XP Pro SP2 keeps giving me an "Access is Denied" message when upgr

I had a hard drive problem and my system would only boot to the wallpaper and
hang. I was able to use the Cntl-Alt-Del function to shut down though. I
re-installed XP Pro SP1 over what was a working SP2 system to see if that
would help. After finding out how to run a system check program by using the
task manager, my system (including registry) was repaired and the system is
back up under SP1. I got the latest updates (51 or more) from the Windows
Update page, although I had to manually install the updated Windows Installer
3.1. Now I am able to download SP2, but about half way through the install,
it stops and gives me the "Access is Denied" message. I turned off my virus
protection software (Norton) but the same thing happens. No error number is
given. I've tried the upgrade 4 or 5 times now. Any help would be
appreciated.

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:12:02 -0800, OrlandoBob
<> wrote:

>I had a hard drive problem and my system would only boot to the wallpaper and
>hang. I was able to use the Cntl-Alt-Del function to shut down though. I
>re-installed XP Pro SP1 over what was a working SP2 system to see if that
>would help. After finding out how to run a system check program by using the
>task manager, my system (including registry) was repaired and the system is
>back up under SP1. I got the latest updates (51 or more) from the Windows
>Update page, although I had to manually install the updated Windows Installer
>3.1. Now I am able to download SP2, but about half way through the install,
>it stops and gives me the "Access is Denied" message. I turned off my virus
>protection software (Norton) but the same thing happens. No error number is
>given. I've tried the upgrade 4 or 5 times now. Any help would be
>appreciated.

Boot up in Safe Mode with Networking and try again. Also make sure
your login is administrator and/or you ARE the administrator.

Good Luck,

Trev

Cannot install Service Pack 2
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2

See the " Access Denied " heading.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


OrlandoBob wrote:

> I had a hard drive problem and my system would only boot to the wallpaper and
> hang. I was able to use the Cntl-Alt-Del function to shut down though. I
> re-installed XP Pro SP1 over what was a working SP2 system to see if that
> would help. After finding out how to run a system check program by using the
> task manager, my system (including registry) was repaired and the system is
> back up under SP1. I got the latest updates (51 or more) from the Windows
> Update page, although I had to manually install the updated Windows Installer
> 3.1. Now I am able to download SP2, but about half way through the install,
> it stops and gives me the "Access is Denied" message. I turned off my virus
> protection software (Norton) but the same thing happens. No error number is
> given. I've tried the upgrade 4 or 5 times now. Any help would be
> appreciated.

I will try the safe mode routine. I tried it with my regular logon and also
administrator, both of which have full administrative rights. Now it's
telling me that
"registry editing has been disabled by your administrator" and I am logged
in AS administrator. I am running Norton again right now. If that doesn't
fix it, I'll try it in safe mode. Thanks for your help... will let you know
the outcome.

"Trevor" wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:12:02 -0800, OrlandoBob
> <> wrote:
>
> >I had a hard drive problem and my system would only boot to the wallpaper and
> >hang. I was able to use the Cntl-Alt-Del function to shut down though. I
> >re-installed XP Pro SP1 over what was a working SP2 system to see if that
> >would help. After finding out how to run a system check program by using the
> >task manager, my system (including registry) was repaired and the system is
> >back up under SP1. I got the latest updates (51 or more) from the Windows
> >Update page, although I had to manually install the updated Windows Installer
> >3.1. Now I am able to download SP2, but about half way through the install,
> >it stops and gives me the "Access is Denied" message. I turned off my virus
> >protection software (Norton) but the same thing happens. No error number is
> >given. I've tried the upgrade 4 or 5 times now. Any help would be
> >appreciated.
>
> Boot up in Safe Mode with Networking and try again. Also make sure
> your login is administrator and/or you ARE the administrator.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Trev
>

My system is BACK!!!! I ended up resetting the registry to default security
levels by using the DOS command of "secedit /configure /cfg
%windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose" and trying to load
SP2 and it worked! I found that suggestion through the link you gave me.

Thanks for your help.

Only thing is, there must be a bug on my system because I still can't run
regedit without running Spyware Doctor. It fixes the problem until I reboot.

Bob

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> Cannot install Service Pack 2
> http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
>
> See the " Access Denied " heading.
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> OrlandoBob wrote:
>
> > I had a hard drive problem and my system would only boot to the wallpaper and
> > hang. I was able to use the Cntl-Alt-Del function to shut down though. I
> > re-installed XP Pro SP1 over what was a working SP2 system to see if that
> > would help. After finding out how to run a system check program by using the
> > task manager, my system (including registry) was repaired and the system is
> > back up under SP1. I got the latest updates (51 or more) from the Windows
> > Update page, although I had to manually install the updated Windows Installer
> > 3.1. Now I am able to download SP2, but about half way through the install,
> > it stops and gives me the "Access is Denied" message. I turned off my virus
> > protection software (Norton) but the same thing happens. No error number is
> > given. I've tried the upgrade 4 or 5 times now. Any help would be
> > appreciated.
>

Yer welcome Bob. What is Spyware Doctor "doing" that reenables regedit
to run ? If it's removing malware, please post what the malware is.

If it's *not* malware-related you could try running the .vbs script here

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
275. Lift Restrictions - TM, Regedit and CMD

Right click and choose Save As to download it. That will remove
Restrictions for Task Manager, Regedit, and Command Prompt.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


OrlandoBob wrote:

> My system is BACK!!!! I ended up resetting the registry to default security
> levels by using the DOS command of "secedit /configure /cfg
> %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose" and trying to load
> SP2 and it worked! I found that suggestion through the link you gave me.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Only thing is, there must be a bug on my system because I still can't run
> regedit without running Spyware Doctor. It fixes the problem until I reboot.
>
> Bob
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
>
>
>>Cannot install Service Pack 2
>>http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
>>
>>See the " Access Denied " heading.
>>
>>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
>>===============
>> *-343-* FDNY
>>Never Forgotten
>>===============
>>
>>
>>OrlandoBob wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I had a hard drive problem and my system would only boot to the wallpaper and
>>>hang. I was able to use the Cntl-Alt-Del function to shut down though. I
>>>re-installed XP Pro SP1 over what was a working SP2 system to see if that
>>>would help. After finding out how to run a system check program by using the
>>>task manager, my system (including registry) was repaired and the system is
>>>back up under SP1. I got the latest updates (51 or more) from the Windows
>>>Update page, although I had to manually install the updated Windows Installer
>>>3.1. Now I am able to download SP2, but about half way through the install,
>>>it stops and gives me the "Access is Denied" message. I turned off my virus
>>>protection software (Norton) but the same thing happens. No error number is
>>>given. I've tried the upgrade 4 or 5 times now. Any help would be
>>>appreciated.
>>