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Guest Peter Schoots
Posted

I installed XP Professional and would like to update it with SP2. When I go

to the site where I can download SP2 it brings me to Windows Update . When

I click on Express (recommended) it does not show SP2. I have downloaded all

the upgrades that it shows. When I check the Windows version it does not

show Service Pack 2. Any suggestions?

Guest brnelson
Posted

I have been having trouble trying to update too. One thing I have done is

use Mozilla Firefox browser, search for "ms updates" to go to the microsoft

update site, tell it to keep using firefox, and then use the various search

methods there to find what I want.

 

"Peter Schoots" wrote:

> I installed XP Professional and would like to update it with SP2. When I go

> to the site where I can download SP2 it brings me to Windows Update . When

> I click on Express (recommended) it does not show SP2. I have downloaded all

> the upgrades that it shows. When I check the Windows version it does not

> show Service Pack 2. Any suggestions?

>

>

Posted

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

 

 

"Peter Schoots" <PeterSchoots@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:3CFAB7B3-D4ED-4C8E-8F2A-DDD024351575@microsoft.com...

>I installed XP Professional and would like to update it with SP2. When I

>go

> to the site where I can download SP2 it brings me to Windows Update .

> When

> I click on Express (recommended) it does not show SP2. I have downloaded

> all

> the upgrades that it shows. When I check the Windows version it does not

> show Service Pack 2. Any suggestions?

>

>

Guest Keith D
Posted

>

>> I installed XP Professional and would like to update it with SP2. When I

>> go

>> to the site where I can download SP2 it brings me to Windows Update .

>> When

>> I click on Express (recommended) it does not show SP2. I have downloaded

>> all

>> the upgrades that it shows. When I check the Windows version it does not

>> show Service Pack 2. Any suggestions?

>>

>>

 

Hi

 

Try this

open windows update

 

ignore express etc.

 

on the right of screen you will get

 

news

got windows service pack2

 

click on this takes you to download centre

it will be there somewhere

 

ALSO!!! be advised

 

there are many problems with updates

part of the problem is there is an update

to windows update updater tool

 

my guess is many get hassle because they havent done this upgrade first

 

sorry i have lost the url but a search of windows download centre should

find it

 

also this is a useful site

 

http://www.updatexp.com/

 

cheers for now

 

Keith D.

Guest Shenan Stanley
Posted

hogyu wrote:

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

 

sdlomi2 wrote:

> Remark from above site:*IMPORTANT?* "DO NOT CLICK DOWNLOAD IF YOU

> ARE UPDATING JUST ONE COMPUTER: A smaller, more appropriate

> download is now available on Windows Update." HTH, s

 

That is to 'scare' the faint of heart away.

(Perhaps they meant it as a friendly warning for the uninformed...)

 

That download is PERFECTLY acceptable for an individual to download and

install on a single system.

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Guest PA Bear
Posted

If Windows Update website (or Automatic Updates, for that matter) offers you

any updates, WinXP SP2 is already installed. SP2 has been a prerequisite

for updating since Oct-06.

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

 

Peter Schoots wrote:

> I installed XP Professional and would like to update it with SP2. When I

> go

> to the site where I can download SP2 it brings me to Windows Update .

> When

> I click on Express (recommended) it does not show SP2. I have downloaded

> all the upgrades that it shows. When I check the Windows version it does

> not show Service Pack 2. Any suggestions?

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