hi all,

can someone show me how to download windows xp service pack 2? i've tried a few times before but it didn't work. anyone have a special way of downloading it? thanks in advance.

What current service pack do you have installed on your computer, and how old is it?
I firmly suggest that if you haven't already done so, that you back up all of your data. SP2 totally messed up my old machine [which would have been around 6 or 7 years old now if I still had it] and it wouldn't boot.

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Hi Ash,

I appreciate you getting back on this. Well, I currently have Windows XP Service Pack 1 installed. It's about 5 or 6 years old.

Hi Phurios-M.

To help up help you, here are a couple questions:

> Are you trying to download from Microsoft website, or with the Auto Update feature on XP?

> Does your OS Validate?

> Can you download the file to your desktop?

> If so, what happens when you open it?

Please be as specific as possible. Thanks ...

Sorry it took me so long to get back. I was on vacation with no access to the internet. Let me try to download again and i'll explain to you soon, because it has been a while now.

You may have more success updating from CD vs. online:

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD

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Hello. Thanks, but i have already had SP2 from the help of a friend. Again, thanks for your reply. Have a good one.

For anyone else who is interested, you can download SP2 as a stand alone file that you can burn to cd for the future.

Just got to microsoft.com/downloads and search for 'service pack 2'
Scroll till you find 'Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and Developers'
Download that one, it should do the trick.