Downloading SP2 All Over Again

I recently upgraded to a new hard drive, and after finally getting through
the horrors of installing XP anew (around 3am, I believe it was), I'm trying
to catch up on updates. My XP Disk is a first gen one; got it right when XP
came out because of a bundle deal. That means, of course, that I have every
vulnerability ever in XP. Luckily, I've got my first 20 updates taken care
of, and the time has come for SP2.

SP2 will show up as ready to download, and I'll tell it to. The window will
minimize to the tray icon, and that will quickly disappear; the download
doesn't happen. How do I go about getting SP2 to download? Last time it just
worked when I clicked "download and install" like I have been to no avail
this time.

Looking around, I've seen people say that you can download SP2, burn it to a
disk, and use that to install on another machine. Does SP2 save a usable file
to the hard drive? My old drive is still intact and on the system; my old
copy of Windows is still sitting there just in case I need it. Where would
the file be saved and what would it be called, if it exists at all?

im not sure y its not downloading and i dont think that u can actually get it
off of your old hard drive. as far as burning it to a disc if u do a search 4
it or download the version 4 it professionals (its basically the same thing
it is slightly larger though it includes some files u dont actually need) but
thats the only way 2 downlaod it and save it 2 a disc. you can also order it
on disc if ya go 2 the sp2 support page.

"JackR" wrote:

> I recently upgraded to a new hard drive, and after finally getting through
> the horrors of installing XP anew (around 3am, I believe it was), I'm trying
> to catch up on updates. My XP Disk is a first gen one; got it right when XP
> came out because of a bundle deal. That means, of course, that I have every
> vulnerability ever in XP. Luckily, I've got my first 20 updates taken care
> of, and the time has come for SP2.
>
> SP2 will show up as ready to download, and I'll tell it to. The window will
> minimize to the tray icon, and that will quickly disappear; the download
> doesn't happen. How do I go about getting SP2 to download? Last time it just
> worked when I clicked "download and install" like I have been to no avail
> this time.
>
> Looking around, I've seen people say that you can download SP2, burn it to a
> disk, and use that to install on another machine. Does SP2 save a usable file
> to the hard drive? My old drive is still intact and on the system; my old
> copy of Windows is still sitting there just in case I need it. Where would
> the file be saved and what would it be called, if it exists at all?

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - download (for single PCs also)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

SP2 CD can be ordered online.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx




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"JackR" <> wrote in message
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|I recently upgraded to a new hard drive, and after finally getting through
| the horrors of installing XP anew (around 3am, I believe it was), I'm
trying
| to catch up on updates. My XP Disk is a first gen one; got it right when
XP
| came out because of a bundle deal. That means, of course, that I have
every
| vulnerability ever in XP. Luckily, I've got my first 20 updates taken care
| of, and the time has come for SP2.
|
| SP2 will show up as ready to download, and I'll tell it to. The window
will
| minimize to the tray icon, and that will quickly disappear; the download
| doesn't happen. How do I go about getting SP2 to download? Last time it
just
| worked when I clicked "download and install" like I have been to no avail
| this time.
|
| Looking around, I've seen people say that you can download SP2, burn it to
a
| disk, and use that to install on another machine. Does SP2 save a usable
file
| to the hard drive? My old drive is still intact and on the system; my old
| copy of Windows is still sitting there just in case I need it. Where would
| the file be saved and what would it be called, if it exists at all?