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SharePoint 2010 Setup unable to proceed due to a pending system restart
A recent install resulted in the following error:
“Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s): A system restart from a previous installation is pending.”
The problem was related to a registry key “PendingFileRenameOperations” located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager.
Fix
Rename the key to PendingFileRenameOperations1 and you will be able to proceed with the install.
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Donal Conlon 
Does this then have any negative effect on the PendingFileRenameOperations key for other uses? Or is this file not really used often enough to be an issue?
Good question James. I’m not fully sure, but I would guess not. I’d guess it’s remnants of a previous version being on there, and not properly uninstalled. If an application wants to recreate PendingFileRenameOperations it can. Either way, renaming it back should not cause an issue, as it was only the install executable that was complaining.
Got it, makes sense. Thanks Donal!
This problem also occured with Microsoft Search Server 2010 installation and the solution above also works for this product.
Great Post! Worked perfectly and saved me a buttload of time.
super its working…