Can't download SP2

[Windwatcher]

I'm lost in the world of the absurd. I have the XP CD - but when I try to
use it, I get an I/O device error (further details flash off too fast to
read). So I decided I'd download. I use Windows Update -- and nothing
happens. I try going to the Microsoft site and can't find anything to
download or to help.

What on earth do I do now? Doesn't Microsoft love me anymore?

[Windwatcher]

That's kind of ridiculous, since a friend borrowed that CD to use and found
no problem with it. Why am I having all this hassle?

[Keht]

maybe its karma for pirating software?

"Windwatcher" > wrote in message
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> That's kind of ridiculous, since a friend borrowed that CD to use and
> found
> no problem with it. Why am I having all this hassle?
>
>

[Windwatcher]

The "borrowed" CD was for SP2 which MS sends free if you ask for it, so no
pirating involved. Don't be so quick to accuse.

[Plato]

Windwatcher wrote:
>
> What on earth do I do now? Doesn't Microsoft love me anymore?

See, you should have sent that christmas card to Redmond.

[Windwatcher]

Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, I finally figured out the prioblem. When the
error message stayed on screen, I could see that setup was trying to extract
the files to "g:/xxxxxx" and I suddenly realized that I had my MP3 player
connected as an external hard drive. And that was the I/O error. Usually
the message flashed by too fast and besides it was a lowercase g. After
that, the process went along faster than I expected with no problems at all.
Everything works fine.