reinstallation after failed install

My service pack 2 installation hung up due, I think, to lack of disk space at
the very end during cleanup. I can only guess why the installation package
doesn't check for this. But it shows that it failed my update history. It
doesn't however come up when searching for updates. To reinstall sp2, should
I just try find it as a specific update download since windows update doesn't
show it as an option, and then intstall it. Or should I first uninstall sp2
from the add/remove programs utility? And should I use the restore point that
the installation program said it set? By the way, I can't tell what failed in
the installation as some of sp2's feature are working.

I should add that my computer thinks sp2 is installed, at least that what it
says when i go to properties on "my computer." And the error code shown when
clicking on the failed installation icon in window update history shows
0x800706BE. I did a search on that and someone advised and gave a link to a
direct download. Again, can I just download sp2 from that link and install it
without doing anything about the previous failed installation?


"mima" wrote:

> My service pack 2 installation hung up due, I think, to lack of disk space at
> the very end during cleanup. I can only guess why the installation package
> doesn't check for this. But it shows that it failed my update history. It
> doesn't however come up when searching for updates. To reinstall sp2, should
> I just try find it as a specific update download since windows update doesn't
> show it as an option, and then intstall it. Or should I first uninstall sp2
> from the add/remove programs utility? And should I use the restore point that
> the installation program said it set? By the way, I can't tell what failed in
> the installation as some of sp2's feature are working.

mima,

If it were my system, I'd uninstall SP2 from Add/Remove Programs first.
Then I'd read : http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
And : Windows XP - Service Pack 2 (SP2) - FAQs & Best Practices
http://aumha.net/index.php?c=16

Best to see how issues can be avoided then to have do a format and
reinstall of XP.

After SP2 installs successfully, then I'd slipstream it with the XP CD
so that in the event of having to reinstall XP again, SP2 would not have
to be installed again (or, when utilizing sfc/ scannow) :

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstream_01.htm


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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mima wrote:

> I should add that my computer thinks sp2 is installed, at least that what it
> says when i go to properties on "my computer." And the error code shown when
> clicking on the failed installation icon in window update history shows
> 0x800706BE. I did a search on that and someone advised and gave a link to a
> direct download. Again, can I just download sp2 from that link and install it
> without doing anything about the previous failed installation?
>
>
> "mima" wrote:
>
>
>>My service pack 2 installation hung up due, I think, to lack of disk space at
>>the very end during cleanup. I can only guess why the installation package
>>doesn't check for this. But it shows that it failed my update history. It
>>doesn't however come up when searching for updates. To reinstall sp2, should
>>I just try find it as a specific update download since windows update doesn't
>>show it as an option, and then intstall it. Or should I first uninstall sp2
>>from the add/remove programs utility? And should I use the restore point that
>>the installation program said it set? By the way, I can't tell what failed in
>>the installation as some of sp2's feature are working.