Windows xp sp3

When I tried to update my second computer I received an "access is denied"
error message. I had unplugged all peripherals and terminated the firewall
and antivirus program.

Thank you to all those who answer.

B Watson

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)

Use this forum for all issues related to Windows XP SP3:
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...2010&SiteID=17
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"B Watson" <jake_725@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> When I tried to update my second computer I received an "access is denied"
> error message. I had unplugged all peripherals and terminated the firewall
> and antivirus program.
>
> Thank you to all those who answer.
>
> B Watson
>

SP3 is still pre-release software. You may want to uninstall it and wait
for the final release.

"B Watson" <jake_725@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> When I tried to update my second computer I received an "access is denied"
> error message. I had unplugged all peripherals and terminated the firewall
> and antivirus program.
>
> Thank you to all those who answer.
>
> B Watson
>

It aint out..............
BETA version is around.................
"B Watson" <jake_725@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uB8QnP3jIHA.2276@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> When I tried to update my second computer I received an "access is denied"
> error message. I had unplugged all peripherals and terminated the firewall
> and antivirus program.
>
> Thank you to all those who answer.
>
> B Watson
>

No kidden!, hence the reason for waiting for it to come out!

"Hillbilly" wrote:

> It aint out..............
> BETA version is around.................
> "B Watson" <jake_725@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uB8QnP3jIHA.2276@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > When I tried to update my second computer I received an "access is denied"
> > error message. I had unplugged all peripherals and terminated the firewall
> > and antivirus program.
> >
> > Thank you to all those who answer.
> >
> > B Watson
> >
>
>
>

B Watson wrote:
> When I tried to update my second computer I received an "access is
> denied" error message. I had unplugged all peripherals and
> terminated the firewall and antivirus program.
>
> Thank you to all those who answer.

Since you should have nothing to lose (installation of a pre-release
software should only be done on a system you are willing/able to
format and rebuild at a moments notice - virtual machines with a
revert capability are great for this) when trying to install the
pre-release software (Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2)
simply format and perform a clean install on your test machine
that you are trying to install SP3 RC2 upon.

You also could try booting into Safe Mode and performing a
System Restore to a point in time before you installed Service
Pack 3 Release Candidate 2...

Before trying the pre-release software again on this obviously
crowded test machine - try a cleanup of said test machine. Similar
to one you might do before installing any major service pack full
release. The only real difference is that being a test machine - it
is not as important you backup anything...

- Uninstall unnecessary software.
- Update the hardware drivers from the hardware manufacturer's support
web pages.
- Use Disk Cleanup to clear all but the last restore point and to free up
some space not being used by much more than junk.
- Check for viruses/trojans/worms...
- Check for adware/spyware/malware...
- Use CHKDSK to check your hard disk drive for errors.
- Use DEFRAG to cleanup the drive a bit - tidy it up.

Then - once you have your test machine cleaned up - you could make a new
image of it (or however you plan to restore it each time you are done with
whatever tests you use it for) and you'd have a better testbed machine for
it.

Note - being a pre-release product - there really is not a direct support
option available. You have a few options, however:

Start here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w...7c953a761.aspx

Which can lead you:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=103822

and the forums set up specifically for the pre-release product:
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...2010&SiteID=17

And of course:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...ng=en#filelist

Where you can download it in different languages OR download a script that
sets a registry key on your system so you can get Windows XP SP3 Release
Candidate 2 from the Windows Update web page directly.

Hope that helps!

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