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Chathu
November 18th 04, 07:17 AM
I have install the windows xp service pack 2.While it's installing i shut
down the computer.Now i switched it on there is a notice says i have to
unistall the windows xp serivice pack 2 be cause it's not installed properly
& if i do i will lose some of the programms.I don't want to uninstall it.Can
i install it again without uninstalling it??Tell me how to do that please.
Thank you,
Chathu

"kif" wrote:

> Click Start, Control Panel and see if the Windows
> Security Center Icon is there. If it is, the SP2 has been
> installed. I had a hang during rebooting of SP2 on my
> Dell malptop. I hit power off which ersulted in a seystem
> reset, Windows restarted and SP2 installed successfully.
> You are probably OK.
>
> kif
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Downloaded service pack 2 for XP Professional.
> >Installed failed (hung) during the Post Installation
> >processes.
> >After rebooting, XP automatically wnet back to the
> >Recovery point and all seemd fine, although running
> under
> >SP1.
> >
> >It now seems that XP believes that SP 2 is installed (as
> >per System Information. Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack2
> >Build 2600.
> >Trying to redo the update to SP 2 does not pick up that
> I
> >am actually running SP 1.
> >How can I force is back to re-install SP 2.
> >Thanks
> >Ben
> >.
> >
>

Kelly
November 18th 04, 08:32 AM
No. Uninstall it and be done. Then reinstall.

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"Chathu" > wrote in message
...
>I have install the windows xp service pack 2.While it's installing i shut
> down the computer.Now i switched it on there is a notice says i have to
> unistall the windows xp serivice pack 2 be cause it's not installed
> properly
> & if i do i will lose some of the programms.I don't want to uninstall
> it.Can
> i install it again without uninstalling it??Tell me how to do that please.
> Thank you,
> Chathu
>
> "kif" wrote:
>
>> Click Start, Control Panel and see if the Windows
>> Security Center Icon is there. If it is, the SP2 has been
>> installed. I had a hang during rebooting of SP2 on my
>> Dell malptop. I hit power off which ersulted in a seystem
>> reset, Windows restarted and SP2 installed successfully.
>> You are probably OK.
>>
>> kif
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Downloaded service pack 2 for XP Professional.
>> >Installed failed (hung) during the Post Installation
>> >processes.
>> >After rebooting, XP automatically wnet back to the
>> >Recovery point and all seemd fine, although running
>> under
>> >SP1.
>> >
>> >It now seems that XP believes that SP 2 is installed (as
>> >per System Information. Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack2
>> >Build 2600.
>> >Trying to redo the update to SP 2 does not pick up that
>> I
>> >am actually running SP 1.
>> >How can I force is back to re-install SP 2.
>> >Thanks
>> >Ben
>> >.
>> >
>>

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