Re: SP2 won't install

[David Gower]

I also have an issue installing the downloaded version. Unless I login using
the administrator account I cannot install SP2. If I try with an account
which is part of the admin group it reports that the account does not have
rights to install.

"Bob" wrote:

> Andre Da Costa wrote:
> > Its possibility that the downloaded XP SP2 is corrupted. I would also check
> > to see if any utility programs are running in background during setup XP
> > SP2. Disable any Antivirus programs, or firewalls before attempting
> > installation.
> >
> > Andre Da Costa
> > "Brian Gregory [UK]" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> XP SP2 won't install.
> >>
> >> I'm using downloaded file WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe
> >>
> >> It gets to "Creating Restore Point" then it says "Unable to read or
> >> write to the database" and "Service pack 2 installation did not
> >> complete"
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Brian Gregory (In the UK).
> >>
> >> To email me remove the letter vee.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> I was able to download SP2 with a firewall and anti-virus running. I
> think there's another variable involved.
>
> FWIW: I slipstreamed SP2 into XP to make installations a lot easier.
>

[Alex Nichol]

"David Gower" <David > wrote:

>I also have an issue installing the downloaded version. Unless I login using
>the administrator account I cannot install SP2. If I try with an account
>which is part of the admin group it reports that the account does not have
>rights to install.

It may be that some of the rights to registry access needed have been
restricted for the Admin group. But this has not showed itself for me
on the default permissions


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)