Dafydd Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 This is madness! I got a laptop back from the repair service after a hard drive crash, and now it's got Windows XP service pack 1 on it. I tried to download service pack 2 but only reached this page:http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/thanks.aspx?ln=en&&thankspage=5 which tells me I need IE5. I have IE6. Wtf? It also tells you you can get it from here: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=10678 But I can't find the actual service pack 2 there, only a very large number of upgrades for it! I'm in a catch 22 here. Help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannthr Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I was once able to locate service pack 2 as a redistributable on the MS website, I just tried to find it and had a little trouble--but that's the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted October 27, 2007 Author Share Posted October 27, 2007 Yeah, but that one's called "Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers". I don't really feel like either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 When you went to get this update, were you actually browsing in IE, or were you using FireFox? I just gave it a whirl in FireFox, and got the same page. However, with IE, I went right to the MS update page. Try going there and getting it using IE. Edit: http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/xpsp2.html You can try there as well. Just be patient, as it takes a bit for the server to connect and ready the DL. Make sure you at least temporarily allow the site in No Script if you have that program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted October 27, 2007 Author Share Posted October 27, 2007 This one looks to be the same as that other one (it was 266 MB). I'll try one of them and see if either works. Thanks! And yes, I was using IE... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phill Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 You should be getting sp2 through windows update at the very least, makes a guy wonder if its being done right to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majin GeoDooD Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I dunno how quickly you need the SP2, but you should be able to order an SP2 CD free of charge from MS. I did once before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 You should be getting sp2 through windows update at the very least, makes a guy wonder if its being done right to begin with. I got the computer back from repairs and windows update is active. It's not reporting any available updates. What are you suggesting I'm doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Here this is what you're looking for http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 That's where I first started out and only found the error page and the one for IT professionals. I got it now though, thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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