RE: XP SP2

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From: bcook1000 (bcook1000_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/12/04


Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 07:41:04 -0700

Yes,
I had the same exact problem yesterday. The problem turned out to be bad
memory or mismatched memory. 3 sticks of ram, one came with dell and other
two purchased at seperate times. Went back to manufactureres stick and
everything installed fine.

"topher" wrote:

> I recently purchased a full version Home XP with SP1.
> I had a heck of a time getting it installed, with it saying corrupted files.
> but anyways, I can't seem to get the SP2 downloaded. I get nothing but
> failed attempts. Does anyone know if this is common or might have a problem?