SP2 idenifaction problem

My cousin owns a Sony Vaio PCV-RX650. It's old. The computer has 512mb of ram
and a Intel Pentium 4 processor running at 1.60 GHZ. Windows Update says it
has installed SP2, but not SP3. It had failed though the family was all away
on the day it failed. The computer had a virus and the computer has 2
partions of XP on them. During startup the main partition has a green Loading
bar and says "Windows XP home edition". After my experience I know this means
it is not running SP2. Under my computter it says it is running Verison 2002

Send you cousin the following:

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Backup your personal data, then do a format & clean install of Windows.
Please note that a Repair Install (AKA in-place upgrade) will NOT fix this!

cf. http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps

After the clean install, you'll have the equivalent of a "new computer" so
take care of everything on the following page before otherwise connecting
the machine to the internet or a network and before using a USB key that
isn't brand-new or hasn't been freshly formatted:

5 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...nced/xppc.mspx

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched
(after a clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...5afa8ed33e121c

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a
clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...66ae41add7dd2b

Also see:

Steps To Help Prevent Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...e/prevent.mspx

Rogue Security Software - Microsoft Security:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...ses/rogue.mspx

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Mark B. wrote:
> My cousin owns a Sony Vaio PCV-RX650. It's old. The computer has 512mb of
> ram and a Intel Pentium 4 processor running at 1.60 GHZ. Windows Update
> says it has installed SP2, but not SP3. It had failed though the family
> was
> all away on the day it failed. The computer had a virus and the computer
> has 2 partions of XP on them. During startup the main partition has a
> green
> Loading bar and says "Windows XP home edition". After my experience I know
> this means it is not running SP2. Under my computter it says it is running
> Verison 2002