What to do if Windows XP install complains about not finding file XXX.dl_

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I've ran into a problem recently trying to do a repair install of a Windows XP SP3. By the time it was copying the files, it complained about not being able to find file cmprops.dl_ on the Windows CD.

I'm posting this question here with the answer below to anyone having the same problem!

According to MS KB818464, these files could present problem:

Cmprops.dl_
Licwmi.dl_ 
Mmfutil.dl_ 
Servereps.dl_

Daniel Costa

Posted 2013-10-11T02:07:39.710

Reputation: 141

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As per MS KB818464:

During the installation, when you receive a dialog asking for any of those files:

  1. Press Shift-F10 to bring up a command prompt
  2. Run esentutl /p %windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb
  3. Go to cd %windir%\security
  4. Delete file edb.log (it might be edb00001.log or something like)
  5. Close command prompt and press retry - it should work now!
– Daniel Costa – 2013-10-11T02:13:34.360

1The comment above is the answer, I just can't post it right now (have to wait for 8h before answering my own question) – Daniel Costa – 2013-10-11T02:14:05.957

Answers

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As per MS KB818464:

During the installation, when you receive a dialog asking for any of those files:

  1. Press Shift-F10 to bring up a command prompt
  2. Run esentutl /p %windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb
  3. Go to cd %windir%\security
  4. Delete file edb.log (it might be edb00001.log or something like)
  5. Close command prompt and press retry - it should work now!

Daniel Costa

Posted 2013-10-11T02:07:39.710

Reputation: 141

KB818464 is no longer on the Microsoft website, but luckily the Wayback Machine has it https://web.archive.org/web/20121102132354/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818464

– Michael Mulqueen – 2018-09-17T17:22:10.670

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