Can’t Install Exchange 2010 SP1 with Error – Setup previously failed while performing the action ‘Install’
You may receive the following error trying to install Exchange 2010 SP1. We sure did…
Error message is as follows:
Some controls aren’t valid. Setup previously failed while performing the action “Install”. You can’t resume setup by performaing the action “BuildToBuildUpgrade”.
Steps to resolve and be able to install SP1:
- Open regedit and browse to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ExchangeServer\v14\
- Look in the installed rolls for a key named Action (in our case it was under the MailboxRole key)
- Back up the section of the registry in case you need to roll back
- Delete the Action key
SP1 setup should now proceed without any further issues.
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