Comments on: How to Fix a Broken Installation File

By: Roax

Roax — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:29:27 +0000

You guys are awesome.. Hassan, thanks for the vista fix.

By: Hassan

Hassan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:55:11 +0000

Hi all,
Thanks for this great post.
Peoples who are having same problem, but with vista, can do the following:
1- Open C:\Windows\inf.
2- locate the file (setupapi.dev.log) and open it.
3- Search for the problem (use search option and search for THE REQUIRED SECTION…), and from that line take the name of the driver that is having the problem, also take the name of the missing section (like [ClassInstall32])
4- Then you have to go to the folder C:\Windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository, and there locate the folder tht have the same name of the driver which have problem (also mentioned in the inf file), and open the folder.
5- In the inf file inside the folder you have to paste the missing section (ex: [ClassInstall32]), you can paste it at the end of the file then save it and exit, restart and install

N.B: you have to obtain permission in order to edit the inf file located in C:\Windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository. Search net for how to obtain that permission.

Hope that this info can help someones.

Hassan El-Husseini

By: Mike Dole

Mike Dole — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:55:39 +0000

Brilliant!
You just won the most helpfull webpage of the WWW award!
Thnx 4 the detailled info

Mike

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:44:58 +0000

I am trying to install a bluetooth dongle and keep getting The required section was not found in the INF.

Ive opened the log file as descibed and got this message. NOt sure what to do next.

#E077 Could not locate a non-empty section [iis_common_install] when calculating disk space in

“C:\WINDOWS\INF\iis.inf”. Error 0xe0000102: The required line was not found in the INF.

By: JR

JR — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:24:26 +0000

You are a genius. I have been going nuts trying to install a Microsoft Lifecam 5000 and this did the trick. Thanks a million!

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Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:48:14 +0000

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By: Mercu

Mercu — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:50:34 +0000

Brilliant – it really worked like a charm!
Helped me big time!

Thank you so much!