Problems installing Active Directory Users and Computers on Windows 64bit

8 Feb 2006 1:40 PM

hallstein

When trying to install Windows Server 2003 Administration
Tools Pack on my "Windows XP Pro x64 edition", it fails and
claim that I have to install QFE Q329357. But when I go to
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329357 and try
downloading the 64-bit edition, I get the error:

"Extraction Failed
The image file update\update.exe is valid, but is for a
machine type other than the current machine."

I have an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
( boot.ini /usepmtimer )

8 Feb 2006 9:27 PM

Russell Hughes

"Windows XP 64 bit Edition" - I believe this is for Itanium-based 64-bit
operating systems only. You will need to find one compatible with "Windows
XP x64 Edition" or make the standard one work (compatibility mode?). I have
no experience with x64 XP so I can't help more.

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"hallstein" <hallst***@online.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> When trying to install Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack on my
> "Windows XP Pro x64 edition", it fails and claim that I have to install
> QFE Q329357. But when I go to http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329357
> and try downloading the 64-bit edition, I get the error:
>
> "Extraction Failed
> The image file update\update.exe is valid, but is for a machine type other
> than the current machine."
>
> I have an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
> ( boot.ini /usepmtimer )

13 Feb 2006 1:02 PM

news.microsoft.com

I got it working. I had to re-download the "Windows Server 2003 Service
Pack 1 Administration Tools Pack" from Microsoft's webpages. The old one

I had adminpak.msi dated 28. march 2005 (Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 1 Administration Tools Pack) Yeah you heard me, exact same
name!

The one I had was abviously not the same version, so it seems like
Microsoft updates things without updating any information :(

Russell Hughes wrote:
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> "Windows XP 64 bit Edition" - I believe this is for Itanium-based 64-bit
> operating systems only. You will need to find one compatible with "Windows
> XP x64 Edition" or make the standard one work (compatibility mode?). I have
> no experience with x64 XP so I can't help more.
>
>
> "hallstein" <hallst***@online.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eEr3HVLLGHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> When trying to install Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack on my
>> "Windows XP Pro x64 edition", it fails and claim that I have to install
>> QFE Q329357. But when I go to http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329357
>> and try downloading the 64-bit edition, I get the error:
>>
>> "Extraction Failed
>> The image file update\update.exe is valid, but is for a machine type other
>> than the current machine."
>>
>> I have an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
>> ( boot.ini /usepmtimer )
>
>