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the only time i had this problem is when by accident the user account i was utilising did not have admin rights. Could you check that
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the only time i had this problem is when by accident the user account i was utilising did not have admin rights. Could you check that

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Yes, the username has domain admins..<br />
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I've even taken on PC out of the domain and used local admin <br />
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Both same result.
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Yes, the username has domain admins..

I've even taken on PC out of the domain and used local admin

Both same result.

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have you tried this:<br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148</a><br />
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have you tried this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873148]



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Hi,<br />
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Yes I tried that but there isn't an access denied message in the Setupapi.log file
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Hi,

Yes I tried that but there isn't an access denied message in the Setupapi.log file

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Can i ask you if you have tried to install winxp pro and sp3 before you join a PC on the domain. I tend to have the pc pretty much all patched up before i get it to our domain. <br />
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Can you try that?
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Can i ask you if you have tried to install winxp pro and sp3 before you join a PC on the domain. I tend to have the pc pretty much all patched up before i get it to our domain.

Can you try that?

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It shouldn't matter.. but I have removed from domain and still same.. I may build a fresh one and try and install it before entering the domain
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It shouldn't matter.. but I have removed from domain and still same.. I may build a fresh one and try and install it before entering the domain

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We have a network of around 80 PCs. On some PCs when we try and install XP SP2 or SP3, we get an error &quot;Access denied&quot; <br />
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The changed are rolled back.<br />
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This has happened twice this week..<br />
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1) Newly installed XP pro desktop can't install SP3<br />
<br />
2) newly built virtual 64bit XP PC can't install SP2<br />
<br />
Both access denied...<br />
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Any ideas?
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We have a network of around 80 PCs. On some PCs when we try and install XP SP2 or SP3, we get an error "Access denied" 

The changed are rolled back.

This has happened twice this week..

1) Newly installed XP pro desktop can't install SP3

2) newly built virtual 64bit XP PC can't install SP2

Both access denied...

Any ideas?

Access Denied when installing SP

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