Error setting up service pack 2

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are you the administrator of the computer

"Alain Leblanc" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I finally decided to install the service pack 2. During the install I
> keep getting messages of the form:
>
> Service pack 2 could not back up registry key
> XXXXX
> to file c:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\reg00013: Access is denied.
>
> Anyone knows what the problem might be? I located the directory and it
> does get removed when I cancel the update. I'm running as an administrator.
>
> Thanks,
>
> a
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Alain Leblanc wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I finally decided to install the service pack 2. During the install I
> keep getting messages of the form:
>
> Service pack 2 could not back up registry key
> XXXXX
> to file c:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\reg00013: Access is denied.
>
> Anyone knows what the problem might be? I located the directory and it
> does get removed when I cancel the update. I'm running as an administrator.
>
> Thanks,
>
> a

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

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm [...] ice_Pack_2

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Alain Leblanc wrote:
> Thanks for the links, but still didn't do it. I tried running in safe
> mode but it stopped when I tried to download. I forget the eact error
> message, actually an error code, but it was something about security.
>
> What's odd about this problem is that (according to the message) the
> problem is with the backup directory. Why would the backup process
> create a directory and then denies itself the authorization to write
> into it?
>
> a
>
>
> Rock wrote:
>
>> Alain Leblanc wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I finally decided to install the service pack 2. During the install I
>>> keep getting messages of the form:
>>>
>>> Service pack 2 could not back up registry key
>>> XXXXX
>>> to file c:\windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\reg00013: Access is denied.
>>>
>>> Anyone knows what the problem might be? I located the directory and
>>> it does get removed when I cancel the update. I'm running as an
>>> administrator.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> a
>>
>>
>>
>> "Access Denied" error when trying to install SP2
>> http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7796&view=next
>>
>> http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm [...] ice_Pack_2
>>

Try the free SP2 support from MS:
Free Technical Support for SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/d [...] prid=6794&

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User