Error installing SP2 on XP Professional

[garyb]

My install fails with the following message.

"Service Pack 2 Setup could not backup registry value
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControSet\Services\Eventlog\Sec urity\Security,\'EvemtMessagefile\'. 5:Access is denied."

My options are Retry Abort Ignore, none of which works

Any Ideas and thanks
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Gary B.

[Psing21]

you will need to log on as the adminstrator of that machine.

peace


"garyb" > wrote in message
...
> My install fails with the following message.
>
> "Service Pack 2 Setup could not backup registry value
> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControSet\Services\Eventlog\Sec urity\Security,\'EvemtMessagefile\'.
> 5:Access is denied."
>
> My options are Retry Abort Ignore, none of which works
>
> Any Ideas and thanks
> --
> Gary B.

[Malke]

garyb wrote:

> My install fails with the following message.
>
> "Service Pack 2 Setup could not backup registry value
> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControSet\Services\Eventlog\Sec urity\Security
\'EvemtMessagefile\'.
> 5:Access is denied."
>
> My options are Retry Abort Ignore, none of which works
>
> Any Ideas and thanks

See if this helps:

You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to install
Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Cannot_install_Service_Pack_2

Malke
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