Service Pack 2 installation did not complete

After downloading and commencing Installation, it failed with these error
messages: --- Service Pack 2 Setup Error
§ Unable to read from or write to the database - followed by
§ Service pack 2 installation did not complete - followed by
§ Updates were unable to be successfully installed
The link to the special SP2 Update online response form does not work, so i
am stuck for help. Any ideas?

I have had advice from Microsoft, and the second part of the suggestion cured
the problem. I had to first repair a database, and then delete a faulty log
file. If you contact me directly, I can send the full text of the MS mail
that sorted me out.

"3Papillons" wrote:

> I have had the exact same experience, on a high end P4 Dell. I'm net admin
> in the office and I don't have a clue how to proceed.
>
> "Tony Batchelor" wrote:
>
> > After downloading and commencing Installation, it failed with these error
> > messages: --- Service Pack 2 Setup Error
> > § Unable to read from or write to the database - followed by
> > § Service pack 2 installation did not complete - followed by
> > § Updates were unable to be successfully installed
> > The link to the special SP2 Update online response form does not work, so i
> > am stuck for help. Any ideas?
> >
> >

Tony Batchelor wrote:
> "3Papillons" wrote:
>> "Tony Batchelor" wrote:
>>
>>>After downloading and commencing Installation, it failed with these error
>>>messages: --- Service Pack 2 Setup Error
>>>§ Unable to read from or write to the database - followed by
>>>§ Service pack 2 installation did not complete - followed by
>>>§ Updates were unable to be successfully installed
>>>The link to the special SP2 Update online response form does not work, so i
>>>am stuck for help. Any ideas?
>
>> I have had the exact same experience, on a high end P4 Dell. I'm net admin
>> in the office and I don't have a clue how to proceed.
>
> I have had advice from Microsoft, and the second part of the suggestion cured
> the problem. I had to first repair a database, and then delete a faulty log
> file. If you contact me directly, I can send the full text of the MS mail
> that sorted me out.
Hi

I would think the instructions was to delete/rename the .log files in
the folder C:\Windows\Security\ (and/or C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\).

I have created a batch file that does exactly this.

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2

Look for fixdb.bat under "Error 0x800710D9 Unable to read from
or write to the database"


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"Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote in message news:<>...
> Tony Batchelor wrote:
> > "3Papillons" wrote:
> >> "Tony Batchelor" wrote:
> >>
> >>>After downloading and commencing Installation, it failed with these error
> >>>messages: --- Service Pack 2 Setup Error
> >>>§ Unable to read from or write to the database - followed by
> >>>§ Service pack 2 installation did not complete - followed by
> >>>§ Updates were unable to be successfully installed
> >>>The link to the special SP2 Update online response form does not work, so i
> >>>am stuck for help. Any ideas?
>
> >> I have had the exact same experience, on a high end P4 Dell. I'm net admin
> >> in the office and I don't have a clue how to proceed.
> >
> > I have had advice from Microsoft, and the second part of the suggestion cured
> > the problem. I had to first repair a database, and then delete a faulty log
> > file. If you contact me directly, I can send the full text of the MS mail
> > that sorted me out.
> Hi
>
> I would think the instructions was to delete/rename the .log files in
> the folder C:\Windows\Security\ (and/or C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\).
>
> I have created a batch file that does exactly this.
>
> http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
>
> Look for fixdb.bat under "Error 0x800710D9 Unable to read from
> or write to the database"

This fixed worked fine. Downloaded and ran the .bat file. Was getting
"unable to read or write to database" on a clean install of XP Pro -
SP1 applied already, drivers updated.

On a Compaq Presario S3010CL

At any rate, wanted to say thanks!