Problem With XPSP1's "update.inf"

[vasilis]

hi to all in the forum.

i have problem installing sp1...

after verifying and decompressing the files, a meesage pops saying:

"Setup could not verify the integrity of the update.inf. Make sure the Cryptographic servive is running on this computer."

I checked in "Services" and the above one is already running. i stoped and restarted it, but nothing. the message pops again.

i thought that it could be a bad download of sp1. so i tried one from a magazine's cd. the same.

i am logged of course as administrator. i am thinking of re-installing xp as my last option.

furthermore i dont think that it has anything to do with the "illegal key" issue.

could the problem be in the "update.inf" only? can anyone provide a link with just this file? any other suggestions?

vasilis

[vasilis]

ok. i found the solution to the problem.

according to microsoft, the solution is to rename the folder "catroot2" in something else and then install the sp1a.

it worked!

vasilis

[gamehead200]

If I had been you, I would've made a slipstreamed CD with XP SP1a on it and done an update of XP without overwriting any of my programs, except for the files used by Windows...