Service Pack 2 (SP2)

[niki]

After upgrading to Service Pack 2 my "Accessories" items have disappeared. I
no longer have access to games, the calculator, fax options, and other minor
accessories that are a standard feature on my computer. When I try to
correct the problem I am being asked for a Service Pack 2 disc. Service pack
2 did not come with my computer, therefore I do not have this disc. Is there
anyway to bypass this or another way to correct this problem?

[thecreator]

Hi Niki,

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en

That is the link to the Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals, but anyone
can download and use. This is what I had installed for Service Pack 2. This
has everything. You might want to download and reinstall Service Pack 2 on
top of the existing operating system.

If you ever have to reformat and reinstall, make sure that you make a
Backup of the Service Pack, perhaps in a different partition. I always
download to My Briefcase, makes it easier to find and to install, just click
on it. No need to remove it from the Briefcase Folder.


--
thecreator


"Niki" > wrote in message
...
> After upgrading to Service Pack 2 my "Accessories" items have disappeared.
> I
> no longer have access to games, the calculator, fax options, and other
> minor
> accessories that are a standard feature on my computer. When I try to
> correct the problem I am being asked for a Service Pack 2 disc. Service
> pack
> 2 did not come with my computer, therefore I do not have this disc. Is
> there
> anyway to bypass this or another way to correct this problem?

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Niki,

When you're prompted for the XP CD, mention the following path, which
contains the source files.

C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles

Alternately:

Restore missing shorcuts to the Accessories group:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/accessories.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Niki" > wrote in message
...
After upgrading to Service Pack 2 my "Accessories" items have disappeared.
I
no longer have access to games, the calculator, fax options, and other minor
accessories that are a standard feature on my computer. When I try to
correct the problem I am being asked for a Service Pack 2 disc. Service
pack
2 did not come with my computer, therefore I do not have this disc. Is
there
anyway to bypass this or another way to correct this problem?