Error installing SP2 on XP Professional

[Guest]

My install fails with the following message.

"Service Pack 2 Setup could not backup registry valu
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControSet\Services\Eventlog\Security\Security,\'EvemtMessagefile\'. 5:Access is denied."

My options are Retry Abort Ignore, none of which works

Any Ideas and thanks

 

[Psing21]

you will need to log on as the adminstrator of that machine.

peace

 

[Malke]

My install fails with the following message.

"Service Pack 2 Setup could not backup registry value
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControSet\Services\Eventlog\Security\Security \'EvemtMessagefile\'.
5:Access is denied."

My options are Retry Abort Ignore, none of which works

Any Ideas and thanks

See if this helps:

You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to install
Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Cannot_install_Service_Pack_2

Malke