XP SP2 access denied and event ID 4373 spmsg.dll

[A.J. Nemeth]

I been trying to install SP2 and get an access denied during the copying files portions of the install. I took ownership of some registry keys, and found the access denied was on spmsg.dll. I renamed the spmsg.dll, and have tried several times to install the service pack but still get access denied.

Anyone see this problem? Know how to resolve it?

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

A.J. Nemeth wrote:

> I been trying to install SP2 and get an access denied during the
> copying files portions of the install. I took ownership of some
> registry keys, and found the access denied was on spmsg.dll. I
> renamed the spmsg.dll, and have tried several times to install
> the service pack but still get access denied.
>
> Anyone see this problem? Know how to resolve it?
Hi

If you have WinXP Pro, you might want to follow the procedure here:

How To Reset Security Settings Back to the Defaults
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313222


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
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[A.J. Nemeth]

Thanks, I reset using the command. I am going to try to install sp2 now. It
takes forever on my laptop.

Take Care,

AJ


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" > wrote in message
...
> A.J. Nemeth wrote:
>
>> I been trying to install SP2 and get an access denied during the
>> copying files portions of the install. I took ownership of some
>> registry keys, and found the access denied was on spmsg.dll. I
>> renamed the spmsg.dll, and have tried several times to install
>> the service pack but still get access denied. Anyone see this problem?
>> Know how to resolve it?
> Hi
>
> If you have WinXP Pro, you might want to follow the procedure here:
>
> How To Reset Security Settings Back to the Defaults
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313222
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx