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Hi
I have spent days going through all the suggestions on this disscussion
group and to no avail!

I have traced the windows update problem back to when I installed SP2, my PC
became a little slow and would tend to freeze for no reason, especially when
trying to run many things at once. (multiple windows open at the same time)
I can't install any windows updates because I get the above message. Another
problem I get is Windows Media Player 9 will not install. I have downloaded
it twice and it keeps saying unable to install please try again, which I do
but still nothing.

I also have a SP2 disc from a pC magazine, but after about 2 mins on
installing I get the message unable to install SP2, it says some components
have been updated but windows may not work properly. When I originally
installed SP2 I downloaded it from the Microsoft website, all installed fine,
apart from the "sloeish PC problem.

As SP2 is in my add and remove programs should I try ans un-install first??
The thing that worries me is during installation loads of files were deleted
while SP2 installed/updated my system, so not too sure what to do.

I have a XP home, ATI 9800Pro, AMD 3000+ with 512ddr ram. I have lost my
mind trying to figure out what is wrong, apart from a re-install I don't know
what else to do

Thanks

Hi.
I have the same problem, I think that the problem is my norton firewall and
I unistalled but nothing change.
if you solve the problem please contact me
my name is ricardo aguero from argentina
my email :

"Racing393" wrote:

> Hi
> I have spent days going through all the suggestions on this disscussion
> group and to no avail!
>
> I have traced the windows update problem back to when I installed SP2, my PC
> became a little slow and would tend to freeze for no reason, especially when
> trying to run many things at once. (multiple windows open at the same time)
> I can't install any windows updates because I get the above message. Another
> problem I get is Windows Media Player 9 will not install. I have downloaded
> it twice and it keeps saying unable to install please try again, which I do
> but still nothing.
>
> I also have a SP2 disc from a pC magazine, but after about 2 mins on
> installing I get the message unable to install SP2, it says some components
> have been updated but windows may not work properly. When I originally
> installed SP2 I downloaded it from the Microsoft website, all installed fine,
> apart from the "sloeish PC problem.
>
> As SP2 is in my add and remove programs should I try ans un-install first??
> The thing that worries me is during installation loads of files were deleted
> while SP2 installed/updated my system, so not too sure what to do.
>
> I have a XP home, ATI 9800Pro, AMD 3000+ with 512ddr ram. I have lost my
> mind trying to figure out what is wrong, apart from a re-install I don't know
> what else to do
>
> Thanks