Trying to install XP2 via Microsoft Update. I get the following message,

"Wndows\system 32\ftp.exe is open or in use by another application. Close all

other applications and then click retry." What needs to be done?

Nelson wrote:

> Trying to install XP2 via Microsoft Update. I get the following

> message, "Wndows\system 32\ftp.exe is open or in use by another

> application. Close all other applications and then click retry." What

> needs to be done?

 

Hi Nelson,

 

See if this article helps you out,

http://phorums.com.au/archive/index.php/t-79022.html

 

If you are not sure on how to Take Ownership of a file then read the

following KB article:

 

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

 

 

Also you *may* want to download Process Explorer to see if "ftp.exe" is

actually in use or not.

 

Process Explorer for Windows v10.21

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/ProcessExplorer.

mspx

 

--

William Crawford

MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

"Nelson" <Nelson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:4700DA12-2B57-40F5-B070-BC5FE9707A8C@microsoft.com...

> Trying to install XP2 via Microsoft Update. I get the following message,

> "Wndows\system 32\ftp.exe is open or in use by another application. Close

> all

> other applications and then click retry." What needs to be done?

 

I personally find it more reliable to download the entire SP2 installer,

then physically disconnect from the internet (unplug the cable), reboot,

clear out temp files and caches (with ccleaner, takes two minutes) and

*then* run the SP2 installer. There's too many things that can go wrong

with the online installer for such a large image.

 

Get the install file here. It's 266 meg or so. Burn it to CD so you can

use it again later.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

 

With this, *if* you have a qualifying XP install CD, you can make an

slipstreamed SP2 version. And with that, you can do a repair install that

includes SP2 and won't have any problems about files being in use.

 

HTH

-pk