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Install Error: 10 unable to install liveupdate to install SEP.

Updated: 24 Aug 2009 | 3 comments
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Title  : -  Install Error: 10 The LiveUpdate install Failed because LiveUpdate was not able to register one of it components. You need to have write access to the registry to install LiveUpdate.

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Even after installing the LiveUpdate via administrator login receving this error.

Cause:

Issue with Dcom permission.

 Solution

 Warning: Incorrect or incompatible DCOM configuration may result in serious system issues. We would request you to consult Microsoft before making the mentioned changes in order to ensure that these suit your System environment.

Check DCOM settings

The last place to check rights on a computer is in its DCOM settings.

To verify Distributed COM properties

On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Run.

Type the following, and then click OK:

dcomcnfg

Do one of the following, depending on your operating system:

In Windows XP/2003, click Component Services > Computers > My Computer. Then right-click My Computer and click Properties.

In all other versions of Windows, go on to the next step.

On the Default Security or Default COM Security tab, under Default Access Permissions, click Edit Default.

Verify that Administrators, Interactive, and System accounts are set to Allow Access, and then click OK.

Under Default Launch Permissions, click Edit Default.

Verify that the Administrators, Interactive, and System accounts are set to Allow Launch, and click OK.

Do one of the following, depending on your operating system:

In Windows XP/2003, skip the two following steps.

In all other versions of Windows, go on to the next step.

In the Default Configuration Permissions section, click Edit Default.

In the Registry Key Permissions window, verify that the following are set to Full Control, and then click OK:

CREATOR OWNER

...\Administrators

SYSTEM

On the Default Properties tab, verify that Default Impersonation Level is set to Identify.

Click Apply, and then click OK.

Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

 

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Vikram Kumar-SAV to SEP's picture
25
Aug
2009
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 Nice finding..once i got the

 Nice finding..once i got the same with error with a customer.I tried everything it din't help.
Ran NSS it found w32.Virut ( file infector ) after removing that i was able to install SEP.

AravindKM's picture
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Aug
2009
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A good article.

A good article.

Please don't forget to mark your thread solved with whatever answer helped you : ) Thanks & Regards Aravind

Sheetu's picture
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2009
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It is a real good one

It is a real good one