unwanted automatic update

I had automatic update enabled on my windows xp machine.
I recently received the SP2, but i do not want to install
it because of all of the problems it has been causing (my
roommate is unable to start up his computer after
installing it). i previously had approximately 3
gigabytes of free space on my hard drive, but now i only
have 128 megabytes. i haven't installed any programs in
a month at least, and i haven't done anything at all that
would have taken up that much space. i'm assuming that
this space is being taken up by the SP2 that i don't want
to install. my question is this: is there any way i can
delete the SP2 without installing it?

Jon;
Turn off Automatic Update:
Right click My Computer
Click Properties
Click Automatic Update tab
Make appropriate selection.

Perform step 5 to delete what has been downloaded:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

Your room mates issues may be because of lack of preparation:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Jon" <> wrote in message
news:0f1701c4ab50$16838d30$...
>I had automatic update enabled on my windows xp machine.
> I recently received the SP2, but i do not want to install
> it because of all of the problems it has been causing (my
> roommate is unable to start up his computer after
> installing it). i previously had approximately 3
> gigabytes of free space on my hard drive, but now i only
> have 128 megabytes. i haven't installed any programs in
> a month at least, and i haven't done anything at all that
> would have taken up that much space. i'm assuming that
> this space is being taken up by the SP2 that i don't want
> to install. my question is this: is there any way i can
> delete the SP2 without installing it?

thanks for the help! i followed your directions, but it
still says that there is an update that i need to
install. it won't go away...any ideas?

>-----Original Message-----
>Jon;
>Turn off Automatic Update:
>Right click My Computer
>Click Properties
>Click Automatic Update tab
>Make appropriate selection.
>
>Perform step 5 to delete what has been downloaded:
>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
>
>Your room mates issues may be because of lack of
preparation:
>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
>"Jon" <> wrote in
message
>news:0f1701c4ab50$16838d30$...
>>I had automatic update enabled on my windows xp machine.
>> I recently received the SP2, but i do not want to
install
>> it because of all of the problems it has been causing
(my
>> roommate is unable to start up his computer after
>> installing it). i previously had approximately 3
>> gigabytes of free space on my hard drive, but now i
only
>> have 128 megabytes. i haven't installed any programs
in
>> a month at least, and i haven't done anything at all
that
>> would have taken up that much space. i'm assuming that
>> this space is being taken up by the SP2 that i don't
want
>> to install. my question is this: is there any way i
can
>> delete the SP2 without installing it?
>
>
>.
>