Windows XP Pro SP2 "Access is denied"

Windows XP Pro SP2 "Access is denied "

ill explain

i have Windows XP Pro SP1 installed on my computor (ive never had 1 problem with it) then i found out about SP2 apparently very useful for security so i go to the microsoft update site and it then tells me i need SP2 so i wait the 30 mins of downloading wich goes fine then it starts the install goes well for most of it until it gets about 3/4 into the install then it tell me "Access is denied" so i press ok and it starts to unistall SP2 wich takes another half hour then half way through the uninstall it says

Installation Failure
Error Code: 0x80070005
Try to install the update again, or request help from one of the following resources.

i then procced to try and install it again and again and again till i finally give up and then i found this site

plz help

P.S. i just read a different forum that said it might be sumthing to do with regedit so plz help asap

 

try this

Are you on your home computer? is it xp pro or home? It sounds like your not an admin on your computer, thats why your getting an access is denied.

 

This is a variation on a much written about "fix. "

The original fix was suggested back in the XP Service Pack 2 installation days, (and can be found on the AUMHA site here:
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=8125) and has been resurrected as an approach to IE 7 installation errors involving Access Denied in the installation logs.

Unfortunately, that "fix" can take hours -- even days -- depending on the size of your hard drive and the number of folders.
It also does nothing about Ownership or ACEs on the registry. The following takes just a minute to run, and should resolve your access denied errors.

Here is my modified 'fix' that has been tested:

First, download, unzip and move to \Windows\System32 the files:

REGINI.EXE:
http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/regini.zip

SUBINACL.EXE:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b

Second, open notepad, and copy/paste the following:

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /setowner=administrators
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /setowner=administrators
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /setowner=administrators
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f

regini C:\reg_fix.txt

cls

REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sh ell Extensions\Cached" /v "{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9} {00214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401" /t REG_DWORD /d 1

Do a File, Save as, C:\fix_reg.cmd

Third, open notepad again and paste the following:

\Registry\Machine\Software [1 5 10]
\Registry\Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer [1 5 10]
\Registry\Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl [1 5 10]

Do a File, Save, c:\reg_fix.txt

Fourth, as Adminitrator use Control Panel, User Accounts, to create a brand new Administrator priviliged user.
Logout and logon as this new user;
Now reboot XP, and start hitting the F8 function key early and often;
In the Advanced Boot Menu that appears, choose Safe Mode with Networking, and logon as the newly created Administrator-type user

Fifth, do a Start, Run, cmd
Type:
C:
CD \
fix_reg.cmd

Reboot when finished. Again hit the F8 functioin key early and often and again logon in Safe Mode with Networking as the New user created earlier.

Finally Install SP2.

If you still get access denied:
Start, Run, subinacl /subdirectories C:\ /grant=SYSTEM=f /grant=Administrators=f


Regards to all.
Bill Castner

 

Thx

Thx for all your replies im sure ill get it working with 1 of em thx again