Trying To Install XP SP2... Failed, Failed, Failed

I am trying to use Windows Update (manually, not via the system tray icon) to
install SP2, but something is wrong. When I first tried it I got error
0x8024402c. Any time I try from now onwards, even after reboots, I always get
Failed (immediately) with an error code of 0x8020000e. I notice the download
bar always shoots to 1.60 Mb (presumably a cached partial download) right
before it says Failed. I'd guess that partial download is corrupt, but I
can't find a way to clear the cached download and start over... any ideas? I
have managed to install SP2 on other machines quite happily in the past.

(Also, the system tray icon never seems to come up saying there's an update
any more - possibly because it thinks I'm already partway through downloading
an update?)

JTeagel,

See if anything on this web page helps to resolve the issue :

Cannot install Service Pack 2
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2


MowGreen [MVP 2004-2005]
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JTeagle wrote:

> I am trying to use Windows Update (manually, not via the system tray icon) to
> install SP2, but something is wrong. When I first tried it I got error
> 0x8024402c. Any time I try from now onwards, even after reboots, I always get
> Failed (immediately) with an error code of 0x8020000e. I notice the download
> bar always shoots to 1.60 Mb (presumably a cached partial download) right
> before it says Failed. I'd guess that partial download is corrupt, but I
> can't find a way to clear the cached download and start over... any ideas? I
> have managed to install SP2 on other machines quite happily in the past.
>
> (Also, the system tray icon never seems to come up saying there's an update
> any more - possibly because it thinks I'm already partway through downloading
> an update?)