Hello, everytime I attempt to install service pack 2, I get a message saying
that it cannont read from or write to the database. Does anyone know what
that means

Cannot install Service Pack 2
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
Scroll to:
Cryptographic service and related errors
Some of the possible error messages are:

a.. Cryptographic service error
b.. Error 0x800710D9 Unable to read from or write to the database
"lewcrock" <lewcrock@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:087512EC-D7BE-418D-8525-CCEC707319E3@microsoft.com...
> Hello, everytime I attempt to install service pack 2, I get a message saying
> that it cannont read from or write to the database. Does anyone know what
> that means

"TaurArian [MVP]" wrote:

>
> Cannot install Service Pack 2
> http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
> Scroll to:
> Cryptographic service and related errors
> Some of the possible error messages are:
>
> a.. Cryptographic service error
> b.. Error 0x800710D9 Unable to read from or write to the database

THanks for the website, but can you tell me how to rename the
%systemroot%\Security\*.log files? Thanks again
> "lewcrock" <lewcrock@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:087512EC-D7BE-418D-8525-CCEC707319E3@microsoft.com...
> > Hello, everytime I attempt to install service pack 2, I get a message saying
> > that it cannont read from or write to the database. Does anyone know what
> > that means
>
>

"lewcrock" wrote:

>
>
> "TaurArian [MVP]" wrote:
>
> >
> > Cannot install Service Pack 2
> > http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
> > Scroll to:
> > Cryptographic service and related errors
> > Some of the possible error messages are:
> >
> > a.. Cryptographic service error
> > b.. Error 0x800710D9 Unable to read from or write to the database
>
> THanks for the website, but can you tell me how to rename the
> %systemroot%\Security\*.log files? Thanks again


The article refers to the log files under C:\windws\Security folder.
Did you try MVP Torgeir Bakken batch file - fixdb.bat




> > "lewcrock" <lewcrock@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:087512EC-D7BE-418D-8525-CCEC707319E3@microsoft.com...
> > > Hello, everytime I attempt to install service pack 2, I get a message saying
> > > that it cannont read from or write to the database. Does anyone know what
> > > that means
> >
> >