Server 2003 SP1 update-file c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe is open

While attempting to update Windows Server 2003 to SP1, I received the error
"The file c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe is open or in use by another
application. I do not see ftp running anywhere on the system and this
concerns me that ftp can be open without my knowledge. Has anyone seen this
before? What can I do to fix this?
Thanks to all . . . .

Donnie wrote:

> While attempting to update Windows Server 2003 to SP1, I received
> the error "The file c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe is open or in use
> by another application. I do not see ftp running anywhere on the
> system and this concerns me that ftp can be open without my
> knowledge. Has anyone seen this before? What can I do to fix this?
> Thanks to all . . . .
Hi,

The permission/rights on the file/folder can be corrupt, missing or
revoked. Verify that e.g. Administrator and SYSTEM have full control
over the file.

Several other people have had this problem for Win2k SP3 upgrades as
well as WinXP SP1 , on other files, with the same error message. After
they fixed the access rights, the service pack install succeeded:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...%40tkmsftngp08
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...f?dmode=source


In a command prompt (run e.g. cmd.exe from Start/Run to open one):

Run the following command:

cacls.exe %windir%\system32\ftp.exe


Here is the output from my Win2k3 Server:

C:\>cacls.exe %windir%\system32\ftp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ftp.exe NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE:R
NT AUTHORITY\SERVICE:R
NT AUTHORITY\BATCH:R
BUILTIN\Administrators:F
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F
BUILTIN\Administrators:F


If you get an error saying "Data error (cyclic redundancy check)",
the hard disk most likely has a fault (e.g. some bad sectors).



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