Finding SP2 upate

I have recently been trying to download the update to SP2
but it doesnt seem to come up i looked in my installation
history and it says it was cancelled by automatic updates
now niether automatic updates or the site will pick up
that i dont have it and i dont have an option to
redownload it. Does some1 have a solution or a place to
look for one?

Thankyou in advance

I am having the same problem Stui is having.

"Stui" wrote:

> I have recently been trying to download the update to SP2
> but it doesnt seem to come up i looked in my installation
> history and it says it was cancelled by automatic updates
> now niether automatic updates or the site will pick up
> that i dont have it and i dont have an option to
> redownload it. Does some1 have a solution or a place to
> look for one?
>
> Thankyou in advance
>

Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Stui" <> wrote in message
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>I have recently been trying to download the update to SP2
> but it doesnt seem to come up i looked in my installation
> history and it says it was cancelled by automatic updates
> now niether automatic updates or the site will pick up
> that i dont have it and i dont have an option to
> redownload it. Does some1 have a solution or a place to
> look for one?
>
> Thankyou in advance

Stui wrote:

> I have recently been trying to download the update to SP2
> but it doesnt seem to come up i looked in my installation
> history and it says it was cancelled by automatic updates
> now niether automatic updates or the site will pick up
> that i dont have it and i dont have an option to
> redownload it. Does some1 have a solution or a place to
> look for one?
Hi

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.

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


To reset the pending download you now have, clean out the Download
folder (WU5's temporary download 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

You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
above, as well as the Download folder.

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


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



Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
following sites:

What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx

How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm

Service Pack Installation Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Please see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627 for reasons that you
may not be seeing SP2 on Windows Update.


"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist:
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "Stui" <> wrote in message
> news:093d01c4988d$64851330$...
>>I have recently been trying to download the update to SP2
>> but it doesnt seem to come up i looked in my installation
>> history and it says it was cancelled by automatic updates
>> now niether automatic updates or the site will pick up
>> that i dont have it and i dont have an option to
>> redownload it. Does some1 have a solution or a place to
>> look for one?
>>
>> Thankyou in advance
>
>

Please see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627 for reasons you may not
be seeing SP2 on Windows Update. If it's for either of the two reasons SP2
is temporarily blocked, installing from the manual download site listed
below could caues problems.


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote in message
news:...
> Stui wrote:
>
>> I have recently been trying to download the update to SP2 but it doesnt
>> seem to come up i looked in my installation history and it says it was
>> cancelled by automatic updates now niether automatic updates or the site
>> will pick up that i dont have it and i dont have an option to redownload
>> it. Does some1 have a solution or a place to look for one?
> Hi
>
> 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.
>
> The Windows XP SP2 CD order point:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
>
>
> To reset the pending download you now have, clean out the Download
> folder (WU5's temporary download 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
>
> You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
> above, as well as the Download folder.
>
> Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
> lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
> following sites:
>
> What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
>
> How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
> http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm
>
> Service Pack Installation Checklist
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx