Windows XP ser pac 2installation eror

[Guest]

When I try to install windows XP service pack2, after going through an hour
of installation process I get an error message saying " access is denied"

When getting out of the instalation the system removes all of the
installation materials.

Please help me as to how to over come this problem.
Will gretaly appreiate any assitance you can provide.

Thnaks,
Moin

 

[Andre Da Costa]

Make sure you are logged on as Administrator, also turn off any Spyware or
Adware, Antivirus programs that might be running in the background.

See link:
http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=10031&page=2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/expert/bowman_introtosp2.mspx

Andre

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

When I try to install windows XP service pack2, after going through an hour
of installation process I get an error message saying " access is denied"

Hi

It could be a registry access issue.

Please see the "Access denied" section here:

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Cannot_install_Service_Pack_2


I suggest you start out with the SubInAcl.exe tip there and see if
that solves your problem.


For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
after a SP2 installation, take a look here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=#[email protected]


Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
following sites:

What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx

How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm

Service Pack Installation Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm


Please take a look at this Microsoft knowledge base article as well:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows
Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627

*Important* part from the link above:

If you have T.V. Media from Total Velocity Corporation installed, or
your processor is a Intel P4 Prescott with C-0 stepping, you should
not install SP2.

Intel P4 Prescott processors came out February 2004, so if your
computer is older than that, this is not an issue for you. Also, if
you have a Dell, IBM or HP, this is not an issue.

If you suspect/know you have an Intel P4 Prescott processor, take a
look at the two following Web sites for what you need to do/have to
be able to install SP2 on the computer:

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7447
http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm

Newsflash:

Adware T.V. Media Program Removal Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886590

and

Microsoft have now released a fix for the problem where SP2 fails to
boot after installing it in a PC with the Prescott or a Celeron D CPU
(or fails to install in the case of slipstreamed cds). The problem is
described here:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=34535

and the download for the fix is available here (install it before you
install SP2):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...99-5d75-454f-ae07-b620727be8d8&DisplayLang=en


Also, if you have a Dell Dell Inspiron 1150 or 2650, you might get a
slow running system after installing SP2, take a look at this thread
for more on this:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]