Re: Windows Update Broken

Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
"jimbo" <jimbo62@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:VCeye.8683$iv3.4027@xxxxxxxxxxx

I recently reinstalled WinXP Home SP1 from the original CD. Everything works perfectly except I am running SP1. Today, I tried to use the Windows Update feature of WinXP and it doesn't work. Internet Explorer starts and freezes. So, I tried to do an update using Firefox. MS doesn't allow the usual update unless one is using IE. (But my IE is somehow broken when I try to use it for updates.) MS directs me to a download page where there is no Service Pack 2 update that I can find.

I would appreciate any help. 


Link to download the entire SP2 as a single file (272MB)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en


Thanks for the reply. I saw that link in my quest, but it says for IT Professionals and Developers. I thought there might be a smaller download for just plain folks.

jimbo
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