Re: using auto update to download sp2

MS are limiting the auto download of SP2. If you don't want to wait

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD
or
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Windows XP Service Pack 2

See also:-

Service Pack 2 information
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811113

How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2



"kf" <> wrote in message
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>i have been trying to get auto update to work to download sp2 for the past
> two weeks. i just recently downloaded sp1 updates and now have the windows
> update icon in my taskbar tray. i set auto update to begin at a designated
> time but nothing happens. i have turned off my spyware protection and
> firewalls and still nothing. can sp2 be downloaded with auto update? do i
> have to initialize the download somehow? i also followed the link that lets
> microsoft turn on auto update for me, but still no sign of it activating. i
> have a seperate firewall program and if i leave it on at the auto update
> time, it should detect auto update trying to access the internet. no sign of
> it even trying. any ideas as to what is going wrong?
> thanx-
> k.