Install problems XP SP2

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I have a question about Win XP SP2........I have tried several times to
install it on my wife's and my daughter's computers and neither one will
*accept* it.......they are both DELL 2350's with Win XP Home.......

The whole install thing goes about half way through and then stops with a
little window message that says *Access denied* Then it has to go
backwards to uninstall everything it has already done.......it is
maddening......

Any ideas?


Thanks
--
John:
> "There's only two kinds of music... The Blues and Zip-a-dee-doo-dah." -
Townes Van Zandt

 

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John;
First check for viruses and spyware.
Otherwise some running application is probably interfering.
Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

--
Jupiter Jones
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"John Lettiere" <lettiere@optonline.net> wrote in message
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>I have a question about Win XP SP2........I have tried several times to
>install it on my wife's and my daughter's computers and neither one will
>*accept* it.......they are both DELL 2350's with Win XP Home.......
>
> The whole install thing goes about half way through and then stops with a
> little window message that says *Access denied* Then it has to go
> backwards to uninstall everything it has already done.......it is
> maddening......
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> Thanks
> --
> John:
>> "There's only two kinds of music... The Blues and Zip-a-dee-doo-dah." -
> Townes Van Zandt
>
>

 

[BT]

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John, are you logged in as administrator when trying the install?

BT

> "John Lettiere" <lettiere@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:l%Owd.3125$6v3.557@fe09.lga...
> >I have a question about Win XP SP2........I have tried several times to
> >install it on my wife's and my daughter's computers and neither one will
> >*accept* it.......they are both DELL 2350's with Win XP Home.......
> >
> > The whole install thing goes about half way through and then stops with a
> > little window message that says *Access denied* Then it has to go
> > backwards to uninstall everything it has already done.......it is
> > maddening......
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > --
> > John:
> >> "There's only two kinds of music... The Blues and Zip-a-dee-doo-dah." -
> > Townes Van Zandt
> >
> >
>
>

 

[Guest]

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> John, are you logged in as administrator when trying the install?


No. Didn't think I needed to do, as I've installed it a several times
without any problems.

And none of those time was I logged on as admin.

The only difference is this time I used a download version off the MS
critical update
web site, all the other times I was using the SP2 CD.

--
John Lettiere President & GM
JL Computer Services & Consulting
"You Don't Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows"....Bob Dylan
http://perfcomp.homestead.com/Prefcomp2.html


"BT" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> John, are you logged in as administrator when trying the install?
>
> BT
>
>> "John Lettiere" <lettiere@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> news:l%Owd.3125$6v3.557@fe09.lga...
>> >I have a question about Win XP SP2........I have tried several times to
>> >install it on my wife's and my daughter's computers and neither one will
>> >*accept* it.......they are both DELL 2350's with Win XP Home.......
>> >
>> > The whole install thing goes about half way through and then stops with
>> > a
>> > little window message that says *Access denied* Then it has to go
>> > backwards to uninstall everything it has already done.......it is
>> > maddening......
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > --
>> > John:
>> >> "There's only two kinds of music... The Blues and
>> >> Zip-a-dee-doo-dah." -
>> > Townes Van Zandt
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

 

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"John Lettiere" <lettiere@optonline.net> wrote:

>> John, are you logged in as administrator when trying the install?

>No. Didn't think I needed to do, as I've installed it a several times
>without any problems.
>
>And none of those time was I logged on as admin.

I doubt that, John. While you may not have been logged on as
Administrator, in any successful install of XP or any XP
update/Service Pack you certainly were logged in as a user with
administrator privileges. That has been true for NT products
since at least NT4 SP[damfiremember] days.
--
OJ III
[Email to Yahoo address may be burned before reading.
Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.]

 

[Guest]

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As was suggested, you need to be logged to a profile with Administrator
access.
If you have problems of any kind, try another profile with Administrator
access.
Otherwise see my other post.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"John Lettiere" <lettiere@optonline.net> wrote in message
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>> John, are you logged in as administrator when trying the install?
>
>
> No. Didn't think I needed to do, as I've installed it a several times
> without any problems.
>
> And none of those time was I logged on as admin.
>
> The only difference is this time I used a download version off the MS
> critical update
> web site, all the other times I was using the SP2 CD.
>
> --
> John Lettiere President & GM
> JL Computer Services & Consulting
> "You Don't Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows"....Bob
> Dylan
> http://perfcomp.homestead.com/Prefcomp2.html
>
>
> "BT" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:VTWwd.27$lj1.987@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> John, are you logged in as administrator when trying the install?
>>
>> BT
>>
>>> "John Lettiere" <lettiere@optonline.net> wrote in message
>>> news:l%Owd.3125$6v3.557@fe09.lga...
>>> >I have a question about Win XP SP2........I have tried several times to
>>> >install it on my wife's and my daughter's computers and neither one
>>> >will
>>> >*accept* it.......they are both DELL 2350's with Win XP Home.......
>>> >
>>> > The whole install thing goes about half way through and then stops
>>> > with a
>>> > little window message that says *Access denied* Then it has to go
>>> > backwards to uninstall everything it has already done.......it is
>>> > maddening......
>>> >
>>> > Any ideas?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Thanks
>>> > --
>>> > John:
>>> >> "There's only two kinds of music... The Blues and
>>> >> Zip-a-dee-doo-dah." -
>>> > Townes Van Zandt
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>