>>
>>>> Why wasn't WinXP SP3 installed over a year ago?
>>>>
>>>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
>>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
>>>> applications running in the background when you installed SP3?
>>>>
>>>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
>>>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
>>>> bought
>>>> it)?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> gship wrote:
>>>>> HP pavillion A1430N
>>>>> Xp version 5.1.2600 sp2 build 2600 X86 based
>>>>> AMD Athlon 64xdual
>>>>> Install goes well until right after a restore point is set. Get
>>>>> "unable
>>>>> to
>>>>> read from or write to database"Does anyone haave any ideas?-
>>>>> Thanks,-
>>>>> gship
>>>>
>>>> .
>>
>> .

Thanks for the info. I'll let you know how it went when I get finished!
--
gship


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> See...
>
> How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if a later version of
> Internet Explorer is installed
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964
>
> Your *only* recourse now is to back-up your data, format the HDD & then do a
> clean install of WinXP. Details available on request.
>
>
> gship wrote:
> > IE8 had been installed before the Repair Install. All of My Documents,
> > ect.
> > were preserved, but not all third party applications were. As I recall, a
> > Norton trial version originally came with the computer as well as Webroot
> > Spy Sweeper and Trend Antivirus, but I uninstalled them a couple of years
> > ago.
> >
> >> Had IE7 or IE8 been installed before you did the "system recovery"?
> >>
> >> Was the "system recovery" a Repair Install or did you format the HDD &
> >> then
> >> do clean install?
> >>
> >> [If all of your data (e.g., the contents of My Documents folder) and
> >> third-party application (e.g., S*PERAntiSpyware) were preserved, you did
> >> a
> >> Repair Install.]
> >>
> >> Did a McAfee or Norton free trial come preinstalled on the computer when
> >> you bought it?
> >>
> >>
> >> gship wrote:
> >>> I had a bad virus and had to resort to system recovery. I have been
> >>> updating
> >>> since then, and have done fine till I tried to install sp3.
> >>> I am running McAfee, Super Antispyware, and Malwarebytes, but have tried
> >>> disabling all and installing sp3 and get the same result.
> >>>
> >>>> Why wasn't WinXP SP3 installed over a year ago?
> >>>>
> >>>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
> >>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
> >>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
> >>>> applications running in the background when you installed SP3?
> >>>>
> >>>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
> >>>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
> >>>> bought
> >>>> it)?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> gship wrote:
> >>>>> HP pavillion A1430N
> >>>>> Xp version 5.1.2600 sp2 build 2600 X86 based
> >>>>> AMD Athlon 64xdual
> >>>>> Install goes well until right after a restore point is set. Get
> >>>>> "unable
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> read from or write to database"Does anyone haave any ideas?-
> >>>>> Thanks,-
> >>>>> gship
> >>>>
> >>>> .
> >>
> >> .
>
> .
>

My thanks to Pa Bear. All went well and my problem is solved! You rock!!!
--
gship


"gship" wrote:

> Thanks for the info. I'll let you know how it went when I get finished!
> --
> gship
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
> > See...
> >
> > How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if a later version of
> > Internet Explorer is installed
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964
> >
> > Your *only* recourse now is to back-up your data, format the HDD & then do a
> > clean install of WinXP. Details available on request.
> >
> >
> > gship wrote:
> > > IE8 had been installed before the Repair Install. All of My Documents,
> > > ect.
> > > were preserved, but not all third party applications were. As I recall, a
> > > Norton trial version originally came with the computer as well as Webroot
> > > Spy Sweeper and Trend Antivirus, but I uninstalled them a couple of years
> > > ago.
> > >
> > >> Had IE7 or IE8 been installed before you did the "system recovery"?
> > >>
> > >> Was the "system recovery" a Repair Install or did you format the HDD &
> > >> then
> > >> do clean install?
> > >>
> > >> [If all of your data (e.g., the contents of My Documents folder) and
> > >> third-party application (e.g., S*PERAntiSpyware) were preserved, you did
> > >> a
> > >> Repair Install.]
> > >>
> > >> Did a McAfee or Norton free trial come preinstalled on the computer when
> > >> you bought it?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> gship wrote:
> > >>> I had a bad virus and had to resort to system recovery. I have been
> > >>> updating
> > >>> since then, and have done fine till I tried to install sp3.
> > >>> I am running McAfee, Super Antispyware, and Malwarebytes, but have tried
> > >>> disabling all and installing sp3 and get the same result.
> > >>>
> > >>>> Why wasn't WinXP SP3 installed over a year ago?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
> > >>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
> > >>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
> > >>>> applications running in the background when you installed SP3?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
> > >>>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
> > >>>> bought
> > >>>> it)?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> gship wrote:
> > >>>>> HP pavillion A1430N
> > >>>>> Xp version 5.1.2600 sp2 build 2600 X86 based
> > >>>>> AMD Athlon 64xdual
> > >>>>> Install goes well until right after a restore point is set. Get
> > >>>>> "unable
> > >>>>> to
> > >>>>> read from or write to database"Does anyone haave any ideas?-
> > >>>>> Thanks,-
> > >>>>> gship
> > >>>>
> > >>>> .
> > >>
> > >> .
> >
> > .
> >

YW & thanks for your feedback.


gship wrote:
> My thanks to Pa Bear. All went well and my problem is solved! You rock!!!
>
>> Thanks for the info. I'll let you know how it went when I get finished!
>> --
>> gship
>>
>>
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>> See...
>>>
>>> How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if a later version of
>>> Internet Explorer is installed
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964
>>>
>>> Your *only* recourse now is to back-up your data, format the HDD & then
>>> do a clean install of WinXP. Details available on request.
>>>
>>>
>>> gship wrote:
>>>> IE8 had been installed before the Repair Install. All of My Documents,
>>>> ect.
>>>> were preserved, but not all third party applications were. As I recall,
>>>> a
>>>> Norton trial version originally came with the computer as well as
>>>> Webroot
>>>> Spy Sweeper and Trend Antivirus, but I uninstalled them a couple of
>>>> years
>>>> ago.
>>>>
>>>>> Had IE7 or IE8 been installed before you did the "system recovery"?
>>>>>
>>>>> Was the "system recovery" a Repair Install or did you format the HDD &
>>>>> then
>>>>> do clean install?
>>>>>
>>>>> [If all of your data (e.g., the contents of My Documents folder) and
>>>>> third-party application (e.g., S*PERAntiSpyware) were preserved, you
>>>>> did
>>>>> a
>>>>> Repair Install.]
>>>>>
>>>>> Did a McAfee or Norton free trial come preinstalled on the computer
>>>>> when
>>>>> you bought it?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> gship wrote:
>>>>>> I had a bad virus and had to resort to system recovery. I have been
>>>>>> updating
>>>>>> since then, and have done fine till I tried to install sp3.
>>>>>> I am running McAfee, Super Antispyware, and Malwarebytes, but have
>>>>>> tried disabling all and installing sp3 and get the same result.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why wasn't WinXP SP3 installed over a year ago?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is
>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>>>>>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
>>>>>>> applications running in the background when you installed SP3?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
>>>>>>> bought
>>>>>>> it)?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> gship wrote:
>>>>>>>> HP pavillion A1430N
>>>>>>>> Xp version 5.1.2600 sp2 build 2600 X86 based
>>>>>>>> AMD Athlon 64xdual
>>>>>>>> Install goes well until right after a restore point is set. Get
>>>>>>>> "unable
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> read from or write to database"Does anyone haave any ideas?-
>>>>>>>> Thanks,-
>>>>>>>> gship
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>>> .
>>>
>>> .