Re: HELP! Service Pack 2 won't Install

"dnamertz" <dnamertz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:48181B1C-1376-423A-A099-AE80D57DA20A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> So the 3 keys that I mentioned in my last post. Before I UNintstalled,
> all 3
> of them were checked under ther permissions screen, but they showed up as
> errors. Now that I've done the installation they are still checked.
> Should
> I uncheck them since they showed up as errors? They weren't originally
> checked when I started this whole proccess.

Let me get this staright, the SP2 installation failed. You exited the SP2
failed installation. Then you fixed these keys with the Administrator
account having full control:

[HKCR\.DVD]
[HKCR\vnd.ms.radio]
[HKCR\.Folder]

Then you ran the installation again and the install failed again with the
same keys. Does the "SYSTEM" account have full control?

Let us say we are fixing the [HKCR\.DVD] key, I would perform these steps.
Before I performed these steps, I would make sure the SP2 install has stop
and exited.

1. Right-click on ".DVD" and select Permissions.
2. Give the SYSTEM and Administrator account Full Control.
3. Click Apply.
4. Click the Advance button.
5. Select "Replace permissions entries on all child objects with entries
shown here that apply to child objects."
6. Click the Apply button and then OK.
7. Exit the Registy.
8. Restart the SP2 Install.

When the next Error 5 occurs, I would repeat the steps again. Hopefully it
will not be the same key again and if it was I would seriously think about
backing up my data plus emails and addresses to another medium such as
CD/DVD.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

>
> "WTC" wrote:
>
>> "dnamertz" <dnamertz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:068D69DB-B7F3-44E8-8D57-256D5F01D5CA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > OK. However, something else just occurred to me that I might have been
>> > doing
>> > wrong all this time. After I install and get the "access denied"
>> > error, I
>> > run the setupapi.log to find the which keys have the errors, and then I
>> > have
>> > been changing those keys while the "Access denied" window is still on
>> > the
>> > screen, before I ever proceed with the uninstall. Since the uninstall
>> > changes a lot of files and settings back, am I supossed to be making
>> > the
>> > corrections before SP2 uninstalls or should I make the corrections
>> > between
>> > uninstallation and the next installation attempt?
>>
>> Make the corrections between "uninstallation and the next installation".
>> When the SP2 installation fails, make sure you end the installation
>> before
>> changing permission for the keys.
>>
>> --
>> William Crawford
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> >
>> > All this time, I have been making the corrections, then letting SP2
>> > uninstall itself, and then reinstalling. Steps 2 & 3 don't really
>> > specify
>> > at
>> > which point I should change the registy keys.
>> >
>> > "WTC" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "dnamertz" <dnamertz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:7A73FEC3-D414-4217-A19C-C59544EB7F2E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >I think that makes sense, however I'm talking about the key reseting
>> >> >itself
>> >> > before I try the installation again. For example, I'm about to try
>> >> > the
>> >> > installation right now and one of the registrys I got an error for
>> >> > yesterday
>> >> > was .vnd.ms.radio and I checked the permissions. I did not get an
>> >> > error
>> >> > message for that key during the last install, but it is currently
>> >> > unchecked...do I leave it unchecked before attempting my next
>> >> > install?
>> >>
>> >> Yes leave it alone unless an error 5 is reported for that key.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> William Crawford
>> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > "WTC" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> "dnamertz" <dnamertz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:F08D1C0B-6719-4B24-983B-A1099AA6B8E4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >I want to avoid any confusion here. When you said "Do not change
>> >> >> >the
>> >> >> > registry keys back", what do you mean? Do you mean not to change
>> >> >> > them
>> >> >> > back
>> >> >> > to the way they were (unchecked) before I changed them...or do
>> >> >> > you
>> >> >> > mean
>> >> >> > if
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > checked them, and then they reset themselves, don't check them
>> >> >> > again?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If a key resets itself and you have another Error 5 for that key,
>> >> >> then
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> need to changed that key's permissions. If you do not receive an
>> >> >> Error
>> >> >> 5
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> a key, then do not change the key's permissions. I hope this makes
>> >> >> more
>> >> >> sense.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > About the HKCR\.DVD key, it is the one with the period. It was
>> >> >> > not
>> >> >> > there
>> >> >> > when I got the last "access denied" message, but after SP2
>> >> >> > uninstalled
>> >> >> > itself
>> >> >> > .DVD is there now.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Did you change the permissions and try installing SP2 again?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> William Crawford
>> >> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "WTC" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Do not change the registry keys back, keep changing the
>> >> >> >> permissions
>> >> >> >> like
>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> are. About the [HKCR\.DVD] key, are you sure about it being
>> >> >> >> missing?
>> >> >> >> On
>> >> >> >> all
>> >> >> >> my systems this key is present. So I am assuming the key should
>> >> >> >> be
>> >> >> >> there.
>> >> >> >> However, there is a key called [HKCR\DVD], notice there is no
>> >> >> >> period
>> >> >> >> before
>> >> >> >> DVD. Make sure you are reading the right registration keys.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> William Crawford
>> >> >> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> >> >>
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