Try it from the full download rather than WU
Windows XP Service Pack 2 - download - for single pcs too.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
or
SP2 CD can be ordered online.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
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"DrJekyll" <> wrote in message
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>i recently reformatted my pc (xp home) and went to update it through windows
> update. all the updates work until i get to the SP2 one, which starts
> installing and then freezes on the "running installed parts" bit.. i let it
> run over night and it still had gone no where, upon restarting my pc windows
> wasn't installed properly it said, i i reformmatted and tried again, with the
> same issue. any ideas? I've tried from a clean slate now 3 times, have very
> fast university broadband with no download issues and my pc is def able to
> handle sp2 as it has had it previously.