Getting a system 32 message when trying to install SP2

[Guest]

Trying to install XP2 via Microsoft Update. I get the following message,
"Wndows\system 32\ftp.exe is open or in use by another application. Close all
other applications and then click retry." What needs to be done?

 

[WTC]

Trying to install XP2 via Microsoft Update. I get the following
message, "Wndows\system 32\ftp.exe is open or in use by another
application. Close all other applications and then click retry." What
needs to be done?

Hi Nelson,

See if this article helps you out,
http://phorums.com.au/archive/index.php/t-79022.html

If you are not sure on how to Take Ownership of a file then read the
following KB article:

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421


Also you *may* want to download Process Explorer to see if "ftp.exe" is
actually in use or not.

Process Explorer for Windows v10.21
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/ProcessExplorer.
mspx

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Trying to install XP2 via Microsoft Update. I get the following message,
"Wndows\system 32\ftp.exe is open or in use by another application. Close
all
other applications and then click retry." What needs to be done?

I personally find it more reliable to download the entire SP2 installer,
then physically disconnect from the internet (unplug the cable), reboot,
clear out temp files and caches (with ccleaner, takes two minutes) and
*then* run the SP2 installer. There's too many things that can go wrong
with the online installer for such a large image.

Get the install file here. It's 266 meg or so. Burn it to CD so you can
use it again later.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

With this, *if* you have a qualifying XP install CD, you can make an
slipstreamed SP2 version. And with that, you can do a repair install that
includes SP2 and won't have any problems about files being in use.

HTH
-pk