Meatmen wrote:

> I'm working on a customer's machine. When attempting to install XP Service
> Pack 2, the installation failes towards the end with the message, "Access
> Denied".
>
> I have run a disk scan, I have removed spyware and checked for viruses.
>
> Any ideas?

"Access Denied" error when trying to install SP2
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7796&view=next

Cannot install Service Pack 2
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

"Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message >
> "Access Denied" error when trying to install SP2
> http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7796&view=next
>
> Cannot install Service Pack 2
> http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
>
I've edited permissions on HCR\vnd.ms.radio (including sub folders) to alow
the admin group. Run SP2 install and it dies with the same "access denied"
error 5.Check HCR\vnd.ms.radio and the permissions are again blank. Deleted
the key HCR\vnd.ms.radio and recreated uit with full admin peremissions.
reboot asnd check permissions again. everything is ok so I run SP2 install
(from auto-update) and again it fails. Check HCR\vnd.ms.radio permissions
again and the permissions are again
and again they are blank. What could possibly reset the permissions during
install? I'm adding a new drive next week so I don't really care because I'm
gonna do a clean install but this really has bamboozled me.......any ideas?
Dusty