Comments on: WDS 3.0 install failures (error modifying the Read-Only ACL) http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/05/wds-30-install-failures-error-modifying-the-read-only-acl/ Seattle Geek with lots to say. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: whatever http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/05/wds-30-install-failures-error-modifying-the-read-only-acl/comment-page-1/#comment-128937 whatever Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:18:02 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/05/wds-30-install-failures-error-modifying-the-read-only-acl/#comment-128937 You can solve this by resetting the permissions - open regedit - right click the key (HKLM stands for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) - chose permission - grant full permission to your user (administrator probably) and press ok You can solve this by resetting the permissions

- open regedit
- right click the key (HKLM stands for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
- chose permission
- grant full permission to your user (administrator probably) and press ok

]]> By: Thomas Thomassen http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/05/wds-30-install-failures-error-modifying-the-read-only-acl/comment-page-1/#comment-128372 Thomas Thomassen Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:42:12 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/05/wds-30-install-failures-error-modifying-the-read-only-acl/#comment-128372 I had this problem when I tried to install Windows Search 4.0. 00:00.000: ==================================================================== 00:00.015: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions 00:00.031: Started: 2008/10/09 (Y/M/D) 14:28:52.286 (local) 00:00.031: Command line: -q -z -er 00:00.390: INFO: ****** Found 4 Read-Only keys. ****** 00:00.562: ERROR: Error modifying the Read-Only ACL on the following key(s): 00:00.562: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.rtf 00:00.562: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:00.562: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.xlc 00:00.562: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:00.578: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.pps 00:00.578: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:00.578: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.dot 00:00.578: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:00.578: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging 00:00.000: ==================================================================== 00:00.015: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions 00:00.015: Started: 2008/10/09 (Y/M/D) 14:35:24.589 (local) 00:00.015: Command line: -q -z -er 00:00.250: INFO: ****** Found 4 Read-Only keys. ****** 00:00.297: ERROR: Error modifying the Read-Only ACL on the following key(s): 00:00.297: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.rtf 00:00.297: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:00.297: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.xlc 00:00.297: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:00.297: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.pps 00:00.297: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:00.297: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.dot 00:00.297: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:00.297: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging 00:00.000: ==================================================================== 00:00.031: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions 00:00.031: Started: 2008/10/09 (Y/M/D) 14:36:30.041 (local) 00:00.031: Command line: 00:07.234: INFO: ****** Found 4 Read-Only keys. ****** 00:07.250: ERROR: Error modifying the Read-Only ACL on the following key(s): 00:07.250: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.rtf 00:07.250: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:07.250: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.xlc 00:07.250: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:07.250: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.pps 00:07.250: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:07.250: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.dot 00:07.250: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:07.266: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging The admin accounts for this machine had been set to have special read only for these keys. When I used regedit to allow admins full permissions the installation succeeded. I had this problem when I tried to install Windows Search 4.0.

00:00.000: ====================================================================
00:00.015: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions
00:00.031: Started: 2008/10/09 (Y/M/D) 14:28:52.286 (local)
00:00.031: Command line: -q -z -er
00:00.390: INFO: ****** Found 4 Read-Only keys. ******
00:00.562: ERROR: Error modifying the Read-Only ACL on the following key(s):
00:00.562: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.rtf
00:00.562: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:00.562: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.xlc
00:00.562: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:00.578: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.pps
00:00.578: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:00.578: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.dot
00:00.578: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:00.578: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging
00:00.000: ====================================================================
00:00.015: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions
00:00.015: Started: 2008/10/09 (Y/M/D) 14:35:24.589 (local)
00:00.015: Command line: -q -z -er
00:00.250: INFO: ****** Found 4 Read-Only keys. ******
00:00.297: ERROR: Error modifying the Read-Only ACL on the following key(s):
00:00.297: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.rtf
00:00.297: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:00.297: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.xlc
00:00.297: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:00.297: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.pps
00:00.297: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:00.297: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.dot
00:00.297: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:00.297: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging
00:00.000: ====================================================================
00:00.031: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions
00:00.031: Started: 2008/10/09 (Y/M/D) 14:36:30.041 (local)
00:00.031: Command line:
00:07.234: INFO: ****** Found 4 Read-Only keys. ******
00:07.250: ERROR: Error modifying the Read-Only ACL on the following key(s):
00:07.250: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.rtf
00:07.250: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:07.250: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.xlc
00:07.250: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:07.250: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.pps
00:07.250: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:07.250: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.dot
00:07.250: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:07.266: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging

The admin accounts for this machine had been set to have special read only for these keys. When I used regedit to allow admins full permissions the installation succeeded.

]]> By: Edgar Lòpez http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/05/wds-30-install-failures-error-modifying-the-read-only-acl/comment-page-1/#comment-127709 Edgar Lòpez Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:57:33 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/05/wds-30-install-failures-error-modifying-the-read-only-acl/#comment-127709 Quise instalar windows Desktop search y me resulto el siguiente error 00:00.000: ==================================================================== 00:00.031: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions 00:00.041: Started: 2008/08/08 (Y/M/D) 20:20:54.813 (local) 00:00.061: Command line: 00:03.826: INFO: ****** Found 1 Read-Only keys. ****** 00:03.846: ERROR: Error modifying the Read-Only ACL on the following key(s): 00:03.876: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.srf 00:03.886: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:03.896: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging 00:00.000: ==================================================================== 00:00.040: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions 00:00.090: Started: 2008/08/26 (Y/M/D) 06:53:39.361 (local) 00:00.120: Command line: 00:04.947: INFO: ****** Found 1 Read-Only keys. ****** 00:05.047: ERROR: Error modifying the Read-Only ACL on the following key(s): 00:05.067: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.srf 00:05.077: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error 00:05.087: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging Quise instalar windows Desktop search y me resulto el siguiente error

00:00.000: ====================================================================
00:00.031: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions
00:00.041: Started: 2008/08/08 (Y/M/D) 20:20:54.813 (local)
00:00.061: Command line:
00:03.826: INFO: ****** Found 1 Read-Only keys. ******
00:03.846: ERROR: Error modifying the Read-Only ACL on the following key(s):
00:03.876: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.srf
00:03.886: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:03.896: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging
00:00.000: ====================================================================
00:00.040: INFO: Opening log for preliminary WDSSetup.exe actions
00:00.090: Started: 2008/08/26 (Y/M/D) 06:53:39.361 (local)
00:00.120: Command line:
00:04.947: INFO: ****** Found 1 Read-Only keys. ******
00:05.047: ERROR: Error modifying the Read-Only ACL on the following key(s):
00:05.067: INFO: HKLM\Software\Classes\.srf
00:05.077: INFO: Frist call to SetEntriesInAcl returned an error
00:05.087: INFO: Closing down log for WDSSetup.exe logging

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