Service Pack 2 Problems

[Guest]

I recently installed a new hard drive on my computer and then used the
Windows XP Home disk that was supplied with my computer to re-install Windows
on the new hard drive. I then commenced updating Windows with the Windows
update utility. All was well until I tried to install Service Pack 2. My
computer would no longer start up properly. I started my computer in safe
mode and uninstalled Service Pack 2 and everything was working properly
again. If Service Pack 2 is a reccommended download how can I install it so
that my computer functions after the installation? What am I doing wrong?
I'm 100% sure there is nothing wrong with the new hard drive.

 

[peter]

Try Installing SP2...........then doing the Update
peter

 

[Raoul]

I had similar problems with SP2 time after time. I finally resorted to
ordering the SP2 CD from Microsoft, installing XP, then applying the SP2 CD,
then did the windows updates.

Haven't had too many problems since.

 

[mikeyhsd]

best to install the xp, turn off auto updates, install SP2 update from microsoft or from cd, then turn auto update back on. and do an update.


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I recently installed a new hard drive on my computer and then used the
Windows XP Home disk that was supplied with my computer to re-install Windows
on the new hard drive. I then commenced updating Windows with the Windows
update utility. All was well until I tried to install Service Pack 2. My
computer would no longer start up properly. I started my computer in safe
mode and uninstalled Service Pack 2 and everything was working properly
again. If Service Pack 2 is a reccommended download how can I install it so
that my computer functions after the installation? What am I doing wrong?
I'm 100% sure there is nothing wrong with the new hard drive.