Windows XP Service Pack 2

I am unalbe to update windows XP Service pack 2. Everytime i try it get
almost all the way thru, then stops and tells my access denied. It then
undoes the install that it had completed

Hello Jenifer,

Other folks may have additional ideas for you; hope this helps a bit, take
a look at this

<http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?&query=windows+XP+Service+pack+2&lang =en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.windowsupdate&p=1&tid=a3613 7c4-41d5-471e-bc15-15df09a1f8aa&mid=a36137c4-41d5-471e-bc15-15df09a1f8aa>

see if that helps:

I hope this post is helpful.

Let us know how it works ºut.
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"Jenifer" wrote:

> I am unalbe to update windows XP Service pack 2. Everytime i try it get
> almost all the way thru, then stops and tells my access denied. It then
> undoes the install that it had completed

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

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


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|I am unalbe to update windows XP Service pack 2. Everytime i try it get
| almost all the way thru, then stops and tells my access denied. It then
| undoes the install that it had completed