XP 64 Bit Service Pack 2 Update.inf error

Greetings,

Recently I upgraded my AMD 3200 CPU and Motherboard to a Intel Quad Core,
and reinstalled the Windows XP 64 bit edition that I own. I think I found a
bug in the service pack, as it will not install using Windows Update or by
downloading the local 340 megabyte network version ( I have the screen
captures ), and the error message states the the update.inf can not be found.
The same service pack installs just fine on a AMD 64 Bit CPU, and the 32
bit version of service pack 2 installed on the same Quad core ( I dual boot
both versions ). Also the post security patch's installed just fine using
the Windows Update service on the 64 bit version. Any one know of a work
around, as I do not feel like slipstreaming the service pack.

BTW: I called Microsoft first level support and they stated to install the
service pack in safe mode, against my better judgment, I tried what they
stated, and received an error that the " Update.exe" service can not start in
safe mode.

Thank you in advance,

Jose Medeiros

Hello Jose,
See this article
946938 Error occurs when you try to install Windows Server 2003 Service
Pack 2: "update.inf file is not correct"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;946938

Since Windows XP X64 edition is based on Windows Server 2003, this article
should apply.

Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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Greetings,

Recently I upgraded my AMD 3200 CPU and Motherboard to a Intel Quad Core,
and reinstalled the Windows XP 64 bit edition that I own. I think I found a
bug in the service pack, as it will not install using Windows Update or by
downloading the local 340 megabyte network version ( I have the screen
captures ), and the error message states the the update.inf can not be
found.
The same service pack installs just fine on a AMD 64 Bit CPU, and the 32
bit version of service pack 2 installed on the same Quad core ( I dual boot
both versions ). Also the post security patch's installed just fine using
the Windows Update service on the 64 bit version. Any one know of a work
around, as I do not feel like slipstreaming the service pack.

BTW: I called Microsoft first level support and they stated to install the
service pack in safe mode, against my better judgment, I tried what they
stated, and received an error that the " Update.exe" service can not start
in
safe mode.

Thank you in advance,

Jose Medeiros