| Seadog 2007-01-30, 8:39 pm |
| The Traveler wrote:
quote:
> On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 01:57:46 GMT, Seadog <seadog@nunyabidness.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Problem resolved... installation successful.
>
> Well, after quite a bit of on-line reading, I rechecked my SONY
> DRU-720A firmware and realized that it was NOT up to date (one rev
> back... I could have sworn). So, I flashed the new firmware and
> rebooted.
>
> Then I deleted the files in the "temp" folder, ran MS' Installation
> Clean-up Utility (msicuu2.exe) to get rid of the remnants of my
> previous attempts (error 1704), rebooted and ensured that nothing was
> running (well, almost).
>
> This time the installation worked properly!
>
> My 2 cents: This was the most complex and demanding installation I had
> to perform in a long long time. Requiring DVD-RW flash updates and
> other "special" considerations is IMHO way overboard.
>
> ______________________
>
> The Traveller
> Oceanside, California
Very interesting, not so much the firmware issue, which, while esoteric,
is why they issue new ones, but on the existence of that cleanup
utility. I'd never heard of that before. That gets my attention and
hopefully a permanent memory. Thank you very much for reporting back on
your solution. Glad it's now working.
-Seadog
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