SP2 Insulation

[Alan Scott]

Hi i have downloaded SP2 with no problems but i can not install it when i go
to install it installation fails.
The installation wizard stops and says "C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb" is
being used by another application but as far as i now there are no other
applications running.
I ran 'add ware 6' to clean off add trash but still got the same message.i
even tried to delete 'drvmain.sdb' after making a copy on floppy with no
applications running but the OS. would not let me as it was beening used by
another program.
How can i find out what this program is and disable/delete it so i can
install SP2.
The computer and XP are running well apart from this problem i can servive
with out SP2 but if there are programs\applications running on my machine
that i have no nollage or control over this is a major problem to me.
Please help me.
--
Thank you Mr Alan Scott.

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Alan Scott wrote:

> Hi i have downloaded SP2 with no problems but i can not install it when i go
> to install it installation fails.
> The installation wizard stops and says "C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb" is
> being used by another application but as far as i now there are no other
> applications running.
> I ran 'add ware 6' to clean off add trash but still got the same message.i
> even tried to delete 'drvmain.sdb' after making a copy on floppy with no
> applications running but the OS. would not let me as it was beening used by
> another program.
> How can i find out what this program is and disable/delete it so i can
> install SP2.
Hi

Could you run the following command line from Start/Run:

cmd.exe /c cacls.exe C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb >c:\drvmain.txt

then run this from Start/Run:

notepad.exe c:\drvmain.txt


and post the content in drvmain.txt back her?


--
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

[Alan Scott]

I typed in the line in run but the "C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe" came on
screen pointing to 'documents and settings' tried the second line and it send
no text file existed and would i like to make one i declined.

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Alan Scott wrote:
>
> > Hi i have downloaded SP2 with no problems but i can not install it when i go
> > to install it installation fails.
> > The installation wizard stops and says "C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb" is
> > being used by another application but as far as i now there are no other
> > applications running.
> > I ran 'add ware 6' to clean off add trash but still got the same message.i
> > even tried to delete 'drvmain.sdb' after making a copy on floppy with no
> > applications running but the OS. would not let me as it was beening used by
> > another program.
> > How can i find out what this program is and disable/delete it so i can
> > install SP2.
> Hi
>
> Could you run the following command line from Start/Run:
>
> cmd.exe /c cacls.exe C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb >c:\drvmain.txt
>
> then run this from Start/Run:
>
> notepad.exe c:\drvmain.txt
>
>
> and post the content in drvmain.txt back her?
>
>
> --
> 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
>

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Alan Scott wrote:

> I typed in the line in run but the "C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe" came on
> screen pointing to 'documents and settings' tried the second line and it send
> no text file existed and would i like to make one i declined
Hi

Lets try another way:

Click Start/Run, and then run "cmd.exe" (without the quotes) to open
a command prompt.

In the command prompt, run this command:

cacls.exe C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb


You can copy/paste the content from a command prompt (click on the
little icon in the upper left corner to get an drop down menu, and
then select the Edit menu)


--
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

[Alan Scott]

C:\Documents and Settings\Alan Scott>cacls.exe C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb
C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb BUILTIN\Users:R
BUILTIN\Power Users:R
BUILTIN\Administrators:F
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F


C:\Documents and Settings\Alan Scott>
appearred in command box?

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Alan Scott wrote:
>
> > I typed in the line in run but the "C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe" came on
> > screen pointing to 'documents and settings' tried the second line and it send
> > no text file existed and would i like to make one i declined
> Hi
>
> Lets try another way:
>
> Click Start/Run, and then run "cmd.exe" (without the quotes) to open
> a command prompt.
>
> In the command prompt, run this command:
>
> cacls.exe C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb
>
>
> You can copy/paste the content from a command prompt (click on the
> little icon in the upper left corner to get an drop down menu, and
> then select the Edit menu)
>
>
> --
> 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
>

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Alan Scott wrote:

> C:\Documents and Settings\Alan Scott>cacls.exe C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb
> C:\windows\apppatch\drvmain.sdb BUILTIN\Users:R
> BUILTIN\Power Users:R
> BUILTIN\Administrators:F
> NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F
>
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Alan Scott>
> appearred in command box?
Hi

Well, that means that the file permissions are fine, and there
is a task locking this file. I will contact you on e-mail tomorrow
I think to follow up on this.


--
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

[Jack Jones]

"Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)" > wrote in message >...
> Alan Scott wrote:

[snip]

> Well, that means that the file permissions are fine, and there
> is a task locking this file. I will contact you on e-mail tomorrow
> I think to follow up on this.

I have the same problem. If you could post the follow up I would appreciate it.

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Jack Jones wrote:

> "Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)" > wrote:
>
>> Well, that means that the file permissions are fine, and
>> there is a task locking this file. I will contact you on
>> e-mail tomorrow I think to follow up on this.
>
> I have the same problem. If you could post the follow
> up I would appreciate it.
Hi

We never found out of this, but here is one that found a solution:

From: Jon Erlandson )
Subject: Re: SP2 - Error drvmain.sdb is open - Success :)
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsupdate
Date: 2004-09-27 22:45:56 PST

http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=Or7zY5RpEHA.3464%40tk2msftngp13.phx .gbl


--
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