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Problem with installing Windows XP SP2
I have tried for months to install the SP2 for my Windows XP. I even ordered
the CD to try to install it that way. No matter what I try, including printing out all the help steps and doing them, it seems to be about to the half way point when I get a message that says 'Access is Denied' and it stops installing. Any suggestions? |
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cntolman had this to say: My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: I have tried for months to install the SP2 for my Windows XP. I even ordered the CD to try to install it that way. No matter what I try, including printing out all the help steps and doing them, it seems to be about to the half way point when I get a message that says 'Access is Denied' and it stops installing. Any suggestions? Are you signed in with admin rights? If so then what happens if you make a new account, give it admin rights, and then sign in and try to do your upgrade from that account? Sounds like a long trip but it's worth it. You might want to take a peek here as well. Windows XP Service Pack 2 : http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/winxpsp2.html Galen -- "Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward." Sherlock Holmes |
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cntolman wrote:
I have tried for months to install the SP2 for my Windows XP. I even ordered the CD to try to install it that way. No matter what I try, including printing out all the help steps and doing them, it seems to be about to the half way point when I get a message that says 'Access is Denied' and it stops installing. Any suggestions? Hi, Please see the "Access denied" section he http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2 -- 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/scr...r/default.mspx |
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Thank you for responding. Without sounding totally ignorant, I have tried
logging in as administrator and then loading the cd but as soon as it gets to the point of loading registry keys, it shuts down and gives me the 'Access Denied' message and terminates. Any suggestions? "Galen" wrote: In , cntolman had this to say: My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: I have tried for months to install the SP2 for my Windows XP. I even ordered the CD to try to install it that way. No matter what I try, including printing out all the help steps and doing them, it seems to be about to the half way point when I get a message that says 'Access is Denied' and it stops installing. Any suggestions? Are you signed in with admin rights? If so then what happens if you make a new account, give it admin rights, and then sign in and try to do your upgrade from that account? Sounds like a long trip but it's worth it. You might want to take a peek here as well. Windows XP Service Pack 2 : http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/winxpsp2.html Galen -- "Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward." Sherlock Holmes |
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cntolman had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: Thank you for responding. Without sounding totally ignorant, I have tried logging in as administrator and then loading the cd but as soon as it gets to the point of loading registry keys, it shuts down and gives me the 'Access Denied' message and terminates. Any suggestions? "Galen" wrote: In , cntolman had this to say: My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: I have tried for months to install the SP2 for my Windows XP. I even ordered the CD to try to install it that way. No matter what I try, including printing out all the help steps and doing them, it seems to be about to the half way point when I get a message that says 'Access is Denied' and it stops installing. Any suggestions? Are you signed in with admin rights? If so then what happens if you make a new account, give it admin rights, and then sign in and try to do your upgrade from that account? Sounds like a long trip but it's worth it. You might want to take a peek here as well. Windows XP Service Pack 2 : http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/winxpsp2.html Galen -- "Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward." Sherlock Holmes See Torgeir's kind message. Those instructions should do the trick. Galen -- "Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward." Sherlock Holmes |
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