SP2 - is the download stoppable

I don't want the SP2 update download, want the CD version.
My update has been downloading for several days now - on
and off. What can I do?
Dave

wrote:
I don't want the SP2 update download, want the CD version.
My update has been downloading for several days now - on
and off. What can I do?

Cancel the download.. go to control panel, add remove programs, see if it shows
the sp2 update.. remove it.. it may prompt you if you have already started the
updated process if you want to remove/undo it.. then it will restore everything
back to sp1..

Thanks, but nothing shows via remove programs. Will I be
asked if I want to proceed with the intsallation?
-----Original Message-----
wrote:
I don't want the SP2 update download, want the CD
version.
My update has been downloading for several days now -
on
and off. What can I do?

Cancel the download.. go to control panel, add remove
programs, see if it shows
the sp2 update.. remove it.. it may prompt you if you
have already started the
updated process if you want to remove/undo it.. then it
will restore everything
back to sp1..


.

wrote:
Thanks, but nothing shows via remove programs. Will I be
asked if I want to proceed with the intsallation?

In that case the SP2 shouldn't have actually installed itself yet. When you get
the CD just install from that.. if you cancel it shouldn't matter anyway, just
hit cancel if it asks.. if you're just downloading, then it hasn't linked yet
with the actual install process.. it's like downloading a demo and cancelling
that in the middle.. all you have done is stop a generic download.

wrote:

I don't want the SP2 update download, want the CD version.
My update has been downloading for several days now - on
and off. What can I do?
Dave
Hi

You could clean out the Windows Update folder and see if it helps.

You can use the procedure described he
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=11&ln=en

Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that
you lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).


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