sp2 install fails

download completes but when it tries to install i get this message, the
requested section was not present in the activation context. instalation
failed any ideas?

Hello,

Please try the following:

Run this command at the command prompt
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb
/verbose /areas regkeys

Reboot computer into Safe Mode and try to install SP2 again.

---This command resets the default permissions in the registry

Diana Smith [MSFT] <>
CSS Security Team

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"ronv" <> wrote in message
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> download completes but when it tries to install i get this message, the
> requested section was not present in the activation context. instalation
> failed any ideas?