RE: older computer will not update from SP1 to SP2+ or SP3

Aside from the other posts, you must install SP2 before SP3. It doesn't seem
to like going from SP1 to SP3.

Error code? Search this newsgroup or the MS site for it.

Try clean booting. [Use MSConfig. Nothing in the "Run" section. No services
started other than from MS.]

Try http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377/en-us

Also MS provides free SP3 support for install issues.


"siriusbliss" wrote:

When attempting to manually update Windows on my older computer, it fails.

It starts to download SP2, but then stops.

Manual attempts at updating to either SP2 or SP3 fail,

Yes, automatic updates is turned on. Firewalls are turned off. No
routers or spyware junk blocking anything.


What else can I do?

Thanks,

G

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