XP SP2 will not download.

[bill]

I had to reformat my drive and to do so required that I remove the SP2 I had
recently dowloaded.
Now I went to Windows update to dowload XP2 and it will not let me. What
next ??
Also I did download the quick download feature offered at the Windows update
site and it made my pc speed go to a crawl . I had top remove it? why?
Thank you for your help.
I hope MS is not going to send you round to take this pc away.

[Santa]

u have to Do SP1 before u can do Sp2



bill wrote:
> I had to reformat my drive and to do so required that I remove the SP2 I had
> recently dowloaded.
> Now I went to Windows update to dowload XP2 and it will not let me. What
> next ??
> Also I did download the quick download feature offered at the Windows update
> site and it made my pc speed go to a crawl . I had top remove it? why?
> Thank you for your help.
> I hope MS is not going to send you round to take this pc away.
>
>

[Sharon F]

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:13:16 -0800, bill wrote:

> I had to reformat my drive and to do so required that I remove the SP2 I had
> recently dowloaded.
> Now I went to Windows update to dowload XP2 and it will not let me. What
> next ??
> Also I did download the quick download feature offered at the Windows update
> site and it made my pc speed go to a crawl . I had top remove it? why?
> Thank you for your help.
> I hope MS is not going to send you round to take this pc away.

Windows Update puts you into a queue for receiving SP2, it shows up after a
while with automatic updates enabled. Alternatives:

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

Or you can order the CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default810.mspx
--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

[Sharon F]

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:47:05 -0500, Santa wrote:

> u have to Do SP1 before u can do Sp2

Not necessary. Installing SP2 covers the SP1 updates as well.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Bill;
Following the Service Pack Installation Checklist may help:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"bill" > wrote in message
...
>I had to reformat my drive and to do so required that I remove the SP2 I
>had
> recently dowloaded.
> Now I went to Windows update to dowload XP2 and it will not let me. What
> next ??
> Also I did download the quick download feature offered at the Windows
> update
> site and it made my pc speed go to a crawl . I had top remove it? why?
> Thank you for your help.
> I hope MS is not going to send you round to take this pc away.
>
>

[Michael Stevens]

Santa wrote:
> u have to Do SP1 before u can do Sp2
>
>
>

Only if required by the manufacturer of the system. It is not required to
download and is not the problem the OP has.
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Do I need Service Pack 1 installed before applying Service Pack 2?
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#SP2
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> bill wrote:
>> I had to reformat my drive and to do so required that I remove the
>> SP2 I had recently dowloaded.
>> Now I went to Windows update to dowload XP2 and it will not let me.
>> What next ??
>> Also I did download the quick download feature offered at the
>> Windows update site and it made my pc speed go to a crawl . I had
>> top remove it? why? Thank you for your help.
>> I hope MS is not going to send you round to take this pc away.