Comments on: How to fix “Failed to install catalog files” error

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:38:03 +0000

Got this problem after a Windows Repair.
Your solution worked like a charm. You Rock.

By: pasadenapal

pasadenapal — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:52:07 +0000

Hey Rarst, dude I’ve been looking for a solution to this for 2 months, I wish i came upon your post before, don’t know how I missed it. followed your directions and worked like a charm, thanks again.

By: Rarst

Rarst — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:38:23 +0000

@Dan Don't have one. No ads at moment either... You will have to endure benefiting from this post for free. :)

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:01:29 +0000

Thanks man ! This is really usefull information :D !

Where is the donate button ?

By: Rarst

Rarst — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:05:21 +0000

@Josh That is somewhat strange, SP3 should have everything since SP2 (this the name)... So unless install was pre-SP2... Anyway, as long as it worked in the end. @Darren You are welcome. :)

By: Darren

Darren — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:40:28 +0000

Not sure when this page was created, but still working for me (25/09/11).

Many thanks for posting this, trying for several days for a solutions that worked!

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:53:12 +0000

I was getting this access denied error on a machine I had just imaged over from an old P3 box to a somewhat newer core2 box. I thought something had possibly gone corrupt during the image. Contradictory to my previous experiences with installing SP3, sometimes you just have to let windows do what it thinks is best. In my case, that meant not forcing SP3 on the os until windows updates thought it was ready for it. My guess is a previous update was required before SP3 could install successfully, though I have never seen that before when running the offline installer.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:23:59 +0000

Nice post. Worked great on Windows Server 2003. Also, an easy way to delete the windows files is to boot from the Parted Magic bootable CD. Parted Magic can browse the file system and delete any files from within it’s GUI.

By: Rarst

Rarst — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:16:15 +0000

@Jeri You are welcome. :) I never had thought this article would keep helping so many people for so long.

By: Jeri

Jeri — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:16:52 +0000

I have to add my thanks as well! I Googled the problem, found your instructions and dove right in. Worked perfectly! Thank you so much for taking the time to help others.