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

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

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