SP2 - Access Denied Error

[BigAl.NZ]

Hi Folks,

During the backup of the registry during the install of Service Pack 2
on a laptop I get 5: Access Denied Error for a registry key under
HKLM....\joystick\winmm

Now i have searched the KB and found the article that says to check the
permissions are set for Administrator on that key, and I am logged on
as administrator.

The permissions are set to full access and read for administrator, but
I still get the error.

Does anybody know why this might be?

I even tried installing SP2 in safe mode - same error.

Its on a Panasonic Toughbook laptop.

Suggestions please. (PS: Cant do a reinstall with a Slipstream version
either)

Cheers

-Al

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Al,

Are there any special permissions set? The Deny entries take precedence over
the Allow entries. If not, try using SubInACL to reset the permissions.
Check the following URL.

"Access Denied" error when trying to install SP2
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=8125

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi Folks,

During the backup of the registry during the install of Service Pack 2
on a laptop I get 5: Access Denied Error for a registry key under
HKLM....\joystick\winmm

Now i have searched the KB and found the article that says to check the
permissions are set for Administrator on that key, and I am logged on
as administrator.

The permissions are set to full access and read for administrator, but
I still get the error.

Does anybody know why this might be?

I even tried installing SP2 in safe mode - same error.

Its on a Panasonic Toughbook laptop.

Suggestions please. (PS: Cant do a reinstall with a Slipstream version
either)

Cheers

-Al