FarmGrl <> wrote:
> After a total system failure, I decided to wipe the HD and
> reinstall from scratch WIN XP Pro in my ancient Inspiron 4000, PIII,
> 1.0G, 512 RAM laptop. The original OS was Win 2000, and Dell
> provided a Win XP Pro update. Following the instructions carefully,
> I updated BIOS, then performed a windows update. Numerous files,
> including KB835732 (SP2) were downloaded, but not SP1. I manually
> downloaded SP1a and installed,
There is no need to install SP1: you can proceed directly to SP2, which is
cumulative, and includes all of SP1.
I'm not sure what state your system is in if you have installed SP1 on top
of SP2.
> but when reinitiating the Win Update
> process, I cannnot get SP2 to properly download. I also cannot
> remove KB835732 (no "remove" botton for this file in ADD/REMOVE). In
> trying to manually download SP2, the file successfully downloads, but
> error message "KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe is not a valid WIN 32
> application."
Your download was corrupt. Empty your Temporary Internet Files, and try the
download again. Save to disk, and check the "Digital Signature" is valid
(right click, select Properties, tab Digital Signatures) before executing
it.
--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
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