Re: SP2 installation woes

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Laurence

Order a free Windows XP SP2 CD. It's easier to install from the CD.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

What error messages are you seeing when installation fails?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"laurenced" <laurenced@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B0F7036C-0E59-4804-A1A6-F071E1FAEF34@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi all
>
> I'm trying to install SP2 on my girlfriend's Packard Bell PC. I
> re-installed XP using the packard bell CDs (basically an image) but SP2
> refuses to install. It downloads and appears to install, but once Update
> is
> finished, it just says close and doesn't ask for the computer to be
> restarted. Once I restart manually, there is no sign of SP2 and it is
> again
> listed in Update as something that needs to be installed.
>
> There are one or two other issues aswell - the Automatic Updates service
> switches itself off after every boot, despite me having tried the MS
> article
> to reinstate the permissions for it.
>
> Also, the Applications log is permanently corrupted. I'm not sure what
> that's about either.
>
> Can anyone help? THis is really frustrating as I've just upgraded to Win
> XP
> Pro on my own machine and have had no problems whatsoever with XP and
> other
> updates.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -L


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