Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %2 %1: %2

Greetings all! I've received this error when updating files - the computer will run this error code over and over, sometimes for up to 5 minutes before finally starting. I'm told that this is caused when the wininit.ini file is not processing correctly. MS tells me to find and rename the wininit.ini file to wininit.old - however I went to serach for this file and it does not exist onmy puter!!! Any words of wisdom from you guys? It would be greatly appreciated.

 

Jeffrey Hi
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First check whether you have a wininit.ini file in your windows folder. If present rename it to something like wininit.old and try booting again.
It is also probable that you will have to repeat the last software install or update that you made. See MS KB283069 - "Error Message: Windows Could Not Upgrade
the File %1 from %2 %1: %2" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=283069).

If you can't find a wininit.ini file then I suspect your problem is due to the_RESTORE\TEMP folder having around 64K files in it which is the limit (2**16)
for the number of files that can be located in a folder using the FAT32 filing system. You can check this using Explorer although to see the contents of the
C:\_RESTORE\TEMP folder you will have first to enable the viewing of hidden system files and folders. Do that in Explorer by clicking Tools | Folder Options | View and check "Show hidden files and folders" and UNcheck "Hide
protected operating system files ". How big is the C:\_RESTORE\TEMP folder and
how many files does it contain?

Also what if any Symantec applications do you
have installed, and if you do, is one of them LiveUpdate?

If the folder contains around 64K files then this is the reason for the
"Cannot upgrade file %1 from %2.." message and you will need to delete the
_RESTORE folder with the loss of any system restore checkpoints you might have
(not that I think they would be usable). Do this as follows:
a) Boot to DOS using a floppy
b) At the DOS prompt, type:

A:\> SMARTDRV (press enter)
A:\> deltree C:\_RESTORE (press enter)

Note that this will take some considerable time
c) Remove the floppy
d) Reboot your PC( type exit)
e) Check that an automatic system restore checkpoint was created. If not
please post back.
f) Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder:
System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider to your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB is normally more than adequate
for day to day use allowing perhaps a week of checkpoints to be available
although increasing this to perhaps 400MB for a few days during periods of
large installs such Microsoft Office is advisable.

Please let us know how you get on.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
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Do you use Norton products? Is so have a look at the windows\inf folder and
see if it contains a very large number of zero byte oem*.inf files. If so delete them but not any oem*.inf files that aren't zero bytes in size.
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turn off norton auto update.and update manualy

Lonny