Re: Firefox install fail - access denied error -202

It's OK folks, panic over - I just turned off my Norman anti-virus On-access 
Scanner while I was installing and it worked. Guess Norman was scanning 
files as Mozilla-install was trying to replace/delete them.
Tom

"Tom Lengths" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
> Have downloaded Firefox 1.0, also have the install exe on disc, but when I 
> run it the Browser installation fails with Error -202, Access Denied. The 
> wizard.log shows failure occurs in different places each time, for 
> example:-
>
>     ** folder to delete: C:\Program Files\Mozilla 
> Firefox\defaults\profile\US\
>     ** File to delete: C:\Program Files\Mozilla 
> Firefox\defaults\pref\bug259708.js\
>    ** ERROR (-202): Replacing: C:\Program Files\Mozilla 
> Firefox\chrome\browser.jar
>     ** addDirectory() of Program returned: -202
>
>     Install **FAILED** with error -202  --  2005-02-21 18:50:36
>
> I'm rebuilding my system after a hard disc crash, and starting affresh 
> with
> XP Home + SP2. The only difference between my old XP Home system where it 
> installed no
> problem, and this new one, is it now has SP2 incorporated.
> Microsoft Firewall is OFF, I'm running the latest free Zone Alarm 
> (5.5.62.4).
> Also running the Beta version of Microsoft Anti-spyware.  I've tried 
> turning off the
> checks in the latter but this makes no difference.
> I am logged in with Administrator status.
> I can't uninstall Firefox because it didn't get far enough to "register 
> itself" and there is no uninstall exe.
>
> Have shut down all internet activity, and disabled the Microsoft 
> anti-spyware, deleted everything in the %TEMP% folder, deleted the Mozilla 
> Firefox folder, and retried the install, still error -202!
>
> It's my Birthday today, and  a working Firefox would be a nice present - 
> any helpful suggestions would be very welcome,
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>