tried several times to upgrade to Windows HomeXP SP2. Each time I got "access is denied" message and uninstall wizard removed my attempt to upgrade. In addtion, Windows Media Player gives me an error an scandisk freezes. So, I am trying a repair installion of WindowsXp Home SP1. Load fine, then doesn't progress past 13 minutes. Any ideas? Thanks.
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repair install holds at 13 minutes
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A couple of things to look at.
You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 2
"Access Denied" error when trying to install SP2
"Registry Access Denied"
In your Windows folders will be the Service Pack logs which may contain information that might be helpful.
Locate the Windows XP SP2 Setup log files. The Setup program logs information about the Windows XP SP2 installation to the following log files: • Setupapi.log • Svcpack.log.
SP2 - Microsoft Support is Free for SP2 Issues
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If you are stuck with a combination of half SP1 and SP2 files and are now trying to just repair your confused Windows Install, try slipstreaming SP2 into your SP1 XP CD and producing a XP SP2 CD and using that to perform the repair install.
Slipstream Service Packs
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You receive an "Access is denied" error message when you try to install Windows XP Service Pack 2
"Access Denied" error when trying to install SP2
"Registry Access Denied"
In your Windows folders will be the Service Pack logs which may contain information that might be helpful.
Locate the Windows XP SP2 Setup log files. The Setup program logs information about the Windows XP SP2 installation to the following log files: • Setupapi.log • Svcpack.log.
SP2 - Microsoft Support is Free for SP2 Issues
thread779-923312
If you are stuck with a combination of half SP1 and SP2 files and are now trying to just repair your confused Windows Install, try slipstreaming SP2 into your SP1 XP CD and producing a XP SP2 CD and using that to perform the repair install.
Slipstream Service Packs
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this is very neat. what exactly does 'slipstream' mean. How do I get the SP2 file. All I know is how yp upgrade to SP2. How can I get the entire file?
Finally, I suppose when I do the Repair, Microsoft wo't give e a hard time regarding versions.
When I started this, I was simply doing a Windows XP Home repair and the it stopped at 13 minutes, "registering components'. Before I continue with the above, is there any way to fix my current 13 minutes problem. Thanks.
Finally, I suppose when I do the Repair, Microsoft wo't give e a hard time regarding versions.
When I started this, I was simply doing a Windows XP Home repair and the it stopped at 13 minutes, "registering components'. Before I continue with the above, is there any way to fix my current 13 minutes problem. Thanks.
You could try removing all easily removed hardware from your machine. Stopping all virus scanners including any running from the Bios. Setting your Bios to its Safe Defaults may help, there may even be some available Bios updates.
As to the slipstreaming, follow the links from the article, it should be self explaining, if not ask a specific question about anything you don't understand. Basically when you slipstream you are copying your XP SP1 CD and your SP2 CD (or files) and merging/creating a new XP SP2 CD from both input sources. The program linked to (Autostreamer) does it automatically for you.
It may be necessary for you to download and save to file or disk the complete SP2 file (about 260MB) and not the smaller version. Many people have SP2 on CD that you could borrow or copy, a good place to try would be your local computer repair shop, Microsoft dispatched hundreds of thousands of SP2 CD's at, and shortly, after the release.
Where is the XP-SP2 dowloaded file?
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As to the slipstreaming, follow the links from the article, it should be self explaining, if not ask a specific question about anything you don't understand. Basically when you slipstream you are copying your XP SP1 CD and your SP2 CD (or files) and merging/creating a new XP SP2 CD from both input sources. The program linked to (Autostreamer) does it automatically for you.
It may be necessary for you to download and save to file or disk the complete SP2 file (about 260MB) and not the smaller version. Many people have SP2 on CD that you could borrow or copy, a good place to try would be your local computer repair shop, Microsoft dispatched hundreds of thousands of SP2 CD's at, and shortly, after the release.
Where is the XP-SP2 dowloaded file?
thread779-909470
Find updates for Microsoft Windows operating systems.
How to download Windows updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog
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