XP SP3 installation - Access denied?!!

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Hello,

Whilst trying to install XP SP3 on an XP Home PC I got the error -
"Access denied".

I am thinking of resetting the registry and file permissions as
suggested by Microsoft at

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377

Does anyone have experience of this?

What happens if all goes wrong? Say, the PC will not boot into XP?

I will have created a restore point but how do I restore to this if
the PC will not boot into XP?

Thanks

Geoff
 
*Bonjour (e-mail address removed) * !
Hello,
Whilst trying to install XP SP3 on an XP Home PC I got the error -
"Access denied".
I am thinking of resetting the registry and file permissions as
suggested by Microsoft at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377
Good.

Does anyone have experience of this?
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Yes, many times. Good results.
What happens if all goes wrong? Say, the PC will not boot into XP?
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This is not dangerous.
This procedure is the correct answer
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/reset-the-registry-and-the-file-permissions-in-windows-xp
I will have created a restore point but how do I restore to this if
the PC will not boot into XP?
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As there is no problem with that prodecure
this is still a good question.

Answers :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

ERD COMMANDER
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5D600369-0554-4595-8AB4-C34B2860E087

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb608290.aspx

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/perform-system-restore-rollback-on-non-bootable-xp-computer/

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/restore-registry-hives-system-restore-snapshot-xp

UBCD4WIN
http://www.ubcd4win.com

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt
Read http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt
Line 422 Restoring the registry with ERDNT - Emergency Scenario I
Line 451 Restoring the registry with ERDNT - Emergency Scenario II
1. Bart's PE Builder
2. The Windows Recovery Console
 
*Bonjour (e-mail address removed) * !


Yes, many times. Good results.


This is not dangerous.
This procedure is the correct answer
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/reset-the-registry-and-the-file-permissions-in-windows-xp


As there is no problem with that prodecure
this is still a good question.

Answers :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

ERD COMMANDER
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5D600369-0554-4595-8AB4-C34B2860E087

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb608290.aspx

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/perform-system-restore-rollback-on-non-bootable-xp-computer/

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/restore-registry-hives-system-restore-snapshot-xp

UBCD4WIN
http://www.ubcd4win.com

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt
Read http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt
Line 422 Restoring the registry with ERDNT - Emergency Scenario I
Line 451 Restoring the registry with ERDNT - Emergency Scenario II
1. Bart's PE Builder
2. The Windows Recovery Console
Click to expand...

Many thanks for this feast of information!

Cheers,

Geoff
 
Error message when you try to install WinXP SP3: "Access is denied" or
"Service Pack installation did not complete"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377

[Possible fix:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/reset-the-registry-and-the-file-permissions-in-windows-xp/]

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09.

. UK:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-gb&prid=11273&gprid=522131
Click to expand...


Thanks - espeically for the info re the SP3 support page.

Cheers

Geoff
 
YW

Error message when you try to install WinXP SP3: "Access is denied" or
"Service Pack installation did not complete"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377

[Possible fix:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/reset-the-registry-and-the-file-permissions-in-windows-xp/]

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09.

. UK:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-gb&prid=11273&gprid=522131
Click to expand...


Thanks - espeically for the info re the SP3 support page.

Cheers

Geoff
Click to expand...
 
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