XP SP2 will not install after repair install

[Ron S]

Good morning everyone,

Last night I completed a repair of Windows XP, after I completed the
install I attempted to install SP2 only to have a "Access is denied"
error about half way through the update/upgrade. After doing some
research I found the solution at http://support.microsoft.com/kp/873148,
the problem I am having is that every time I fix one (or a few)
permission issues in the registry and attempt to install SP2 again,
another permission issue will cause another "Access is denied" error.

Does anyone happen to have either a list of reg entries that need to
have the permissions changed or another solution?

Thanks,

Ron

 

[Big Al]

Good morning everyone,

Last night I completed a repair of Windows XP, after I completed the
install I attempted to install SP2 only to have a "Access is denied"
error about half way through the update/upgrade. After doing some
research I found the solution at http://support.microsoft.com/kp/873148,
the problem I am having is that every time I fix one (or a few)
permission issues in the registry and attempt to install SP2 again,
another permission issue will cause another "Access is denied" error.

Does anyone happen to have either a list of reg entries that need to
have the permissions changed or another solution?

Thanks,

Ron

I think this is the proper link.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148/en-us

 

[Ron S]

I think this is the proper link.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148/en-us

Big Al,

You are correct, thank you...

 

[Big Al]

Big Al,

You are correct, thank you...

If the PC is working, I'd give thought to backup, and a fresh reload.
But then you've probably already given that thought.

 

[Ron S]

If the PC is working, I'd give thought to backup, and a fresh reload.
But then you've probably already given that thought.

I have given a fresh install a thought however what I am dreading is
all the app's that I don't have CD's for...there are quite of few that
I purchased online.

If I remember correctly the basic XP backup does not backup app's, is
this part correct?

 

[Big Al]

I have given a fresh install a thought however what I am dreading is
all the app's that I don't have CD's for...there are quite of few that
I purchased online.

If I remember correctly the basic XP backup does not backup app's, is
this part correct?

I don't use xp's backup. Did once, and IIR it just lets you pick
folders like most other backup programs. Still you can't backup App's
for the most part. MS Office for one has to be installed. So you do
need that install cd.
I'm sure if the companies are still in business and you are a registered
user, you may get some benefit of a re-download or maybe just an upgrade
deal. Its water over the damn but anything I download, I burn on a cd
for re-install. I've bought plugins for photoshop that way. You
can't reproduce them.
Good luck.

 

[Ron S]

I don't use xp's backup. Did once, and IIR it just lets you pick
folders like most other backup programs. Still you can't backup App's
for the most part. MS Office for one has to be installed. So you do
need that install cd.
I'm sure if the companies are still in business and you are a registered
user, you may get some benefit of a re-download or maybe just an upgrade
deal. Its water over the damn but anything I download, I burn on a cd
for re-install. I've bought plugins for photoshop that way. You
can't reproduce them.
Good luck.

I don't need the install CD, that is one thing by some miracle I was
able to find yesterday...

 

[Gerry]

Ron

What way are you using to install SP2? Is a download or an SP2 CD?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Ron S]

Ron

What way are you using to install SP2? Is a download or an SP2 CD?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gerry,

I am trying to install the download, my install disk only comes with
SP1.

Ron

 

[Gerry]

Ron

It might be easier using one of the free issue Microsoft SP2 CDs. Many
users have so check round your friends.

Otherwise I would try saving and the installing. You could do the
installation part in safe mode using the Administrator.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Ron S]

Ron

It might be easier using one of the free issue Microsoft SP2 CDs. Many
users have so check round your friends.

Otherwise I would try saving and the installing. You could do the
installation part in safe mode using the Administrator.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gerry,

Thank you, I was afraid that I fresh install might have to be done if
I can not find an SP2 disk...

 

[Gerry]

Ron

Did you try this way forward "Otherwise I would try saving and the
installing. You could do the installation part in safe mode using the
Administrator." i.e. break the operation into two separate stages".


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[db ´¯`·.. >]

the sp2 file/download
can be installed
via safemode as well.

 

[Ron S]

Gerry & DB,

I tried installing using safe mode and received the same error, how
much risk would be involved in just granting admin permission to the
entire HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT?

Ron

 

[Ron S]

I would to thank everyone for your assistance, after doing some more
research I found a solution to the permissions issue here:

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=8125

Thanks again, your help is really appreciated.

Ron