XP SP2: "access denied"

12-02-2007

Using XP Home. After starting the install of sp2, I get a message "access
denied", and the update fails. (After that the sp2 removal process starts.)
Any suggestions?

12-03-2007

You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to install
Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=873148

"Access Denied" error when trying to install SP2
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=8125

"Francis Marsden" wrote:

> Using XP Home. After starting the install of sp2, I get a message "access
> denied", and the update fails. (After that the sp2 removal process starts.)
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>

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