Microsoft KB Archive/944354

= &quot;The System cannot find the file specified&quot; error occurs when you try to install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 =

Article ID: 944354

Article Last Modified on 10/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

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Source: Microsoft Support



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Action


Result
When you are trying to install Service pack 2 onto a Windows Server 2003 computer, you receive the following error messages in order:

Service Pack 2 Setup Error

The System cannot find the file specified.

Service Pack 2 Setup Error

Service Pack 2 installation did not complete.

In the svcpack.log file, you can see messages similar to the followings:

179.058: UnRegisterSpuninstForRecovery, failed to delete SpRecoverCmdLine value, error 0x2

179.058: DoInstallation: Failed to unregistering spuninst.exe for recovery.

179.158: The system cannot find the file specified.

225.304: Message displayed to the user: The system cannot find the file specified.

225.304: User Input: OK

225.304: Service Pack 2 installation did not complete.

253.285: Message displayed to the user: Service Pack 2 installation did not complete.

253.285: User Input: OK

253.285: Update.exe extended error code = 0x1ffe0002

253.285: Update.exe return code was masked to 0x643 for MSI custom action compliance.



Cause
This problem may occur when the following registry key is missing.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole]



Resolution
If the key is missing, please find a Windows Server 2003 computer that is freshly installed, and export this key. Import the key to the problematic computer.



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