Frankie,
First, enable hidden files and folders via Folder Options in the
Control Panel. Click the View tab, put a mark next to " Show hidden
files and folders ". REMOVE the marks next to " Hide extentsions for
known file types " and " Hide protected operating system files ".
Click Apply, OK.
Navigate to C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download . Look for the
most recent folder. You can click View, Arrange icons by - Modified
to find it. This *should* contain the setup files for SP2. Delete
this folder and wait for the CD to arrive.
Take a look here for steps you should take to prepare the system for
SP2 :
What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack
2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
Service Pack Installation Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
Windows XP - Service Pack 2 (SP2) - FAQs & Best Practices
http://forum.aumha.org/index.php?c=16
The updates you see in Add/Remove Programs that say SP2 indicate
that they are now included in SP2. It does not indicate that SP2 is
installed. [Build 2600.xpsp2.030422-1633 : Service Pack 1] shows
that SP1 is installed, not SP2.
MowGreen [MVP]
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Never Forgotten
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Frankie wrote:
> Stats:
> Sony VAIO PCG-FXA36 laptop
> 256 RAM, 1 GB AMD Athlon processor
> 20 GB HD partitioned C: 7.79GB [FAT32] - D: 10.8CG [NTFS]
> XP Home Version
> All critical updates until SP2
> Trend Micro Internet Security - Program Version 11.40 [firewall enabled]
> All Trend Updates current
> Latest version of Spybot S&D
>
> Since my C drive only had 1.7GB available [cleaned out all non essential
> items] and the SP2 download/install required 1.8GB, I've been avoiding
> installing SP2. I finally decided to order the CD, so accessed the update
> website, clicked on the link to order the CD. Seemed simple enough.
> Later, maybe 1/2 hr or so, I noticed my PC was slow and the HD was writing
> like crazy. Task Manager indicated CPU was spiking 50 to 100%. Update.exe was
> running. I had no idea how to stop it or what was being updated. When I was
> on MS update screen I had not request SP2 to download and I never saw a
> screen appear to ask if I was ready to install anything. I finally got tired
> of trying to figure out what was going on and shut down. PC started the next
> AM, and started the high CPU usage again, then finally settled down. I ran
> Spybot S&D and Trend anti-virus to make sure I didn't have some weird virus.
> Defraged both C & D drives. Made backup copies of all important files.
>
> So this is my current status. By some miracle, I am not having any problems,
> yet.
> But I know that I have a "partially installed SP2".
> When I click on the Start button, then Run, and type winver, and click OK,
> this is the response: "Build 2600.xpsp2.030422-1633 : Service Pack 1"
>
> "Add or Remove Programs" lists 15 items of "Windows XP Hotfix (SP2)'s".
> Last 2 lines of "svcpack.log":
> 309.505: Service Pack 2 installation did not complete.
> 309.505: Update.exe extended error code = 0xf201
>
> Is there an easy fix to this situation?
> Will system restore correct partially installed SP2?
> If I do nothing and wait for the CD to arrive, will the install pickup where
> it stopped?
> I had 1.7GB of free space on C, now I'm down to 1.2GB.... not even enough to
> install SP2 with the CD [1.6GB required]
>
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