Service Pack 2 keeps downloading

I installed (Win XP Pro) Service Pack 2 some time ago. Now, I will see the
yellow shield icon and find that it is trying over and over to download and
install SP2 all over again. I cannot stop it from doing this. I see in the
lower right that I am running Build 2600 XXXXXX(Service Pack 2). I am on a
slow dial-up and it almost stops the machine. How do I tell it that it is
already installed ? Left or right click on the icon doesn't do anything
except tell the % status. I can't see it in Tack Manager.

On my daughter's machine, I see the yellow shield and it shows about 10%
complete, but is not actually doing anything. It has been showing up for
months. How do I remove it from her taskbar ?

Jim West wrote:

> I installed (Win XP Pro) Service Pack 2 some time ago. Now, I will see the
> yellow shield icon and find that it is trying over and over to download and
> install SP2 all over again. I cannot stop it from doing this. I see in the
> lower right that I am running Build 2600 XXXXXX(Service Pack 2). I am on a
> slow dial-up and it almost stops the machine. How do I tell it that it is
> already installed ? Left or right click on the icon doesn't do anything
> except tell the % status. I can't see it in Tack Manager.
>
> On my daughter's machine, I see the yellow shield and it shows about 10%
> complete, but is not actually doing anything. It has been showing up for
> months. How do I remove it from her taskbar ?
>
Hi,

For both the computers, rename or delete the SoftwareDistribution
folder and see if that helps.

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=21&ln=en

Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the
SoftwareDistribution folder is that you lose your Windows Update
History listing (not critical).

(later on, you can just delete the renamed SoftwareDistribution
folder)




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