Firsl of all you will have to see what version of windows xp you are
using if you use windows XP home edtion with SP 2 then you need not
install again Mostly windows xp home edition comming with sp2 if you
are using windows xp professional then you can install Windows SP2 of
Xp Professional. You can download it directly from microsoft website
this is "www.Microsoft.com"
On Dec 30, 9:41 am, "LVTravel" <n...@nonet.com> wrote:
> Go here and download the full SP 2 install. Burn to a CD for later use. It
> is 266 MB in size so start it before going to bed. Hopefully it will be
> done when you wake up. If you have a friend that has SP2 or can download it
> via broadband connection, have them create a copy for you on CD.
>
> Also, see the following web sites to troubleshoot the installation problems
> you are having.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2
>
> http://aumha.org/win5/a/sp2faq.php#after
>
> Make sure you run full virus scan, malware scans and defragment the system
> hard drive before attempting to update to SP2. I had a laptop that had 30
> GB of hard drive space left on it but I didn't defrag it first (ran all the
> malware checks) and the SP install failed. Uninstalled it, ran a defrag and
> then it installed without a problem. The procedures that are specified for
> the successful installation of SP2 are essential for a successful
> conclusion.
>
> "The Asian Guy" <TheAsian...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews:61482AD0-40CE-45C5-9648-...
>
>
>
> > How do I go about re-downloading it? I tried the update site and it just
> > keeps showing me the error.
>
> > "Sky King" wrote:
>
> >> Hi;
>
> >> The error you are getting most likely indicates that the file you are
> >> attempting to install from is incomplete or corrupted. You will need to
> >> download a totally new SP2 file. I realize that is painful on dialup;
> >> perhaps you know a friend with high speed connections that will assist?
>
> >> OR you may want to order the Free service pack CD from MS:
> >>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...2/cdorder/en_u...
>
> >> --
>
> >> ....Sky
>
> >> Tom "Sky" King
> >> ===========
>
> >> Innews:B5A932FB-FEDE-41C6-92D7-,
> >> The Asian Guy <The Asian G...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> > I've been searching around this forum looking for help but nothing
> >> > seems to be working. So any help would be very much appreciated.
>
> >> > So my computer has been recently reformattted because of some virus,
> >> > but now its working fine. I've been updating my computer with all the
> >> > new security updates, etc. The only thing left now is Windows XP
> >> > Service Pack 2. Since I have a dial-up connection, it took forever to
> >> > download and now it won't install. I've made several attempts to
> >> > re-install/re-download.- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -
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