Re: S.Sengupta ???????
From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 12/02/04
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Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 09:02:39 +0100
Lewis wrote:
> I neglected to mention in that previous post that the critical updates that I
> am being told i need by that "Updates page" is the Service Pack 2 update.
> Once again I can see it in my add remove programs. I remember when I
> downloaded it, it told me the download was not successfull. Since that time I
> have been trying to download it again from Windows Update page....and that is
> when I can't get it to start downloading. I was figuring it would just
> download overtop of whatever was on my pc. And ask me if I wanted to
> overwrite it. But this doesn't seem to be the case. Thanks for your
> instructions. Will those instructions solve my delima ?
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/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a
(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/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
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=%2368Pw4rlEHA.3712%40TK2MSFTNGP15.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/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.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):
Also, if you have a 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?threadm=AsZ0d.18666%246q1.2076%40newssvr27.news.prodigy.com
and here as well:
Inspiron 1150 Performance Loss
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?dn=1090653#step16
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?DN=HO1090723
-- 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/scriptcenter/default.mspx
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