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10-24-2004, 08:53 PM
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upgrading to winxp sp2 question
I have xp professional but i think i have a beta version cuz its called service pack 2, v.2149. when i go to update it to sp2 from the windows update it just says download failed. any ideas what im supposed to do? i think this is a beta version but i want a final version. thanks.
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10-25-2004, 12:09 AM
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I belive you may already have the service pack 2 installed, that is not a name of a bata version.
it is the name of xp with the sp2 installed. and yes they have been having a problem with the update sight. |
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10-25-2004, 03:25 AM
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On the subject. should I install sp2. I had it, then yesterday the whole pc was hit by virus/trojan, but I could not do anything. Just cleaned install everything now. Should I get sp2, or its fine without sp2 on my pc, I have all the other updates. Now currently sp2 is being downloading in the background at 50%.
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10-25-2004, 05:35 AM
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Yes you have a beta of SP2 (the RC-2). The final build is 2180.
@mystvearn Well, the best way is to download it once and slipstream it. I recommend to get SP2. RJ
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10-25-2004, 06:23 AM
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I had it before, it cause lots of conflicts with java. Cannot use Azureus, without having to reinstall it every day,
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10-25-2004, 01:19 PM
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so how do i get the final build of sp2? it won't let me download from winupdate site.
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10-25-2004, 01:25 PM
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Don't get it from Windows Update unless you are on dialup. The best way is to get the full download from here
Don't be confused by the term "for IT professionals and developers", that's just the way Microsoft tries to get user to use Windows Update. In reality, there is only one SP2, not different versions. Just different ways to distribute. So, download that file, it's the entire SP2. You can now run the exe file to install SP2. Also, slipstream it into your Windows XP CD, so that you won't have to download and install the whole thing again. RJ |
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10-25-2004, 02:21 PM
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If you'd like SP2 on CD free from MS, order it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx Takes less that 1 week usually.
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10-25-2004, 05:21 PM
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now i just get this eror (see attachment). never had a previous version installed.
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10-25-2004, 06:13 PM
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Quote:
In your first post you wrote: Quote:
Although.. .. if I remember correctly, I installed the full SP2 over top of the RC-2 . hmm. Anyway, uninstall it first. RJ |
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10-25-2004, 07:14 PM
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how do i uninstall it though?
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10-25-2004, 07:21 PM
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Add/Remove programs.
If it's not there, then you can't. You will need to do a clean install. Make sure you slipstream SP2 before doing a clean install, if you need to. RJ |
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