Guest Jordan Montgomery Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to install SP2. See, uninstalled it today after having problems of installing IE7 thinking that if I were to reinstall SP2, I'd have IE7 by default. Well, I've been at the computer for hours, trying to follow the tutorial that Microsoft has about this "Acess is denied" error and how to fix it, but it has gotten me nowhere. I don't know what else to do. Though, I think it has to do something with the registry. Can I delete something off the registry from the past time that I had installed SP2? What could another problem me that is prompting the "Access is denied" error. Thanks. -- Take Care, Jordan Montgomery
Guest wpbpatfl Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 RE: Service Pack 2 Error Yesterday, the automatic update feature downloaded and installed the Service Pak for XP Professional x64 on my Dell Precision 690 computer. It took it a long time to install, and now, when I try to boot, 80% of the time or more, the computer never finishes booting. It stops with the hourglass showing when you put it over start and some of the icons on the desktop are not fully installed. The only thing I have been able to do it unplug the computer and try again. About one time in four, it comes up. How do I get this update off my computer? -- Pat
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error "Jordan Montgomery" <Jrdndm3@aol.com> wrote in message news:7565019A-5575-4D9D-80F2-50ED288B3BA0@microsoft.com... >I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to install SP2. > See, uninstalled it today after having problems of installing IE7 thinking > that if I were to reinstall SP2, I'd have IE7 by default. Well, I've been > at > the computer for hours, trying to follow the tutorial that Microsoft has > about this "Acess is denied" error and how to fix it, but it has gotten me > nowhere. I don't know what else to do. Though, I think it has to do > something > with the registry. > > Can I delete something off the registry from the past time that I had > installed SP2? > > What could another problem me that is prompting the "Access is denied" > error. > > Thanks. > -- > Take Care, > Jordan Montgomery What kind of install CD do you have? Sometimes, the easiest way to install SP2 is to slipstream it to your install CD, then do a repair install. However - with some OEM CDs, such as many Dell CDs, this can't work because other updates have been added. In the worst case, you back up, do a clean install, install basic drivers, and then install SP2 and all updates before anything else. HTH -pk
Guest nass Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 RE: Service Pack 2 Error "Jordan Montgomery" wrote: > I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to install SP2. > See, uninstalled it today after having problems of installing IE7 thinking > that if I were to reinstall SP2, I'd have IE7 by default. Well, I've been at > the computer for hours, trying to follow the tutorial that Microsoft has > about this "Acess is denied" error and how to fix it, but it has gotten me > nowhere. I don't know what else to do. Though, I think it has to do something > with the registry. > > Can I delete something off the registry from the past time that I had > installed SP2? > > What could another problem me that is prompting the "Access is denied" error. > > Thanks. > -- > Take Care, > Jordan Montgomery First make sure your machine is clean from malware and viruses then try the installation of SP2. 1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies by doing this: Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet Connections >> Double click Internet Options. On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps: General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs | Advanced Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies. Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option: [&] Browsing [ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box. Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the culprit and update it or remove it. How to manage Add-Ons: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256 2... You need to be sure your system is clean from malware and Viruses by scanning for them Scan for malwares from here: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm Run a scan from here on-line: http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Download Avast Cleaner from here: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine: http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/ http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5 http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D Description of the Microsoft Windows registry http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/ Run disk clean up and defrag in safe mode. "Access Denied" error when trying to install SP2 http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7796&view=next You cannot install some updates or programs http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822798/ Adware T.V. Media Program Removal Tool http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886590/ Then Download Windows Service Pack 2 Standalone Version http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en HTH. nass ------ http://www.nasstec.co.uk
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error "wpbpatfl" <wpbpatfl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B7D045D8-1562-4BC5-AAA8-B8A2544FDFF2@microsoft.com... > Yesterday, the automatic update feature downloaded and installed the > Service > Pak for XP Professional x64 on my Dell Precision 690 computer. It took > it a > long time to install, and now, when I try to boot, 80% of the time or > more, > the computer never finishes booting. It stops with the hourglass showing > when you put it over start and some of the icons on the desktop are not > fully > installed. The only thing I have been able to do it unplug the computer > and > try again. About one time in four, it comes up. > > How do I get this update off my computer? -- Pat It's not really a good idea to piggyback on other unrelated posts. Have you contacted Dell? There may be a hardware issue. HTH -pk
Guest wpbpatfl Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error > It's not really a good idea to piggyback on other unrelated posts. > > Have you contacted Dell? There may be a hardware issue. > > HTH > -pk > > > I tried to start a new message, but it wouldn't let me. I could just get a reply out, and the topic was the service pak. I haven't yet contacted Dell. This just started when the update came down. Now all I want to do is get rid of it. I have an important project that I must get out in the next few days, and I don't want to deal with this service pak. Can I just remove the service pak? -- Pat
Guest Jordan Montgomery Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error Alright, I think I've tried every bit of information you guys have given me, and still no luck. Any other stratagies? As for a SP2 CD, I do not have one. My Dad does, but he has a Dell computer and that's what that CD is for. I have also tried installing SP2 through a different admin account, and that still did not solve anything. -- Take Care, Jordan Montgomery "Patrick Keenan" wrote: > "Jordan Montgomery" <Jrdndm3@aol.com> wrote in message > news:7565019A-5575-4D9D-80F2-50ED288B3BA0@microsoft.com... > >I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to install SP2. > > See, uninstalled it today after having problems of installing IE7 thinking > > that if I were to reinstall SP2, I'd have IE7 by default. Well, I've been > > at > > the computer for hours, trying to follow the tutorial that Microsoft has > > about this "Acess is denied" error and how to fix it, but it has gotten me > > nowhere. I don't know what else to do. Though, I think it has to do > > something > > with the registry. > > > > Can I delete something off the registry from the past time that I had > > installed SP2? > > > > What could another problem me that is prompting the "Access is denied" > > error. > > > > Thanks. > > -- > > Take Care, > > Jordan Montgomery > > What kind of install CD do you have? Sometimes, the easiest way to install > SP2 is to slipstream it to your install CD, then do a repair install. > However - with some OEM CDs, such as many Dell CDs, this can't work because > other updates have been added. > > In the worst case, you back up, do a clean install, install basic drivers, > and then install SP2 and all updates before anything else. > > HTH > -pk > > >
Guest Daave Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error Jordan Montgomery wrote: > I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to install > SP2. Have you looked at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148 "You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1"
Guest Jordan Montgomery Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error Yes, I have referred to that tutorial numerous times. That has not gotten me anywhere. What I would like to know and try though, is finding ANYTHING that is related to Service Pack 2 in the registry..would it be possible if I found these files and deleted them from the registry. I have a distinct feeling that the reason I'm having these problems is having to do somewhere with the registry. So if anyone knows of what files I could delete from the registry that is related to SP2, please let me know. Thanks. -- Take Care, Jordan Montgomery "Daave" wrote: > Jordan Montgomery wrote: > > I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to install > > SP2. > > Have you looked at: > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148 > "You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to install > Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1" > > >
Guest Daave Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error Jordan Montgomery wrote: >> Jordan Montgomery wrote: >>> I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to >>> install SP2. > Daave wrote: >> Have you looked at: >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148 >> "You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to >> install Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 Service >> Pack 1" > Yes, I have referred to that tutorial numerous times. That has not > gotten me anywhere. What I would like to know and try though, is > finding ANYTHING that is related to Service Pack 2 in the > registry..would it be possible if I found these files and deleted > them from the registry. I have a distinct feeling that the reason I'm > having these problems is having to do somewhere with the registry. So > if anyone knows of what files I could delete from the registry that > is related to SP2, please let me know. Thanks. Did you follow the three steps? What was the outcome for each of the steps? These steps directly address registry settings. Do you have IE7? If so, are you able to revert to IE6? Have you seen the solution offered at: http://blogs.blogosphere.ca/brock/archive/2004/09/19/3230.aspx
Guest Jordan Montgomery Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error I do not have IE7...that was one of the reasons why I am needing to install SP2, hoping that Internet Explorer 7 will come with the service pack. I will attempt these three steps again. Thanks. -- Take Care, Jordan Montgomery "Daave" wrote: > Jordan Montgomery wrote: > > >> Jordan Montgomery wrote: > >>> I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to > >>> install SP2. > > > Daave wrote: > >> Have you looked at: > >> > >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148 > >> "You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to > >> install Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 Service > >> Pack 1" > > > Yes, I have referred to that tutorial numerous times. That has not > > gotten me anywhere. What I would like to know and try though, is > > finding ANYTHING that is related to Service Pack 2 in the > > registry..would it be possible if I found these files and deleted > > them from the registry. I have a distinct feeling that the reason I'm > > having these problems is having to do somewhere with the registry. So > > if anyone knows of what files I could delete from the registry that > > is related to SP2, please let me know. Thanks. > > Did you follow the three steps? What was the outcome for each of the > steps? These steps directly address registry settings. > > Do you have IE7? If so, are you able to revert to IE6? > > Have you seen the solution offered at: > > http://blogs.blogosphere.ca/brock/archive/2004/09/19/3230.aspx > > >
Guest Jordan Montgomery Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error Hey, would it be possible if I could just delete the registry files mentioned on that one Microsoft tutorial and on another link off of a blog that is mentioned above this message on this post? Could that fix everything? -- Take Care, Jordan Montgomery "Daave" wrote: > Jordan Montgomery wrote: > > >> Jordan Montgomery wrote: > >>> I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to > >>> install SP2. > > > Daave wrote: > >> Have you looked at: > >> > >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148 > >> "You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to > >> install Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 Service > >> Pack 1" > > > Yes, I have referred to that tutorial numerous times. That has not > > gotten me anywhere. What I would like to know and try though, is > > finding ANYTHING that is related to Service Pack 2 in the > > registry..would it be possible if I found these files and deleted > > them from the registry. I have a distinct feeling that the reason I'm > > having these problems is having to do somewhere with the registry. So > > if anyone knows of what files I could delete from the registry that > > is related to SP2, please let me know. Thanks. > > Did you follow the three steps? What was the outcome for each of the > steps? These steps directly address registry settings. > > Do you have IE7? If so, are you able to revert to IE6? > > Have you seen the solution offered at: > > http://blogs.blogosphere.ca/brock/archive/2004/09/19/3230.aspx > > >
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error Jordan Montgomery <Jrdndm3@aol.com> wrote: >I do not have IE7...that was one of the reasons why I am needing to install >SP2, hoping that Internet Explorer 7 will come with the service pack. It won't. You have to download that separately.
Guest Jordan Montgomery Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error Thanks for the note. -- Take Care, Jordan Montgomery "Uncle Grumpy" wrote: > Jordan Montgomery <Jrdndm3@aol.com> wrote: > > >I do not have IE7...that was one of the reasons why I am needing to install > >SP2, hoping that Internet Explorer 7 will come with the service pack. > > It won't. You have to download that separately. >
Guest Plato Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error =?Utf-8?B?Sm9yZGFuIE1vbnRnb21lcnk=?= wrote: > > I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to install SP2. http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#1
Guest Jordan Montgomery Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Service Pack 2 Error What do you guys think of what I have thought of below of deleting the registry files? Is it a good idea? Would that clear everything related to SP2? -- Take Care, Jordan Montgomery "Jordan Montgomery" wrote: > Hey, would it be possible if I could just delete the registry files mentioned > on that one Microsoft tutorial and on another link off of a blog that is > mentioned above this message on this post? Could that fix everything? > -- > Take Care, > Jordan Montgomery > > > "Daave" wrote: > > > Jordan Montgomery wrote: > > > > >> Jordan Montgomery wrote: > > >>> I have the common "Access is denied" error from attempting to > > >>> install SP2. > > > > > Daave wrote: > > >> Have you looked at: > > >> > > >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148 > > >> "You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to > > >> install Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 Service > > >> Pack 1" > > > > > Yes, I have referred to that tutorial numerous times. That has not > > > gotten me anywhere. What I would like to know and try though, is > > > finding ANYTHING that is related to Service Pack 2 in the > > > registry..would it be possible if I found these files and deleted > > > them from the registry. I have a distinct feeling that the reason I'm > > > having these problems is having to do somewhere with the registry. So > > > if anyone knows of what files I could delete from the registry that > > > is related to SP2, please let me know. Thanks. > > > > Did you follow the three steps? What was the outcome for each of the > > steps? These steps directly address registry settings. > > > > Do you have IE7? If so, are you able to revert to IE6? > > > > Have you seen the solution offered at: > > > > http://blogs.blogosphere.ca/brock/archive/2004/09/19/3230.aspx > > > > > >
Recommended Posts