You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to install Windows XP SP
2
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;873148
"Access Denied" error when trying to install SP2
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=8125
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875350
How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default...t=windowsxpsp2
How to use the Automatic Recovery feature to recover your computer if the Windows XP
Service Pack 2 Setup program is not completed successfully
How to help protect your computer if you decide to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2
from your Windows XP-based computer or from your Windows XP Tablet PC 2005-based
Tablet PC
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/878454/en-us
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TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
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"PAL" <> wrote in message
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| Well I downloaded from that link and after it was downloaded I went to
| install and it stopped somewhere in the middle and said access denied or
| something like this.
|
| Then it stated that some changes had been made to my computer and that
| Windows may not operate correctly now.
|
| Sure enough when I went to restart the computer it kept rebooting and then
| when I did get it to load I could not do most things on my computer.
|
| Thank God I had a new HD I was wanting to install anyway...but in the
| meantime the HD that would not accept SP2 is still screwed up and I need to
| find some way of saving all my data off of there so I can get it on the new
| HD before reinstalling everything on the old one.
|
| "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
|
| > Always back up important stuff before installing a major update -
| >
| > Windows XP Service Pack 2 - download (for single PCs also)
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
| >
| > SP2 CD can be ordered online.
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
| >
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| > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
| > ==================================
| >
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| > Need more help?
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527
| > Get Safe online:
http://www.getsafeonline.org/
| > (Links to web pages and MSKB Articles are posted for the purposes of keeping the
| > information current)
| >
| >
| > "PAL" <> wrote in message
| > news:B69A78D8-57D9-4425-A8F7-...
| > |I was unable to download SP2 for a long time because it kept messing up.
| > |
| > | Then I got SP2 to download once but again something went wrong. Ever since,
| > | I only had 4 components of SP2. I tried to delete SP2 components and 1 does
| > | not offer a "remove" feature and I deleted 2 so far.
| > |
| > | I tried again to download SP2 and it still says 0 kb to download so nothing
| > | to download.
| > |
| > | I have Windows XP, Norton's Internet Security and not sure what else you
| > | might need to know.
| > |
| > | I have a lot of data on this computer right now and am trying to get it off
| > | of here in case I need to reinstall windows but other than that is there a
| > | way to get SP2 without losing everything?
| > |
| > | Thanks for your help.
| >
| >
| >
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