Mark
Wed Mar 26 14:54:47 PDT 2008
You are seeing registry Permissions errors. I would try this fix:
Aaron Stebner's WebLog Solving setup errors by using the SubInACL tool to
repair file and registry permissions:
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/09/04/739820.aspx
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Mark L. Ferguson
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"Chonx" <Chonx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:413F87F1-1B09-4F8A-A46D-749C651FB071@microsoft.com...
> Thanks I can now access updates. When i try to install sp2 I get the
> following message, "sp2 setup could not backup registry key
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KB835409 to file
> C:\Windows\$NtServicePackUninstall$\reg01610. 5:Access is denied"
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> You can try putting the update site in your trusted zone, and/or lowering
>> the Security setting in the browser Options
>>
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>> "Chonx" <Chonx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> > Yeah i did miss the space but when i typed it in correctly it said
>> > Windows
>> > is
>> > already activated.
>> >
>> > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You probably missed putting a space before the /A
>> >>
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>> >> "Chonx" <Chonx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:5FA0C01D-2364-4CF8-B137-8A35835CAEFE@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi Mark,
>> >> >
>> >> > I've typed that in but my computer would not accept the /A at the
>> >> > end
>> >> > "could
>> >> > not find the specified file". I tried it without the /A and nothing
>> >> > happened?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> >
>> >> > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I would guess from what was in your post that you ran setup and
>> >> >> installed
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> fresh copy of the system, and failed to 'activate' it yet. This
>> >> >> would
>> >> >> lead
>> >> >> to a failure to update to SP2 from the updates site, because
>> >> >> activation
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> required to do that.
>> >> >> To run the activation dialog, go to start/run, and type:
>> >> >> %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /A
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>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Chonx" <Chonx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:84010DDC-CB7B-4EFD-BB82-710C9BC9274C@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Help All,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > After my computer was stuck in a loop i rebooted from the Windows
>> >> >> > XP
>> >> >> > cd.
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > then went to Windows updates and downloaded all the updates. I
>> >> >> > then
>> >> >> > tried
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > install SP2 but was greeted with an "access denied" message. I
>> >> >> > followed
>> >> >> > various replies posted on these fourums to remedy this but it did
>> >> >> > not
>> >> >> > work.
>> >> >> > I then rebooted again from the cd and now i have lost access to
>> >> >> > Windows
>> >> >> > Updates.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On the 1st occasion i have tried using a different admin account,
>> >> >> > unistalling my Panda antivirus and i have tried to follow
>> >> >> > instructions
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > use
>> >> >> > a SubInAcl file, this i am out of my depth.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On the 2nd occasion i believe i have lost a jscript.dll file but
>> >> >> > again
>> >> >> > i
>> >> >> > have encountered confiedence problems trying to fix this.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any ideas anyone?
>> >> >>