Re: Can't install SP2 from CD or from WU site

Are you installing all updates then installing SP2?
If so, you don't need to do this, as SP2 already includes those and more,
try installing SP2 without installing any updates.

Also, you can try adding the "/nobackup" switch in the command line (use
start run "directory path\WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU" /nobackup) (all
without quotes)
this will skip the backing up of files, see if that works.
The only problem with that switch, you WILL NOT be able to uninstall the
service pack.

Hope these suggestions work.

"Anyone got a MAC for sale...?" <Anyone got a MAC for
sale...?@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Had to re-install XP Pro. All other updates (so far) have downloaded &
> installed successfully. For some reason when I try to install SP2, the
> install won't get past "Backing up registry". At that point, the window
> goes
> away and I get a "Setup has cancelled" message. This first happened when
> I
> tried the WU site. Aquired the CD because I thought maybe I had
> downloaded a
> corrupted file or something. Nope! Same scenario. Anyone else have this
> problem?? Not about to re-install XP AGAIN & try the CD before I download
> other updates or something like that. I AM ready go after Bill Gates with
> a
> pair of pliers, though...
>
> HELP!

That's strange, as far as I know it should be listed on WU
after you install the OS (either original retail or SP1 integrated).
(integrated is when the SP is integrated right into the installation disk)
But I've been doing installs of SP2 integrated since it was released, and
couldn't tell you for sure.

"Anyone got a MAC for sale...?"
<> wrote in message
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> Funny thing...when I initially re-installed, that was my plan: to just
> install SP2 and call it good. When I tried to do that, the WU site
> wouldn't
> allow me to download it! (Didn't have the CD at that point) It wasn't
> until
> I had installed a few updates that it showed in the list and let me
> download
> it with other updates. So I let it do it's thing. Didn't think it was
> going
> to be an issue. I'll give that command line a try. Thanks for the info,
> Tony!
>
> "Tony" wrote:
>
>> Are you installing all updates then installing SP2?
>> If so, you don't need to do this, as SP2 already includes those and more,
>> try installing SP2 without installing any updates.
>>
>> Also, you can try adding the "/nobackup" switch in the command line (use
>> start run "directory path\WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU" /nobackup) (all
>> without quotes)
>> this will skip the backing up of files, see if that works.
>> The only problem with that switch, you WILL NOT be able to uninstall the
>> service pack.
>>
>> Hope these suggestions work.
>>
>> "Anyone got a MAC for sale...?" <Anyone got a MAC for
>> sale...?@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0D54D006-B375-4E6F-AA00-...
>> > Had to re-install XP Pro. All other updates (so far) have downloaded &
>> > installed successfully. For some reason when I try to install SP2, the
>> > install won't get past "Backing up registry". At that point, the
>> > window
>> > goes
>> > away and I get a "Setup has cancelled" message. This first happened
>> > when
>> > I
>> > tried the WU site. Aquired the CD because I thought maybe I had
>> > downloaded a
>> > corrupted file or something. Nope! Same scenario. Anyone else have
>> > this
>> > problem?? Not about to re-install XP AGAIN & try the CD before I
>> > download
>> > other updates or something like that. I AM ready go after Bill Gates
>> > with
>> > a
>> > pair of pliers, though...
>> >
>> > HELP!
>>
>>
>>