I've just tried the following registry fix but no Error 5 is found in the Setupapi.log.
Step 1: Locate the specific registry key
To locate the correct registry key to change the permissions and enable Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 SP1 to install successfully, follow these steps:
1. Include registry information in the Setupapi.log file by enabling verbose logging. For more information about how to enable verbose logging, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
906485 (
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906485/ ) How to enable verbose logging on a Windows XP-based computer
Note By default, registry keys are not recorded in the Setupapi.log file.
After you enable verbose logging, install Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 SP1 again to capture the registry key.
2. Open the Setupapi.log file. By default, this file is located in the C:\Windows folder. To open the Setupapi.log file, click Start, click Run, type %windir%\setupapi.log, and then click OK.
3. Press CTRL+END to scroll to the end of the Setupapi.log file.
4. On the Edit menu, click Find.
5. In the Find what box, type Error 5: Access is denied under Direction, click Up, and then click Find Next.
The found entry in the Setupapi.log file should resemble the following example:
#-007 Deleting registry key HKCR\vnd.ms.radio
#E033 Error 5: Access is denied.
Note The line before the "Access is denied" entry indicates the registry key in question. In this case, HKCR represents the registry hive that is labeled "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT." "vnd.ms.radio" is one subkey that is located under that registry hive.
Step 2: Reset the registry permissions
As soon as you have found the registry subkey that has the incorrect permissions, update the permissions for that subkey.
To update the permissions of the registry subkey, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK to start Registry Editor.
2. Locate and right-click the registry subkey that you noted in Step 2d, and then click Permissions.
3. Under Group or user names, click Administrators.
4. Under Permissions for Administrators, make sure that the Allow check box for the following entries is selected:
* Full Control
* Read
5. Click Apply, and then click OK.
6. On the File menu, click Exit to exit Registry Editor.
The permissions issue for the registry subkey should now be resolved, and Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 SP1 should install successfully. If you experience additional problems when you try to install Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 SP1, repeat these steps as needed.
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