Problem installing xp sp2

hi,

i'm helping a friend with the following problem :
he has tried to install xp sp2 but it crashed before it finished
(microsoft artikel id 885523 (followed the steps described there
before proceding))
i uninstalled sp2 with the repair console and now i'm trying to
reinstall sp2.
after the setup has backed up the files, made a registry backup and
made a repair point the setup stops with the error : "cannot install
the catalogue files" i translated this from the dutch error "kan
catalogusbestanden niet installeren" so it's possible the translation
is not perfect. I've searched the net for this problem but can't seem
to find anything helpfull.
i've tried reinstalling also in safe mode with same result.

Can someone point me in the right direction please, don't know what to
do.

Thanks for all the help

Marco

If nothing else, can you do a repair install with an XP cd that is at the
same service pack level as the copy on the hard disk and then upgrade to
SP2?

<marco.stolle.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> hi,
>
> i'm helping a friend with the following problem :
> he has tried to install xp sp2 but it crashed before it finished
> (microsoft artikel id 885523 (followed the steps described there
> before proceding))
> i uninstalled sp2 with the repair console and now i'm trying to
> reinstall sp2.
> after the setup has backed up the files, made a registry backup and
> made a repair point the setup stops with the error : "cannot install
> the catalogue files" i translated this from the dutch error "kan
> catalogusbestanden niet installeren" so it's possible the translation
> is not perfect. I've searched the net for this problem but can't seem
> to find anything helpfull.
> i've tried reinstalling also in safe mode with same result.
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction please, don't know what to
> do.
>
> Thanks for all the help
>
> Marco