BITS service should be runing - Background Intelligent Transfer Service,
that is - for WUpdate.
Also, looks like you have IIS service installed and SP2 waits for some
confirmation or SP2 is looking for other machines on the network or SP2
cannot connect to WU site - it should give you a message about that.
As others said, download the Adm. SP2 (about 270MB) from MS site. Before
installing SP2, clean up all unnecessary files (temp., temp internet files
etc), run chkdsk and defrag.
Michael


"Rich" wrote in message
...
So far the machine has been sitting for about an hour now. CPU usage is
between 5% - 7%. Virus scan and firewall are disabled.

I found two of the three log files I know about - setupapi.log and
scvpack.log. Could not find spuninst.log.

The service pack log file is the most interesting of the two. It shows
that
the install stopped at the following point:

c:\winnt\system32\regsvr32.exe /s c:\winnt\system32\inetsrv\iischema.dll

There is no return code for the call, which is why I suspect the install
stopped here. All other return codes for processes starting are 0, except
for one process that returned a value of 1.

At this point I am thinking of restarting the system and hope for the
best.


"Phillips" wrote:

Since your machine does not lock, you may need to wait 1/2 an hour or
more -
depending on your hardware. Disabele any anti-virus or anything that
might
drain your resources.
Search for the SP2 install file - I think it's an XML file. Just search
for
*.log or for install.* files created in the last 24 hours in the Windows
directory.


"Rich" wrote in message
...
During the installation of SP2 the install stops before it is finished.
The
dialog box "Windows XP Service Pack 2 Setup Wizard" is open. The text
"Finishing installation" is visible, the task bar indicates the install
is
about 50% complete, and in the Details box it says "Running processes
after
install."

Task manager shows the install Wizard has a "Running" status. The
system
appears to be responsive. For example, the Start button still works.

Any suggestions or comments are appreciated.