Autostreamer 1.029 runtime error

[webferret]

I have autostreamer 1.029 and receive this error message

Run-time error 5

invalid procedure call or argument

it cant be memory as i have 1 gig of ram

system is a p4 2.8 prescott x800fsb

ati radion video card

1x 60gig hd

1x40 gig hd

running windows xp sp1

[akaladis Veteran]

when does it occur?

[Kelsenellenelvian]

I believe it is the spaces issue. Make sure none of your files "like SP2" Have spaces in their names.

[akaladis Veteran]

I don't think so Kelsenellenelvian... I always use quotes!

[CabiMan]

What kind of XP are you using. I get this message when I try to use my Dell OEM XP Pro CD (eng). I think its been reported, but havn't seen any update yet. (maybe wrong, I havn't looked for a few weeks).

<update>

Tried the new beta and it doesn't do this now, but still will not detect the OS.

Operating system: Unknown

Build:Unknown

Size:541mb

Edited September 27, 2004 by CabiMan

[akaladis Veteran]

CabiMan, check the following:

1. a SETUP.EXE exists on your CD's root

2. a I386 folder exists on your CD's root

3. there is no UPDATES subfolder in I386 folder.

4. you have administrator rights

[CabiMan]

Raptor,

Root:

%OEM% (folder)

DOCS (folder)

I386 (folder)

SUPPORT (folder)

VALUEADD (folder)

SETUP.EXE

+ a few other files.

I386 does not have UPDATES subfolder.

I did a full install last week (using the CD), only 1 user (me) who is administrator.

I have tested using full XP-Pro and Home (non OEM) and they both worked fine on both this machine and my other PC!

Really wierd...

[akaladis Veteran]

in I386 folder, is there any NTOSKRNL.EX_ file?

[CabiMan]

No. The file has no underscore, just the full name.

NTOSKRNL.EXE

[akaladis Veteran]

now take a look at the other CDs (Pro and Home) about NTOSKRNL.EX_

Is the OEM a recover-CD?

[CabiMan]

If it is, its not like any other recover CD i've seen. Its label is XP_PRO_ENG and apart from the %OEM% folder, looks like any other XP disc I've looked at.

It autoruns straight to the XP install screen (no mention of Dell etc).

Maybe i'm wrong, but it sure looks like a standard XP disc.

What would be the decider on this?

What if I tried to install it onto a totally different machine? I have an old IBM laptop lying round I could test it on!

[SIG]

I just ran into the same runtime problem.

I have three partitions: C: D: E:.

I originally had the AutoStreamer.zip contents extracted to E: and that's when I was getting the runtime error. I redownloaded AutoStreamer.zip and this time it was in C:. This time, under C:, it worked perfectly but I still get the problem if I try it in E:

Don't know why :p Try it on a different drive or partition if you can.

[akaladis Veteran]

Can you see other files which dont have an underscore at the end of their extension? i.e .DL_ etc? The fact it doesn't contained the packed files makes it very different from 'normal' XP CDs...

well... try this:

Start - Run and type:

assuming that you have SP2 file in C:\SP2\WINXPSP2_EN.EXE and you have copied the CD contents to C:\XPCD

"C:\SP2\WINXPSP2_EN.EXE" -s:"C:\XPCD" (with quotes)

Does it give you any errors?

[akaladis Veteran]

SIG, you extracted AS on the drive root, or just a folder under that drive?

[SIG]

It was on a folder under c:\downloads\Autostreamer

[akaladis Veteran]

SIG, how about on drive E:... was it on root or in folder?

CabiMan: read this interesting guide by OptiPlex: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=219260

[SIG]

Ah, found the problem.

Under E: I had it on a folder called "Utilit?rios - Windows". When I replaced "?" with "a" it worked fine. With the folder name "Utilitarios - Windows".

Problem was the :p :p

[akaladis Veteran]

SIG, the newest beta should handle such paths :D

[CabiMan]

Raptor,

Most of the files end with underscore. (see attached dir file).

I am copying the contents to HD - may take a while

i386.zip

[akaladis Veteran]

25/06/2002  08:22 PM        3,172,968 Q306676.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          148,584 Q308387.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          359,016 Q308402.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          171,624 Q308928.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          172,136 Q309056.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          235,624 Q310051.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          517,736 Q310601.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          208,488 Q311542.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          247,400 Q311822.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          290,920 Q311889.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          219,752 Q311967.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM        3,384,936 Q313596.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          234,088 Q314147.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          599,144 Q315000.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          487,016 Q315403.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          621,672 Q316134.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          156,264 Q316246.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          736,360 Q316253.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM        2,931,304 Q317277.EXE

25/06/2002  08:22 PM          919,144 Q319580.EXE

This isn't exactly normal :D A load of hotfixes!!!

[CabiMan]

?

MS hotfixes?

The disk came with a new Dell Laptop, sealed with the normal blue 12(?) page MS XP Pro book, from an bonafida supplier. Should I be worrying about this?

Nearly finished the copying.

[CabiMan]

OK - you guessed - I get an error when trying to apply the SP to the copied files on my HD.

This Service Pack cannot be integrated into a destination that also has integrated Software Updates.

Which is wierd really cos after I did the clean install last week, I put SP2 over it no problems!

Thanks for your help Raptor - Guess i'll have to stick to the longer method in future :-)

[akaladis Veteran]

yeah, i hate when OEMs do these things... there might be a way to rebuild your OEM CD without the updates but im not sure about that... long live the non-OEM versions :D

[webferret]

worked out the problem took the program out of E drive and loaded it into C drive and presto no problem since thanks for all your help.

[akaladis Veteran]

webferret, did the folder on E: had any special chars in it? if so, did you try 1.0.30b4? it should handle special chars :D