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Pat Field

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Since: Jan 05, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:05 pm
Post subject: still problems with sp2
Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>help_and_support (more info?)
I had a hard drive crash and subsequently reinstalled xp home from a very
old cd. Afterwards I downloaded and installed service pack 2. After this I
could not view my monitor. So that I could once again see my desktop I then
reinstalled from the old xp cd. I then could see my desktop and then was
able to install a new graphics driver. Now my monitor settings are great
but my computer will not let me download any more updates. Explorer freezes
when I try to download from microsoft the service pack 2 update. Also, I
get a message saying that I already have the service pack installed but I
don't anymore since I reinstalled the old version. Windows automatic
updates just freeze up as well. How do I get the sp2 update to install when
my system thinks it already is installed. I know that it isn't installed
because when I try to use software that requires sp2 I get a message saying
that I need to update to sp2.

Any help would be appreciated.
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Mark L. Ferguson

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:05 pm
Post subject: RE: still problems with sp2 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Your catroot2 folder is probably corrupt.

You cannot install some updates or programs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822798&Product=winxp
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"Pat Field" wrote:

> I had a hard drive crash and subsequently reinstalled xp home from a very
> old cd. Afterwards I downloaded and installed service pack 2. After this I
> could not view my monitor. So that I could once again see my desktop I then
> reinstalled from the old xp cd. I then could see my desktop and then was
> able to install a new graphics driver. Now my monitor settings are great
> but my computer will not let me download any more updates. Explorer freezes
> when I try to download from microsoft the service pack 2 update. Also, I
> get a message saying that I already have the service pack installed but I
> don't anymore since I reinstalled the old version. Windows automatic
> updates just freeze up as well. How do I get the sp2 update to install when
> my system thinks it already is installed. I know that it isn't installed
> because when I try to use software that requires sp2 I get a message saying
> that I need to update to sp2.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
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Rich Barry

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Since: Jun 23, 2006
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:05 pm
Post subject: Re: still problems with sp2 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Pat, are you using Windows Update site for downloading SP2? If yes, try
and download
it from the Catalog if Mark's suggestion did not help.
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=Windows%20XP...Service

You want the second entry in the column. Size of file 266MB



"Pat Field" <patfield.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:809166C1-C7A5-496C-A477-57F4B22882DC@microsoft.com...
>I had a hard drive crash and subsequently reinstalled xp home from a very
>old cd. Afterwards I downloaded and installed service pack 2. After this
>I could not view my monitor. So that I could once again see my desktop I
>then reinstalled from the old xp cd. I then could see my desktop and then
>was able to install a new graphics driver. Now my monitor settings are
>great but my computer will not let me download any more updates. Explorer
>freezes when I try to download from microsoft the service pack 2 update.
>Also, I get a message saying that I already have the service pack installed
>but I don't anymore since I reinstalled the old version. Windows automatic
>updates just freeze up as well. How do I get the sp2 update to install
>when my system thinks it already is installed. I know that it isn't
>installed because when I try to use software that requires sp2 I get a
>message saying that I need to update to sp2.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
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