I can't install Service Pack 2.

[veronica]

I tried it many times. It always says failed. I got all the previous updates. My PC

is less than 2 years old. I have Windows XP SP1 home edition. I have a Gateway

300S. 2.1 GHZ Celeron processer. 512MB 266MHZ PC2100 DDR SDRAMM memory.

40 GB Hard Drive. Any suggestions?

Thanks

[FastGame]

Hi veronica, if your trying to update online @M$ and you have a firewall (Sygate, Zone Alarm) try turning it off.

If your trying to update from the SP2 CD then I don't have an answer

[veronica]

Hi veronica, if your trying to update online @M$ and you have a firewall (Sygate, Zone Alarm) try turning it off.

If your trying to update from the SP2 CD then I don't have an answer

I turned off my firewall. I tried to update online at Microsoft. It said "Update failed", again.

Thanks anyway FastGame and PhishHead.

Anyone else have any ideas? Thanks

[phishhead]

or download the network version. its like a 230 meg download. ands its packaged into 1 exe file.

[FastGame]

or download the network version. its like a 230 meg download. ands its packaged into 1 exe file.

Good one phish dial-upers like myself always forget about those 230mb solutions

[Conan]

or download the network version. its like a 230 meg download. ands its packaged into 1 exe file.

Did you try this?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

[veronica]

Did you try this?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

I tried the SP2 network download. This is the error message I got:

[veronica]

I tried the SP2 network download. This is the error message I got:

You will probably have to view this in FULL SCREEN [press F11] to be able to read it. Thank you all for helping. Any suggestions? Thanks

[veronica]

I tried the SP2 network download. This is the error message I got:

I ran my anti-virus and Spybot just before I tried installing this.

[zipp51]

Hi Veronica.The only other thing is that I can think of is to unplug any USB peripherals and disable any NIC cards built in ones too.Then try the CD if you have it.Also,you might want to check on the Gateway support site for a patch or bios upgrade pertaining to SP2.

[phishhead]

ouch...anymore salt on that wound FG

[Rex Mundi]

Does it say anything else besides 'update failed'? Perhaps you should scan your computer for ad/spyware using ad-aware SE. Maybe a screenshot of the problem would be cool.

[phishhead]

thats what I was gonna suggest FG. Then if you have the sp1 on cd then run that. Then go to c:\windows\temp and C:\temp <<<if you have this... and del the contents of the folders.

Then RT click on the internet explorer and go to properties. click on the delete cookies, delete files, and clear history buttons. Then go to the security tab and click on the internet icon and change the slider to none, click ok.

Next go to start>>>run and type msconfig and click on the startup tab. From there uncheck everything. This will shutdown anything that starts on boot up. Windows will ask you to reboot when you get to windows you'll get a pop up about you're doing a manual blah.blah....just put a check in the box and click ok.

Next empty recycle bin.

turn off firewall and antivirus.

and get online and try to do a windows update. If it fails try to download the 266meg network file here . If you can download it try and run the Sp2 file and see if it will install. If it doesn't I'm at a loss. Unless you want to reformat and reinstall. Or use the recovery cd that comes with most store bought Pc's.

[veronica]

thats what I was gonna suggest FG. Then if you have the sp1 on cd then run that. Then go to c:\windows\temp and C:\temp <<<if you have this... and del the contents of the folders.

Then RT click on the internet explorer and go to properties. click on the delete cookies, delete files, and clear history buttons. Then go to the security tab and click on the internet icon and change the slider to none, click ok.

Next go to start>>>run and type msconfig and click on the startup tab. From there uncheck everything. This will shutdown anything that starts on boot up. Windows will ask you to reboot when you get to windows you'll get a pop up about you're doing a manual blah.blah....just put a check in the box and click ok.

Next empty recycle bin.

turn off firewall and antivirus.

and get online and try to do a windows update. If it fails try to download the 266meg network file here . [1]

If you can download it try and run the Sp2 file and see if it will install. If it doesn't I'm at a loss. Unless you want to reformat and reinstall. Or use the recovery cd that comes with most store bought Pc's.

[1] I already downloaded the 274MB SP2 network update when fast game said to. It just will not install.

I do not want to do a reformat. I would lose a lot of files. Could I just do the 'REPAIR' function with the recovery CD and not lose files?

Thank you

[Conan]

I do not want to do a reformat. I would lose a lot of files. Could I just do the 'REPAIR' function with the recovery CD and not lose files?

Thank you

Yes you can do that.