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XP Pro SP2 didn't work-How do I get crical updates?
Downloaded the SP2 update and it caused my computer to
reboot constantly. I was instructed to do a repair, uninstall it, and restore to a point before the update but the system volume didn't have any resore points prior to the debacle that SP2 caused. So, I had to repair with my XP Pro SP1 Cd and reinstall all my other programs. It's been three days I've wasted because of this. Now, I'd like to get all the critical updates I installed before this mess but the update center doesn't give me those options anymore since MS decided to make things so difficult for it's customers. How do I know which updates I should install to patch all the security holes in this system and in which order they need to be installed. And, why in the hell don't you people fix this crap before you release it? I'm reading 15% of the people who download SP2 have computers that don't work afterwards. That's unbelievable! |
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XP Pro SP2 didn't work-How do I get crical updates?
Go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com If you're using XP or
200, use the Windows Update program included. Anyway, I would've prefered you to have done a repair install, it dpesn't reset your files, only the system files, And microsfot did post steps to take BEFORE installing SP2. Anyway, I don't recommend getting SP2,l unless you're desperate. -----Original Message----- Downloaded the SP2 update and it caused my computer to reboot constantly. I was instructed to do a repair, uninstall it, and restore to a point before the update but the system volume didn't have any resore points prior to the debacle that SP2 caused. So, I had to repair with my XP Pro SP1 Cd and reinstall all my other programs. It's been three days I've wasted because of this. Now, I'd like to get all the critical updates I installed before this mess but the update center doesn't give me those options anymore since MS decided to make things so difficult for it's customers. How do I know which updates I should install to patch all the security holes in this system and in which order they need to be installed. And, why in the hell don't you people fix this crap before you release it? I'm reading 15% of the people who download SP2 have computers that don't work afterwards. That's unbelievable! . |
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XP Pro SP2 didn't work-How do I get crical updates?
Oh, and I almost forgot...Media Player now doesn't open
because of an internal error. The DX Diag tool says I have.dlls that are both old and new. Is that from SP2 creating bins and putting them there or what? And why doesn't the best satellite card you can buy have a signed driver? I have no problems at all with it yet SP2 doesn't load unsigned drivers? WHAT???Why not? -----Original Message----- Downloaded the SP2 update and it caused my computer to reboot constantly. I was instructed to do a repair, uninstall it, and restore to a point before the update but the system volume didn't have any resore points prior to the debacle that SP2 caused. So, I had to repair with my XP Pro SP1 Cd and reinstall all my other programs. It's been three days I've wasted because of this. Now, I'd like to get all the critical updates I installed before this mess but the update center doesn't give me those options anymore since MS decided to make things so difficult for it's customers. How do I know which updates I should install to patch all the security holes in this system and in which order they need to be installed. And, why in the hell don't you people fix this crap before you release it? I'm reading 15% of the people who download SP2 have computers that don't work afterwards. That's unbelievable! . |
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XP Pro SP2 didn't work-How do I get crical updates?
Brian,
I've been there. There is no option to download anything other than SP2. You can download individual updates without the download program but I don't know which ones and in which order they should be installed to patch all the security flaws properly. MS doesn't want to make it easy for their customers, do they? -----Original Message----- Go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com If you're using XP or 200, use the Windows Update program included. Anyway, I would've prefered you to have done a repair install, it dpesn't reset your files, only the system files, And microsfot did post steps to take BEFORE installing SP2. Anyway, I don't recommend getting SP2,l unless you're desperate. -----Original Message----- Downloaded the SP2 update and it caused my computer to reboot constantly. I was instructed to do a repair, uninstall it, and restore to a point before the update but the system volume didn't have any resore points prior to the debacle that SP2 caused. So, I had to repair with my XP Pro SP1 Cd and reinstall all my other programs. It's been three days I've wasted because of this. Now, I'd like to get all the critical updates I installed before this mess but the update center doesn't give me those options anymore since MS decided to make things so difficult for it's customers. How do I know which updates I should install to patch all the security holes in this system and in which order they need to be installed. And, why in the hell don't you people fix this crap before you release it? I'm reading 15% of the people who download SP2 have computers that don't work afterwards. That's unbelievable! . . |
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XP Pro SP2 didn't work-How do I get crical updates?
Brian,
I'm sorry...You were right! Thanks. -----Original Message----- Brian, I've been there. There is no option to download anything other than SP2. You can download individual updates without the download program but I don't know which ones and in which order they should be installed to patch all the security flaws properly. MS doesn't want to make it easy for their customers, do they? -----Original Message----- Go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com If you're using XP or 200, use the Windows Update program included. Anyway, I would've prefered you to have done a repair install, it dpesn't reset your files, only the system files, And microsfot did post steps to take BEFORE installing SP2. Anyway, I don't recommend getting SP2,l unless you're desperate. -----Original Message----- Downloaded the SP2 update and it caused my computer to reboot constantly. I was instructed to do a repair, uninstall it, and restore to a point before the update but the system volume didn't have any resore points prior to the debacle that SP2 caused. So, I had to repair with my XP Pro SP1 Cd and reinstall all my other programs. It's been three days I've wasted because of this. Now, I'd like to get all the critical updates I installed before this mess but the update center doesn't give me those options anymore since MS decided to make things so difficult for it's customers. How do I know which updates I should install to patch all the security holes in this system and in which order they need to be installed. And, why in the hell don't you people fix this crap before you release it? I'm reading 15% of the people who download SP2 have computers that don't work afterwards. That's unbelievable! . . . |
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