XP Home & SP2 (OK Now?)

[DRowland]

I'm running an emachine, which I upgraded to XP. When SP2 came out, the auto-upgrade ran, and then I found all kinds of problems, including the fact that the security programming would not allow the windows update page to run.
So, I re-installed XP, without SP2, and have not installed SP2, in order to avoid the security problems, and some other things.
Now my question is whether SP2 has been modified to fix the update problems, etc. or if I should continue to hold.
Anyone have good knowledge of this situation?
Thanks
Dick

Dick

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[bcastner]

From your description of issues, I would answer truthfully no.

Although I would strongly recommend using either a CD image of SP2 or downloading the "Network Installation" image and use that for the upgrade.

I have not had issues with Windows Update under SP2.

 

[linney]

Windows Update: Frequently Asked Questions

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/troubleshoot.aspx?ln=en

For other SP2 help try this site.

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#General

One way for you to retry SP2 would be to adapt the following suggestion.

266465 - HOW TO: Perform a Parallel Installation of Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;266465&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

You can do the same with XP. Don't install any unnecessary programs, just keep the parallel installation as simple as possible.

Or the paragraph in this article.

"To install Windows XP to a new folder (to perform a parallel installation):"

How to install or upgrade to Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316941&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH