Hi all.

I have a simple web server without Active Directory. I had to re-install
IIS and wanted to re-apply SP4. When I attempt it, I get this error.

"The file c:\winnt\system32\dllcache\winlogon.exe is open or in use by
another application. Close all other applications and click retry." There
are no other applications running in Task Manager. Winlogon.exe is running
as a process, and cannot be terminated.

I have shut down WWW,FTP, and SMTP services.

Any ideas how to get around this?

Thanks,
Dave

Make sure you disable any running AV also try installing in safe mode.

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"Dave" wrote:
| Hi all.
|
| I have a simple web server without Active Directory. I had to re-install
| IIS and wanted to re-apply SP4. When I attempt it, I get this error.
|
| "The file c:\winnt\system32\dllcache\winlogon.exe is open or in use by
| another application. Close all other applications and click retry." There
| are no other applications running in Task Manager. Winlogon.exe is
running
| as a process, and cannot be terminated.
|
| I have shut down WWW,FTP, and SMTP services.
|
| Any ideas how to get around this?
|
| Thanks,
| Dave
|
|

once a windows 2000 service pack ( sp1,sp2,sp3 or sp4)
is installed, it is part of the OS 100 %.
there is no need to reinstall it.
I always slipstearm it, then make a bootable CD because of this.
the other smaller hotfix's are NOT the same.
i would use the hotfix checker to see what needs to be reinstalled

"Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all.
>
> I have a simple web server without Active Directory. I had to re-install
> IIS and wanted to re-apply SP4. When I attempt it, I get this error.
>
> "The file c:\winnt\system32\dllcache\winlogon.exe is open or in use by
> another application. Close all other applications and click retry." There
> are no other applications running in Task Manager. Winlogon.exe is
running
> as a process, and cannot be terminated.
>
> I have shut down WWW,FTP, and SMTP services.
>
> Any ideas how to get around this?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
>

Thanks.

I slipstreamed SP4 and then did a repair from the CD. All files are
current, I have repaired IIS and with fingers X-ed, all seems to be
operating normally again.

Thanks for the help.

Dave

"Benn Wolff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> once a windows 2000 service pack ( sp1,sp2,sp3 or sp4)
> is installed, it is part of the OS 100 %.
> there is no need to reinstall it.
> I always slipstearm it, then make a bootable CD because of this.
> the other smaller hotfix's are NOT the same.
> i would use the hotfix checker to see what needs to be reinstalled
>
> "Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I have a simple web server without Active Directory. I had to
re-install
> > IIS and wanted to re-apply SP4. When I attempt it, I get this error.
> >
> > "The file c:\winnt\system32\dllcache\winlogon.exe is open or in use by
> > another application. Close all other applications and click retry."
There
> > are no other applications running in Task Manager. Winlogon.exe is
> running
> > as a process, and cannot be terminated.
> >
> > I have shut down WWW,FTP, and SMTP services.
> >
> > Any ideas how to get around this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
> >
> >
>
>