Re: Considerable SP2 dwnld/install problems

Gerry:

Yep! I realized after I wrote that msg that it was dumb WRONG.

As instructed, nothing comes up as failed. HOWEVER, when I attempt to dwnld
SP2, a previous attempt is noted followed by "Failed". Here is the one that
I stopped due to a possible hang-up (last msg). Meanwhile a number of
security updates were dwnld'd that day.

So as it is right now, MS's SP2 server will not again execute a dwnld.
Recall, too, there are SP2 folders in the Windows directory. And SP2 is
not noted in the Programs ADD/Remove feature.

BTW, Outlook Exp 6 has become, forgive me, a pig.

That reinstall of XP Home - old version apparently, has caused a number of
unwanted problems. Applications are slow to open. This whole thing has me
looking at a new machine which is a cowardly way of solving the problem!

Here is one for you. Home-based, two-machine wireless network. #1 has XP
(now the bad one), #2 has Media Center. #1 (w/XP) can SEE #2, but #2
(w/Media) canNOT see #1. Two techs at two different local box houses said
that this is because the OSs are different. In networking, XP and MEDIA
Center are not compatible. True??

Best,
Wayne
Sarasota, Florida


"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u6H1PjaOHHA.400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Wayne

SP2 is an update for the Windows XP operating system. NET Framework is
something totally different!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework

Select, Start, Help and Support, Keep your Windows up- to-date with
Windows Update, Review your Update History and click on the Failed
Icon in the Status Column. What does it say?

You need to have installed earlier versions of Net Framework before
installing Net Framework 2.0. The earlier versions of Net Framework
are an optional extra.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

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W.G.D. wrote:
Gerry:

Is SP2 also called MS .NET Framework 2.0 ??

This item most closely - date-wise - relates to when I last dwnld'd
SP2.

Wayne






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