Not given option to install Windows XP SP2 thru download

Reisntalled Windows XP Home. I find a star notification in the task bar
which says: "This version of Windows is no longer up to date." When I
double-click on it I am brought to the Windows Update Window, i click on the
Automatic Update, but Windows XP SP2 does not show.
Please help

Zargouz <> wrote:

> Reisntalled Windows XP Home. I find a star notification in the task
> bar which says: "This version of Windows is no longer up to date."
> When I double-click on it I am brought to the Windows Update Window,
> i click on the Automatic Update, but Windows XP SP2 does not show.

Download and save to disk the full version of SP2 from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Then run it.

However, there might be reasons that SP2 is not being offered, connected
with the state of your PC and the versions of BIOS and system drivers.

See http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
and http://support.microsoft.com/xpsp2getinstall

- update your BIOS to the latest level.
- update your motherboard chipset drivers to the latest level.
- update your video driver to the latest level.
- ensure your PC is free of all malware.
- download and save to disk the full XP Service Pack 2 from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
- disconnect from the internet.
- disable permanently (i.e. not just "until next restart") all third-party
anti-virus, anti-malware, firewalls, download accelerators etc
- use msconfig to disable all other third-party start-up applications,
especially anything like Virtual-CD applications.
- restart Windows to get a clean boot-up.
- run the update to SP2.
- the first restart after applying the Service Pack will take a long time:
do not interrupt it, even if the screen is blank.
- re-enable all disabled applications and anti-malware.
- given the existence of Windows Firewall in SP2, you might be able to
dispense with any third-party firewall.

Good luck!

--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]

Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows Update
and is not offered by Automatic Updates
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627

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| Reisntalled Windows XP Home. I find a star notification in the task bar
| which says: "This version of Windows is no longer up to date." When I
| double-click on it I am brought to the Windows Update Window, i click on
the
| Automatic Update, but Windows XP SP2 does not show.
| Please help