failed installation of XP SP2

I have been trying my best to install Service Pack 2 but each time it says it
has failed with the error code : 80246005. Its doing my head in i have
followed all the guide lines which says remove any spyware/adware but it
still does not work.

If anyone knows how to fix this problem, please tell me.

cheers

G

jewels wrote:

> I have been trying my best to install Service Pack 2 but each time it says it
> has failed with the error code : 80246005. Its doing my head in i have
> followed all the guide lines which says remove any spyware/adware but it
> still does not work.
Hi

Error 80246005 is

SUS_E_DM_NONETWORK
Network connection was not available

It has been reports in the newsgroup that deleting the
SoftwareDistribution\DataStore folder have solved the error
0x80246005 for some.

Please delete the DataStore folder located here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\
(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=11&ln=en

Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).

If deleting the DataStore folder doesn't work, delete the
SoftwareDistribution folder also (you need to stop the Automatic
Updates service as documented in the link above).


Anyway, I suggest you use the full SP2 installer instead of
Windows Update to install SP2.

SP2 is available at the Microsoft Download Center
(standalone "network" version, 266 MB):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-9e368d3cdb5a

(disregard the "intended for IT professionals and developers" part,
it can be used on a single computer as well)


If you do not have broadband at home, but you have at work or you have
friends that have it, you can download it there and burn it to a CD.

If you think that the download is to large, you can get the same file
on a CD from Microsoft (a lot of computer magazines currently also
have the CD included).

The Windows XP SP2 CD order point:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx


For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
after a successful SP2 installation, take a look here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP15.phx.gbl


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