how do i install xp service pack 2

neil4842

my computers gone mad and its deleted window xp service pack 2 and my system restore has anyone got any links to where i can download these i have tried microsoft link and it doesnt load the page

woo

How do you mean, 'gone mad'?

Check you haven't got any virus' etc using the first 4 posts on this thread:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=133269

You can get SP2 through windows updates.

neil4842

By gone mad i mean i lost all of my settings my screen saver my system restore gives me a blank page, My broadband medic gives me a blank page and alot of other stuff and my computer is making a rattling noise

Aliktren

umm...

a rattling sound, could you bit a bit more specific, is it like a clunking sound, or just a rattle?

To me it sounds like SP2 is not your problem, from the outward signs I'd say either somethings corrupting your hard disk, or the rattling sound is the death wheeze of your hard disk.

run chkdsk /f from a command prompt if you can, if you cant get that far I'd advise a format and a reinstall.

woo

does sounds hardware related, follow the chkdsk advice above and see what it reports

superscaper

Even if it turns out not to be a hardware problem it doesn't sound like anything that would be sorted by simply re installing sp2. I personally would do a complete reinstall of xp. But a rattling noise from the computer is definitely hardware.