Re: Cannot run Windows XP update

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You could download SP2 from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
and then install it from the download location (I think it's about 200Meg)
then take it from there.
Neil

"Billyga48" <Billyga48@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E6284190-F7BC-42FA-8ABE-7C65ED6B3109@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I did a NON Destructive System Recovery on a friend's HP pavillion. Now
>when
> I go to Windows Update, it installs the Automatic Updater and I set it to
> automatic download and install. The problem is, automatic updates starts
> the
> system scan for needed updates and hangs. SP 2 is not on the system and I
> know there has to be a gob of updates that need to be installed. It is set
> for automatic update at the default time of 3AM, however, nothing seems to
> have happened last night. Still no SP2 installed. Does anyone have an
> answer
> for this situation? This is my first time doing such on an HP computer.
> I've
> never had a problem running an XP repair using an XP disc on other
> computers.


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