Resolving The installation can not continue because a system reboot is pending.

During installation, you encounter the following error message: Cause Any application can set a pending reboot flag in the operating system through a registry key.  Sometimes a reboot does not clear the flag.  This is what the setup is detecting. Resolution For XP: 1. Open Registry Editor     1.1 Click the Start Menu > Run     1.2 Type "regedit" without quotes.     1.3 Click OK 2. Find the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession Manager" 3. Rename the "PendingFileRenameOperations" value to "PendingFileRenameOperations2" For Vista: 1. Open Registry Editor     1.1 Click the Start Menu     1.2 Type "regedit" without quotes.     1.3 Right click […]

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A Restart from a Previous Installation is Pending

This topic is intended to address a specific issue called out by the Exchange Server Analyzer Tool. You should apply it only to systems that have had the Exchange Server Analyzer Tool run against them and are experiencing that specific issue. The Exchange Server Analyzer Tool, available as a free download, remotely collects configuration data from each server in the topology and automatically analyzes the data. The resulting report details important configuration issues, potential problems, and nondefault product settings. By following these recommendations, you can achieve better performance, scalability, reliability, and uptime. For more information about the tool or to […]

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Windows Registry

The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores configuration settings and options on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It contains settings for low-level operating system components as well as the applications running on the platform: the kernel, device drivers, services, SAM, user interface and third party applications all make use of the Registry. The registry also provides a means to access counters for profiling system performance. When first introduced with Windows 3.1, the Windows registry’s primary purpose was to store configuration information for COM-based components. With the introduction of Windows 95 and Windows NT, its use was extended to tidy […]

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