SP2 location on machine

Hi,

My question is- where the install file of Windows XP Sp2
is located on the machine? I've downloaded it using
Automatic update, but can't find that file on the
system.Everything is switched on to search elswhere on
the machine, but...

Deivis wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My question is- where the install file of Windows XP Sp2
> is located on the machine? I've downloaded it using
> Automatic update, but can't find that file on the
> system.Everything is switched on to search elswhere on
> the machine, but...
Hi

The temporary installation files should be in a subfolder here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Download\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)


I think the files normally are automatically purged after 10 days.


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many thanx.also for your reply for Maria,where you wrote
how to obtain full install of sp2
>-----Original Message-----
>Deivis wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My question is- where the install file of Windows XP
Sp2
>> is located on the machine? I've downloaded it using
>> Automatic update, but can't find that file on the
>> system.Everything is switched on to search elswhere on
>> the machine, but...
>Hi
>
>The temporary installation files should be in a
subfolder here:
>
>%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Download\
>
>(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
>
>
>I think the files normally are automatically purged
after 10 days.
>
>
>--
>torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn
Norway
>Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version
of
>the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...er/default.msp
x
>.
>

Perhaps you can help

I'm still unable to update to xp sp2. Have downloaded file, but then get
failed installation message with no error codes.

Reckon its something to do with registry, but do not know how to fix it.
The copy of xp is genuine, as are codes etc etc.

Really, just don't know where to start!?

dreconnolly wrote:

> Perhaps you can help
>
> I'm still unable to update to xp sp2. Have downloaded file, but then get
> failed installation message with no error codes.
>
> Reckon its something to do with registry, but do not know how to fix it.
> The copy of xp is genuine, as are codes etc etc.
>
> Really, just don't know where to start!?
Hi

So you are installing SP2 using the large (266 MB) installation file?


Some log files you can check for any clues or error messages:

%windir%\Svcpack.log
%windir%\setupapi.log

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx