SP2 Installation Freezes Before It Even Begins

[quettajarob]

I am attempting to install Service Pack 2 and the installation keeps
freezing at "inspecting current configuration." Although it says that
it does, the installation doesn't begin to inspect anything. I tried
setting the permissions for all of the registries but it didn't help.
Can anyone help?

 

[Rick Rogers]

Have you disabled antivirus software, shut down all running programs, and
ensured a clean system by running antispyware scans prior to attempting to
update?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[antioch]

I am attempting to install Service Pack 2 and the installation keeps
freezing at "inspecting current configuration." Although it says that
it does, the installation doesn't begin to inspect anything. I tried
setting the permissions for all of the registries but it didn't help.
Can anyone help?

Don't forget the windowsupdate group for this sort of problem - there have
been plenty of posts over the last three months or more

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate
Antioch