sp2 download fails to install

i keep getting an error code 80070005 as the reason the
install fails. i start with 1.57gb of free disk space on
my d: drive (system drive). does anyone know what this
error code means?

I have also noticed the following:
1. the install is unable to pre-determine disk space
required. tried installing it several times when
getting "out of disk space" errors. i was forced to
delete many installed programs to make room.
2. when install fails it gobbles up used disk space ...
in other words, when it fails it doesn't clean up its
transient work files. my 1.57gb of space was reduced to
nothing.
3. this install program seems unable to utilize disk
space existing across an array of physical disk drives.
so, although my c:\ has 2gb free, it fails to utilize it
even for transient work files.
4. i was forced to even delete transient pre-sp2 patches
tp make more space. sp2 claims to supply "all patches"
so i figured sp2 would include these removed itemized
patches. however, the update program insisted i re-
install these transient patches before loading sp2 and I
again ran out of disk space. so I was forced to delete
other applications. I thought computers were intended
to "make our lives easier." my life is now harder at the
hands of dumb , yet "certified", programmers.
5. lastly, the cause of the failure is 80070005.
wouldn't be nice if MS updated its search system to
reflect all possible error codes? a search for 80070005
error code resulted in 7 hits, none related to sp2
installation.

folks... anyone out there with a brain who DOES NOT work
at MS? Apparently, they're very busy saving human
resource costs hiring cheap / dumb "go path"
programmers. it's a disgrace. bill gates ought to be
ashamed of profiting off of this rubbish.

hey bill... need a "whole cloth" developer? just make
the call. isn't it time you instituted quality control
at MS? it's hard to believe people actully
seek "certified" MS professionals. what is it you are
exactly certifying? dysfunctional logic implemented by
dysfunctional programmers? i'd like to know.

by the way, "billionaire", my "BUG LIST" above is on me.
another FREEBIE. nice racket you're running.

Please, don't hestitate to call when quality begins to
mean something to you.

John Tummolo
561 852-3691

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837783
The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 2

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
Service Pack Installation check list


"john tummolo" <> wrote in message
news:470201c49071$04fcff50$...
>i keep getting an error code 80070005 as the reason the
> install fails. i start with 1.57gb of free disk space on
> my d: drive (system drive). does anyone know what this
> error code means?
>
> I have also noticed the following:
> 1. the install is unable to pre-determine disk space
> required. tried installing it several times when
> getting "out of disk space" errors. i was forced to
> delete many installed programs to make room.
> 2. when install fails it gobbles up used disk space ...
> in other words, when it fails it doesn't clean up its
> transient work files. my 1.57gb of space was reduced to
> nothing.
> 3. this install program seems unable to utilize disk
> space existing across an array of physical disk drives.
> so, although my c:\ has 2gb free, it fails to utilize it
> even for transient work files.
> 4. i was forced to even delete transient pre-sp2 patches
> tp make more space. sp2 claims to supply "all patches"
> so i figured sp2 would include these removed itemized
> patches. however, the update program insisted i re-
> install these transient patches before loading sp2 and I
> again ran out of disk space. so I was forced to delete
> other applications. I thought computers were intended
> to "make our lives easier." my life is now harder at the
> hands of dumb , yet "certified", programmers.
> 5. lastly, the cause of the failure is 80070005.
> wouldn't be nice if MS updated its search system to
> reflect all possible error codes? a search for 80070005
> error code resulted in 7 hits, none related to sp2
> installation.
>
> folks... anyone out there with a brain who DOES NOT work
> at MS? Apparently, they're very busy saving human
> resource costs hiring cheap / dumb "go path"
> programmers. it's a disgrace. bill gates ought to be
> ashamed of profiting off of this rubbish.
>
> hey bill... need a "whole cloth" developer? just make
> the call. isn't it time you instituted quality control
> at MS? it's hard to believe people actully
> seek "certified" MS professionals. what is it you are
> exactly certifying? dysfunctional logic implemented by
> dysfunctional programmers? i'd like to know.
>
> by the way, "billionaire", my "BUG LIST" above is on me.
> another FREEBIE. nice racket you're running.
>
> Please, don't hestitate to call when quality begins to
> mean something to you.
>
> John Tummolo
> 561 852-3691

john tummolo wrote:

> i keep getting an error code 80070005 as the reason the
> install fails.
Hi

This one might be relevant:

Updates from the Windows Update Web site are not installed and an
"Error 0x80070005: Access is denied" error message is logged to the
Windows Update.log file
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836926


Note that other registry keys than the one mentioned in the article
above also can have permission issues. More about this under the
"Access denied" section here:

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


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