That is normal, FAQ 7:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
If you want SP-2 now:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Pen2guin3" <> wrote in message
news:F20C5DD1-3C7A-4C1D-ACEC-...
> I've practically read every discussion here and still haven't found
> a
> solution/work-around for this ever growing problem...... Here's my
> problem
> (similiar to everyone else's)..... I went ahead and scanned my
> computer for
> window updates and found around 12 (because of a new hard drive
> installation
> - I had to go and update the new hard drive).... So , I checked
> all 12
> squares and hit the automatic update option (excluding windown XP
> sp2 - due
> to all the problems still looming from other people)......
> Anyway - they
> downloaded and when the computer said it had to restart my computer
> I
> naturally hit OK..... After the restart, BINGO there was that
> little icon
> (picture of the world with microsofts trademark flag) on my system
> tray
> saying "DOWNLOADING UPDATES - -- -0 %"...... Now it's been there
> for about
> 5 days and still haven't downloaded to 100% yet.... So I went back
> to the
> windowns update site and downloaded every update indepentdently of
> each other
> and BINGO AGAIN.....the same little icon of the world and tradmark
> of
> microsoft again..... GOD, I wish someone could help or have
> microsoft fix
> this problem..... Though it's not harming anything by being there
> but its
> that annoying little thing that keeps bugging you everytime you turn
> on the
> computer and look down at the system tray....... Thanks for your
> ear and
> hopefully your solutions......!