Thursday, June 19, 2008
Befriending Live Mesh and Server 2008
When you try to install Windows Live Mesh Tech Preview on your Server 2008 workstation, you will see the message: "This product can be installed on 32-bit Windows XP SP2 or later and 64-bit Windows Vista or later." Well, considering WS2K8 slip ship date, it WAS later than Vista, nonetheless, installer does not go any further. Solution: Run installer with '-Force' command line option. LiveMesh.exe -Force [Useless tech details] Version check is performed by CBootstrap::CheckOS (\client\servicing\setup\bootstrap\bootstrap.cpp) called from CBootstrap::Run (all names extracted from error strings). There is no single place where CheckOS fails on a server version, so it's easier to just bypass it altogether. CheckOS is not called when byte at offset 30 in configuration data array pointed to by 0x0000000`10003E108 is nonzero. In ntsd terms, db poi(000000010003E100+8)+30 L1 Function to init this config array calls CCommandLine::cflag::operator=, and if you set a breakpoint at StrCmpIW called from CCommandLine::Parse, you can look at all option names: -Help -Quiet -Install -Uninstall -Repair -Force (you could also look at the array of the option structures at 0x000000010003CE30, first element of the structure-pointer to option name; structure size=0x20) Tools used: Ida64, NTSD
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Thanks for the tip! Helped me a lot
http://techdhaan.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/live-mesh-install-on-windows-server-2008/
I have tried that but I am now getting an error "Check your network settings". Any idea?
@gui:
Do you get this error from LiveMesh.exe or later in the process?
If it IS from LiveMesh.exe, then
what does your log file ("%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Live Mesh\Setup\Servicing.log") say?
If it is NOT, you could also try to look into "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Live Mesh\Setup\Live Mesh_MSI.log"
LOCALAPPDATA is an environment variable that usually points to C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local
I get an error during the course of the install:
Installer encountered errors.
Please verify your network settings and attempt to reinstall.
I did find the servicing.log file here: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Live Mesh
the contents were:
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:05 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\user.cpp(386): CUser::Reset() Copied 'Servicing.log' to TEMP
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:06 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\package.cpp(551): CPackage::Apply() Install Update=[Live Mesh: Windows Bootstrap amd64 v0.9.2815.17]
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:14 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\package.cpp(677): CPackage::Apply() Installed Update=[Live Mesh: Windows Bootstrap amd64 v0.9.2815.17]
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:14 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\user.cpp(105): CUser::get_Session() 0x80040154
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:14 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\user.cpp(249): CUser::RegisterService() 0x80040154
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:14 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\packages.cpp(469): CPackages::Load() 0x80040154
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:14 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\manager.cpp(367): CManager::UpdateApply() 0x80040154
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:14 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\manager.cpp(518): CManager::UpdateApply() 0x80040154
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:14 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\manager.cpp(746): CManager::Install() 0x80040154
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:15 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\package.cpp(478): CPackage::Pend() PendingUser Update=[Live Mesh: Windows Bootstrap amd64 v0.9.2815.17]
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:32 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\manager.cpp(425): CManager::UpdateApply() There are 1 updates in queues
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:32 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\package.cpp(551): CPackage::Apply() Uninstall Update=[Live Mesh: Windows Bootstrap amd64 v0.9.2815.17]
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:33 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\package.cpp(677): CPackage::Apply() Uninstalled Update=[Live Mesh: Windows Bootstrap amd64 v0.9.2815.17]
6216.6816{6/25/2008 12:13:33 AM}[ttoennies] e:\bt\370264\private\client\servicing\monitor\user.cpp(386): CUser::Reset() Copied 'Servicing.log' to TEMP
Got this to work! I tried the install again using the -force option but this time I had UAC disabled. Worked perfectly!
Tim, Sadly I didn't have any luck with UAC off either... I don't suppose you had Hyper-V installed on your machine did you? I'm wondering if the Hyper-V networking arrangements (i.e. phycisl NIC bound to virtual switch, bound to TCP/IP etc.) are upsetting Live Mesh somehow...
@mark wilson:
I guess your problem is related to "Check your network settings" error? If this is the case, try running a network sniffer during installation and check for failed connection attempts. When I tried to install Mesh in a VM without NIC, the install almost finished, then it got to a custom action when it runs MoeMonitor.exe /Install, and this part fails with rather confusing log (%TEMP%\Live Mesh\Servicing[0000].log) that hints that Mesh may be using Windows Update servers to download something.
When I try to install LiveMesh on my computer (Vista, 32-bit), I get this message:
Please reboot to fix registry corryption.
Details about this problem can be found here.
[800703F7]The registry is damaged, the structure of one of the files with registrydata is damaged, the systemmemorycopy of the file is damaged or the file can't be fixed, because a replacing copy is missing
I translated the last part, because it's in Dutch. Microsoft's website doesn't help me, nor does rebooting or fixing problems with CCLEANER...
I hope you can help me?
Thank you
Matthias
@Matthias: If this really is registry corruption, try using this http://www.css-networks.com/2008/07/recovering-from-windows-registry-hive-corruption-the-smart-way.html manual (requires a second OS in dual-boot or a second PC you can plug your HDD into) to fix it. This is for system hives, to repair the user hive you need to create a second admin user account, log off your main account and use the described procedure with your \Users\your_account\NTUSER.DAT file. As usual - don't forget to back up before doing anything with your registry..
Also, just try installing Live Mesh from a different user account - if it succeeds, you only need to repair your user.dat hive which is easier (and does not require a second OS/PC)
Hi! Does your Mesh client still syncs regularly?
Mine stopped working, throwing errors 6801 when trying to copy files from the temporary storage into the real folders after downloading them. :(
Cheers
Does this -force option with x64? I am getting an error about .msi permissions. It looks like editing the registry might work. Anybody tried on x64?
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