Re: SP2 update worth it?

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From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:08:27 -0700

>From what I can see, that tool should work.
Even if it doesn't it should not hurt.

If you are having Access Denied issues, you may try this:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/acdensp2.htm
If you have followed the first 3 steps, perhaps the checklist in step 4 will
resolve it. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Slippery_one" <Slippery_one@nospam.net> wrote in message 
news:eEjl%231sGFHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the clarification. So long as it does not override my settings, 
> I don't have to worry about the nightmare of troubles I had trying to 
> install SP2.
>
> You should be able to understand what my problem was here: 
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;873148. I was told 
> by an MVP in "Microsoft.public.windows.help_and_support  Thread subject: 
> windows xp sp2 installation error" to use subinacl. I have been afraid to 
> after what I went thru. It would take me 3 weeks to re-install everything 
> and get back to norm.
>
>
> Would you would be so kind to answer one question for me. My troubles with 
> the install of SP2 (I wince at the name) led me to 
> http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=8125.  My problem is that I am 
> running XP home and it is not listed in the Sys requirements. Will I be 
> able to run subinacl in XP home edition?:
>
>      Quote:
>      1. Download and install subinacl from:
>
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en
>
>      2. Create a file named reset.cmd in C:\Program Files\Windows Resource
>      Kits\Tools folder.
>
>      3. Edit the reset.cmd file with the following content.
>
>      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 /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f
>
>      subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=systems=f
>      subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f
>      subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f
>      subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f
>
>      4. Enter into CMD prompt.
>
>      5. Enter the following commands one at a time and click Enter.
>
>      cd\
>      cd "C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools"
>      reset.cmd
>
>      6. After a few minutes by processing subinacl, please test the 
> problem
>      again.

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