Error message when I try to instal Service Pack 2

[Neonical26]

It says unable to read or ride on database...or something along that nature...
Right after it finishes backing up everything during the instal process it
happens...I have tried everything but i dont know what to do. Help

 

[MowGreen [MVP]]

THE source for how to trouble shoot SP2 installations:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#Cannot_install_Service_Pack_2

Check the log files, %windir%\Svcpack.log and %windir%\setupapi.log .

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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Neonical26 wrote:

> It says unable to read or ride on database...or something along that nature...
> Right after it finishes backing up everything during the instal process it
> happens...I have tried everything but i dont know what to do. Help

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Just to add:
Error message that you receive when you try to update a Windows XP-based computer to
Windows XP Service Pack 2 by visiting the Windows Update Web site: "Unable to read from or
write to database"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=915169

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"Neonical26" <Neonical26@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| It says unable to read or ride on database...or something along that nature...
| Right after it finishes backing up everything during the instal process it
| happens...I have tried everything but i dont know what to do. Help