"Access is Denied" during SP2 Upgrade

[Guest]

Hey everyone!

Halfway through the Windows XP SP2 Upgrade, I get an "Access is Denied"
error message and the upgrade fails.
I have tried several times but with no success.

My computer runs on Windows XP Professional SP1 and meets the the system
requirements for SP2. My computer is free of spyware and known viruses and
my anti-virus and firewall are kept disabled during the upgrade. I am
upgrading from an Administrator account. I close all open
programs/applications before running the upgrade wizard. Let me add that it
always fails about halfway through the upgrade and I have tried upgrading
from the Windows XP SP2 Install CD and Automatic Updates.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated and wether or not you have any ideas
as to what may be causing the problem, thank you for reading.

Marvin L. ([email protected])

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;873148&Product=windowsxpsp2

Welcome to the Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Chat.
You can get no charge Windows XP SP2 support here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=Wxpsp2chat

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Hey everyone!
|
| Halfway through the Windows XP SP2 Upgrade, I get an "Access is Denied"
| error message and the upgrade fails.
| I have tried several times but with no success.
|
| My computer runs on Windows XP Professional SP1 and meets the the system
| requirements for SP2. My computer is free of spyware and known viruses and
| my anti-virus and firewall are kept disabled during the upgrade. I am
| upgrading from an Administrator account. I close all open
| programs/applications before running the upgrade wizard. Let me add that it
| always fails about halfway through the upgrade and I have tried upgrading
| from the Windows XP SP2 Install CD and Automatic Updates.
|
| Any ideas would be greatly appreciated and wether or not you have any ideas
| as to what may be causing the problem, thank you for reading.
|
| Marvin L.