SP2 problem with installation

for the last 3 weeks i have been trying to install SP2 on my computer without
any luck. For some reason or another I recieve a message that updates are
waiting to be installed, i click on either express install or costume
install, and I accept the EULA and then it just jumps back to the screen
saying that it is initializing installations, and right afterwards i recieve
a message saying: "Updates were unable to be successfully installed, The
following updates were not installed: Windows XP Service Pack 2"

thanks for the help

Hi!

I recommend to ORDER FREE CD from Microsoft. It will install all the patches
as well as you won;t have any problem arising from corrupt download

link :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx

"The Dude" wrote:

> for the last 3 weeks i have been trying to install SP2 on my computer without
> any luck. For some reason or another I recieve a message that updates are
> waiting to be installed, i click on either express install or costume
> install, and I accept the EULA and then it just jumps back to the screen
> saying that it is initializing installations, and right afterwards i recieve
> a message saying: "Updates were unable to be successfully installed, The
> following updates were not installed: Windows XP Service Pack 2"
>
> thanks for the help

The Dude wrote:

> for the last 3 weeks i have been trying to install SP2 on my computer without
> any luck. For some reason or another I recieve a message that updates are
> waiting to be installed, i click on either express install or costume
> install, and I accept the EULA and then it just jumps back to the screen
> saying that it is initializing installations, and right afterwards i recieve
> a message saying: "Updates were unable to be successfully installed, The
> following updates were not installed: Windows XP Service Pack 2"
>
> thanks for the help
Hi

I suggest you use the full SP2 installer instead of Windows
Update to install SP2.

SP2 is available at the Microsoft Download Center
(standalone "network" version, 266 MB):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-9e368d3cdb5a

(disregard the "intended for IT professionals and developers" part,
it can be used on a single computer as well)


If you do not have broadband at home, but you have at work or you have
friends that have it, you can download it there and burn it to a CD.

If you think that the download is to large, you can get the same file
on a CD from Microsoft (a lot of computer magazines currently also
have the CD included).

The Windows XP SP2 CD order point:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx


To remove the pending/failed download you now have, clean out the
Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=11&ln=en

You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
above, as well as the Download folder.

Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).


For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
after a successful SP2 installation, take a look here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP15.phx.gbl


Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
following sites:

What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx

How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm

Service Pack Installation Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm


Please take a look at this Microsoft knowledge base article as well:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows
Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627

*Important* part from the link above:

If you have T.V. Media from Total Velocity Corporation installed, or
your processor is a Intel P4 Prescott with C-0 stepping, you should
not install SP2.

Intel P4 Prescott processors came out February 2004, so if your
computer is older than that, this is not an issue for you. Also, if
you have a Dell, IBM or HP, this is not an issue.

If you suspect/know you have an Intel P4 Prescott processor, take a
look at the two following Web sites for what you need to do/have to
be able to install SP2 on the computer:

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7447
http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm

Newsflash:

Adware T.V. Media Program Removal Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886590

and

Microsoft have now released a fix for the problem where SP2 fails to
boot after installing it in a PC with the Prescott or a Celeron D CPU
(or fails to install in the case of slipstreamed cds). The problem is
described here:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=34535

and the download for the fix is available here (install it before you
install SP2):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en


Also, if you have a Dell Dell Inspiron 1150 or 2650, you might get a
slow running system after installing SP2, take a look at this thread
for more on this:
http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...ws.prodigy.com



--
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

Thanks for the suggestion, I downloaded the file from the site and ran it
(after creating a restore point) and it stopped responding in the middle of
the installation process during a phase of "running processes". I then had
to stop it manually and run system restore.
any other suggestions? could it be anything else that i might have
installed through the windows update site?


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> The Dude wrote:
>
> > for the last 3 weeks i have been trying to install SP2 on my computer without
> > any luck. For some reason or another I recieve a message that updates are
> > waiting to be installed, i click on either express install or costume
> > install, and I accept the EULA and then it just jumps back to the screen
> > saying that it is initializing installations, and right afterwards i recieve
> > a message saying: "Updates were unable to be successfully installed, The
> > following updates were not installed: Windows XP Service Pack 2"
> >
> > thanks for the help
> Hi
>
> I suggest you use the full SP2 installer instead of Windows
> Update to install SP2.
>
> SP2 is available at the Microsoft Download Center
> (standalone "network" version, 266 MB):
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-9e368d3cdb5a
>
> (disregard the "intended for IT professionals and developers" part,
> it can be used on a single computer as well)
>
>
> If you do not have broadband at home, but you have at work or you have
> friends that have it, you can download it there and burn it to a CD.
>
> If you think that the download is to large, you can get the same file
> on a CD from Microsoft (a lot of computer magazines currently also
> have the CD included).
>
> The Windows XP SP2 CD order point:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
>
>
> To remove the pending/failed download you now have, clean out the
> Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:
>
> %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\
>
> (%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
>
> You can use the procedure described here:
>
> http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=11&ln=en
>
> You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
> above, as well as the Download folder.
>
> Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
> lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).
>
>
> For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
> after a successful SP2 installation, take a look here:
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP15.phx.gbl
>
>
> Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
> following sites:
>
> What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
>
> How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
> http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm
>
> Service Pack Installation Checklist
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
>
>
> Please take a look at this Microsoft knowledge base article as well:
>
> Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows
> Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627
>
> *Important* part from the link above:
>
> If you have T.V. Media from Total Velocity Corporation installed, or
> your processor is a Intel P4 Prescott with C-0 stepping, you should
> not install SP2.
>
> Intel P4 Prescott processors came out February 2004, so if your
> computer is older than that, this is not an issue for you. Also, if
> you have a Dell, IBM or HP, this is not an issue.
>
> If you suspect/know you have an Intel P4 Prescott processor, take a
> look at the two following Web sites for what you need to do/have to
> be able to install SP2 on the computer:
>
> http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7447
> http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm
>
> Newsflash:
>
> Adware T.V. Media Program Removal Tool
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886590
>
> and
>
> Microsoft have now released a fix for the problem where SP2 fails to
> boot after installing it in a PC with the Prescott or a Celeron D CPU
> (or fails to install in the case of slipstreamed cds). The problem is
> described here:
>
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=34535
>
> and the download for the fix is available here (install it before you
> install SP2):
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
>
> Also, if you have a Dell Dell Inspiron 1150 or 2650, you might get a
> slow running system after installing SP2, take a look at this thread
> for more on this:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...ws.prodigy.com
>
>
>
> --
> 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
>

The Dude wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion, I downloaded the file from the site and ran it
> (after creating a restore point) and it stopped responding in the middle of
> the installation process during a phase of "running processes". I then had
> to stop it manually and run system restore.
> any other suggestions? could it be anything else that i might have
> installed through the windows update site?
Hi

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

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

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)


You might need to enable verbose logging to find the reason in one
of those log file, see here for how to enable it:

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2


--
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

Hi,
It seems that no updates can be done, not SP2 and no other updates either.
any thoughts on this issue?


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> The Dude wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the suggestion, I downloaded the file from the site and ran it
> > (after creating a restore point) and it stopped responding in the middle of
> > the installation process during a phase of "running processes". I then had
> > to stop it manually and run system restore.
> > any other suggestions? could it be anything else that i might have
> > installed through the windows update site?
> Hi
>
> Some log files you can check for any clues or error messages:
>
> %windir%\Svcpack.log
> %windir%\setupapi.log
>
> (%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
>
>
> You might need to enable verbose logging to find the reason in one
> of those log file, see here for how to enable it:
>
> http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
>
>
> --
> 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
>

it seems that i cannot do any updates: not sp2 and not any other updates
through the microsoft site. any idea what i should do?


"The Dude" wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion, I downloaded the file from the site and ran it
> (after creating a restore point) and it stopped responding in the middle of
> the installation process during a phase of "running processes". I then had
> to stop it manually and run system restore.
> any other suggestions? could it be anything else that i might have
> installed through the windows update site?
>
>
> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
>
> > The Dude wrote:
> >
> > > for the last 3 weeks i have been trying to install SP2 on my computer without
> > > any luck. For some reason or another I recieve a message that updates are
> > > waiting to be installed, i click on either express install or costume
> > > install, and I accept the EULA and then it just jumps back to the screen
> > > saying that it is initializing installations, and right afterwards i recieve
> > > a message saying: "Updates were unable to be successfully installed, The
> > > following updates were not installed: Windows XP Service Pack 2"
> > >
> > > thanks for the help
> > Hi
> >
> > I suggest you use the full SP2 installer instead of Windows
> > Update to install SP2.
> >
> > SP2 is available at the Microsoft Download Center
> > (standalone "network" version, 266 MB):
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-9e368d3cdb5a
> >
> > (disregard the "intended for IT professionals and developers" part,
> > it can be used on a single computer as well)
> >
> >
> > If you do not have broadband at home, but you have at work or you have
> > friends that have it, you can download it there and burn it to a CD.
> >
> > If you think that the download is to large, you can get the same file
> > on a CD from Microsoft (a lot of computer magazines currently also
> > have the CD included).
> >
> > The Windows XP SP2 CD order point:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
> >
> >
> > To remove the pending/failed download you now have, clean out the
> > Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:
> >
> > %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\
> >
> > (%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
> >
> > You can use the procedure described here:
> >
> > http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=11&ln=en
> >
> > You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
> > above, as well as the Download folder.
> >
> > Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
> > lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).
> >
> >
> > For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
> > after a successful SP2 installation, take a look here:
> >
> > http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP15.phx.gbl
> >
> >
> > Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
> > following sites:
> >
> > What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
> >
> > How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
> > http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm
> >
> > Service Pack Installation Checklist
> > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
> >
> >
> > Please take a look at this Microsoft knowledge base article as well:
> >
> > Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows
> > Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627
> >
> > *Important* part from the link above:
> >
> > If you have T.V. Media from Total Velocity Corporation installed, or
> > your processor is a Intel P4 Prescott with C-0 stepping, you should
> > not install SP2.
> >
> > Intel P4 Prescott processors came out February 2004, so if your
> > computer is older than that, this is not an issue for you. Also, if
> > you have a Dell, IBM or HP, this is not an issue.
> >
> > If you suspect/know you have an Intel P4 Prescott processor, take a
> > look at the two following Web sites for what you need to do/have to
> > be able to install SP2 on the computer:
> >
> > http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7447
> > http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm
> >
> > Newsflash:
> >
> > Adware T.V. Media Program Removal Tool
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886590
> >
> > and
> >
> > Microsoft have now released a fix for the problem where SP2 fails to
> > boot after installing it in a PC with the Prescott or a Celeron D CPU
> > (or fails to install in the case of slipstreamed cds). The problem is
> > described here:
> >
> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=34535
> >
> > and the download for the fix is available here (install it before you
> > install SP2):
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> >
> >
> > Also, if you have a Dell Dell Inspiron 1150 or 2650, you might get a
> > slow running system after installing SP2, take a look at this thread
> > for more on this:
> > http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...ws.prodigy.com
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > 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
> >

It seems that now i can't do any updates to my computer through the microsft
site. Not sp2 and no other updates either.
any ideas what to do?

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> The Dude wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the suggestion, I downloaded the file from the site and ran it
> > (after creating a restore point) and it stopped responding in the middle of
> > the installation process during a phase of "running processes". I then had
> > to stop it manually and run system restore.
> > any other suggestions? could it be anything else that i might have
> > installed through the windows update site?
> Hi
>
> Some log files you can check for any clues or error messages:
>
> %windir%\Svcpack.log
> %windir%\setupapi.log
>
> (%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
>
>
> You might need to enable verbose logging to find the reason in one
> of those log file, see here for how to enable it:
>
> http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
>
>
> --
> 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
>

it seems that i can't do any updates now through the microsoft site. Not sp2
and no other update either.
any ideas what to do?

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> The Dude wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the suggestion, I downloaded the file from the site and ran it
> > (after creating a restore point) and it stopped responding in the middle of
> > the installation process during a phase of "running processes". I then had
> > to stop it manually and run system restore.
> > any other suggestions? could it be anything else that i might have
> > installed through the windows update site?
> Hi
>
> Some log files you can check for any clues or error messages:
>
> %windir%\Svcpack.log
> %windir%\setupapi.log
>
> (%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
>
>
> You might need to enable verbose logging to find the reason in one
> of those log file, see here for how to enable it:
>
> http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
>
>
> --
> 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
>

sorry for all the messages , i kept getting an error message and that my
message was not sent. Please delete all the multiple copies of my messages.

"The Dude" wrote:

> it seems that i cannot do any updates: not sp2 and not any other updates
> through the microsoft site. any idea what i should do?
>
>
> "The Dude" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the suggestion, I downloaded the file from the site and ran it
> > (after creating a restore point) and it stopped responding in the middle of
> > the installation process during a phase of "running processes". I then had
> > to stop it manually and run system restore.
> > any other suggestions? could it be anything else that i might have
> > installed through the windows update site?
> >
> >
> > "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > > The Dude wrote:
> > >
> > > > for the last 3 weeks i have been trying to install SP2 on my computer without
> > > > any luck. For some reason or another I recieve a message that updates are
> > > > waiting to be installed, i click on either express install or costume
> > > > install, and I accept the EULA and then it just jumps back to the screen
> > > > saying that it is initializing installations, and right afterwards i recieve
> > > > a message saying: "Updates were unable to be successfully installed, The
> > > > following updates were not installed: Windows XP Service Pack 2"
> > > >
> > > > thanks for the help
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I suggest you use the full SP2 installer instead of Windows
> > > Update to install SP2.
> > >
> > > SP2 is available at the Microsoft Download Center
> > > (standalone "network" version, 266 MB):
> > >
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-9e368d3cdb5a
> > >
> > > (disregard the "intended for IT professionals and developers" part,
> > > it can be used on a single computer as well)
> > >
> > >
> > > If you do not have broadband at home, but you have at work or you have
> > > friends that have it, you can download it there and burn it to a CD.
> > >
> > > If you think that the download is to large, you can get the same file
> > > on a CD from Microsoft (a lot of computer magazines currently also
> > > have the CD included).
> > >
> > > The Windows XP SP2 CD order point:
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
> > >
> > >
> > > To remove the pending/failed download you now have, clean out the
> > > Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:
> > >
> > > %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\
> > >
> > > (%windir% is typically C:\Windows)
> > >
> > > You can use the procedure described here:
> > >
> > > http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=11&ln=en
> > >
> > > You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
> > > above, as well as the Download folder.
> > >
> > > Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
> > > lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).
> > >
> > >
> > > For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
> > > after a successful SP2 installation, take a look here:
> > >
> > > http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP15.phx.gbl
> > >
> > >
> > > Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
> > > following sites:
> > >
> > > What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
> > >
> > > How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
> > > http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm
> > >
> > > Service Pack Installation Checklist
> > > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
> > >
> > >
> > > Please take a look at this Microsoft knowledge base article as well:
> > >
> > > Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows
> > > Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627
> > >
> > > *Important* part from the link above:
> > >
> > > If you have T.V. Media from Total Velocity Corporation installed, or
> > > your processor is a Intel P4 Prescott with C-0 stepping, you should
> > > not install SP2.
> > >
> > > Intel P4 Prescott processors came out February 2004, so if your
> > > computer is older than that, this is not an issue for you. Also, if
> > > you have a Dell, IBM or HP, this is not an issue.
> > >
> > > If you suspect/know you have an Intel P4 Prescott processor, take a
> > > look at the two following Web sites for what you need to do/have to
> > > be able to install SP2 on the computer:
> > >
> > > http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7447
> > > http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm
> > >
> > > Newsflash:
> > >
> > > Adware T.V. Media Program Removal Tool
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886590
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > Microsoft have now released a fix for the problem where SP2 fails to
> > > boot after installing it in a PC with the Prescott or a Celeron D CPU
> > > (or fails to install in the case of slipstreamed cds). The problem is
> > > described here:
> > >
> > > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=34535
> > >
> > > and the download for the fix is available here (install it before you
> > > install SP2):
> > >
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> > >
> > >
> > > Also, if you have a Dell Dell Inspiron 1150 or 2650, you might get a
> > > slow running system after installing SP2, take a look at this thread
> > > for more on this:
> > > http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...ws.prodigy.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > 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
> > >