WinXP 2 Upgrading

Mr_Vincent

This is a continuation of this thread I no longer want to use.

Pchelpman,
I took your advice and found myself almost unable to reboot my pc this morning.
I had to perform my updates and shut down my pc, not restart it, cos I had to go to work yesterday to continue this morning.
Not even going into last good configuration would've restarted my pc.

So back in safe mode, I removed the first two security updates in my add/remove list and rebooted.

I am back to normal operation but my pc is still listing as servicepack 1.

Am I missing anything?

-TangleFoot-

Mr_Vincent wrote:

my pc is still listing as servicepack 1.

If you're having trouble with Microsoft Update, y'can also download SP2 in its entirety from here. Once the download is complete, you can either install it in the usual fashion or use it as the basis for a slipstreamed installation disc.

Browntoa

have you done sp1a ??

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/default.mspx

try that on it's own first

intel

Not forgetting Service Pack2 is available from PC world over the counter on disc
and has every previous update included.. just another way of getting it.

Browntoa

they still doing that ??

was thinking do sp1a then go back to do sp2....but got the feeling that disk does it on it's own if I remember

intel

Browntoa wrote:

they still doing that ??

was thinking do sp1a then go back to do sp2....but got the feeling that disk does it on it's own if I remember

Yeah PC World still doing em well Cribbs Causeway Bristol are I picked up 10
the orher day to put with some old PCs.. and no need for ps1a with the disk
its an all inclusive deal... :beer:

pchelpman

Thanks Intel. Didn't know that. I think I'll pay a visit to my local PCW and see if they have any as I, too, need a few for some PCs I'm working on. (Won't actually buy anything at their prices though!!)

intel

pchelpman wrote:

Thanks Intel. Didn't know that. I think I'll pay a visit to my local PCW and see if they have any as I, too, need a few for some PCs I'm working on. (Won't actually buy anything at their prices though!!)

Thats the only reason I go in their... :rotfl: Freebies.

Mr_Vincent

I think I may have made an unintentional mistake when trying to upgrade from XP1 to XP2.

My automatic updates were turned off - another security precaution of mine to prevent my pc from being overloaded by Microsoft junk.

I did try one more time to upgrade only to be given the same problems as before.
I have turned on automatic updates and 'voila' there showed WinXP2 as an available update at 75MB as opposed to the 266MB for the one available to download onto disc which I am copying to disc right now.

I will let everybody know how I am getting on later to be followed with thank you's once I see my pc back to normal operation.

I am grateful to all as of now, please make no mistakes about that.

Mr_Vincent

"For Your Security some settings are controlled by group policy"

I have successfully installed WinXP2 but my pc appears not to be firewall protected and the tool for group policy appears not to be installed. The security on firewall is all greyed out with the dot on firewall off.

What's missing?
I did interrupt WinXP2 installation cos I had to go out but still got my XP2.
Is XP2 firewall enabled by default even though my stuff says off?
Updates shows I have all the latest.


This is embarrasing.
I am removing XP2 to start again - reinstall.

albertross_2

Mr Vincent,

Are you logged in as administrator, or an account with admin rights when doing this?

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/support/wftshoot.mspx