0x800706BE sp2 installation error

Iam in the middle of installing sp2 and i get an error saying that setup
cannot copy file userinit.exe then it goes on to say check to see if file is
correct or create a new one ive tried the above this is like the fourth time
this has happened while installing sp2 but it always says a differnet file it
hasn't been the same one yet but its the same error code... so i restart and
my computer crashes and wont boot back up so i gotta reinstall again..its
kinda getting old and if anyone has any information that would be helpful
please share..

Error message during the "Finalizing Installation" phase when you try to upgrade to
Windows XP: "setup cannot copy file"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/915161
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| Iam in the middle of installing sp2 and i get an error saying that setup
| cannot copy file userinit.exe then it goes on to say check to see if file is
| correct or create a new one ive tried the above this is like the fourth time
| this has happened while installing sp2 but it always says a differnet file it
| hasn't been the same one yet but its the same error code... so i restart and
| my computer crashes and wont boot back up so i gotta reinstall again..its
| kinda getting old and if anyone has any information that would be helpful
| please share..

Are you referring to WinXP SP2 or SP2 for another application?

If the former:

Why are you installing WinXP SP2 nearly 4 years after its release (e.g., to
be able to install the latest version of iTunes)?

Have you done a /thorough/ check for hijackware before attempting to install
WinXP SP2?
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wrote:
> Iam in the middle of installing sp2 and i get an error saying that setup
> cannot copy file userinit.exe then it goes on to say check to see if file
> is
> correct or create a new one ive tried the above this is like the fourth
> time
> this has happened while installing sp2 but it always says a differnet file
> it hasn't been the same one yet but its the same error code... so i
> restart
> and my computer crashes and wont boot back up so i gotta reinstall
> again..its kinda getting old and if anyone has any information that would
> be helpful please share..