Downloaded Service pack 2

[Guest]

I have the service pack 2 on a CD. My computer has automatically downloaded
this upgrade, but has not installed it.

I want to wait and install it from the CD. Can anyone tell me the name of
the service pack 2 file. I would like to find it on my hard drive and then
delete it so I do not keep getting pop up messages that I have updates ready
to be installed.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

#5 on this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

You also may want to use this temporary tool:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2aumng.mspx

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I have the service pack 2 on a CD. My computer has automatically downloaded
this upgrade, but has not installed it.

I want to wait and install it from the CD. Can anyone tell me the name of
the service pack 2 file. I would like to find it on my hard drive and then
delete it so I do not keep getting pop up messages that I have updates ready
to be installed.

Hi

To remove the pending download you now have, clean out the
Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=11&ln=en

You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
above, as well as the Download folder.

Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).


To avoid that Windows Updates/Automatic Updates tries to install
SP2 at all (up to 12. April 2005):

Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2 to a PC
Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BA-EA5D-4425-89C1-C1CB1CCD463C&displaylang=en

Run the XPSP2BlockerTools.exe in the link above. It will extract
several files to the folder you specify.

Then run XPSP2Blocker.exe to activate the blockage (it will create
the registry value described in the link above).


This will not block you from installing SP2 from e.g. the SP2 CD
later on...

 

[Don]

Your answer left me wanting to hear more details since I have the same
problem. SP2 downloaded, attempted to apply, problems caused so I restored
my SP1 version. If I were to delete the
C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder and its accompanying
sub-folders, would I also be deleting the SP1 data or other downloaded
updates? Should I be concerned about this? Would I want to do any other
steps, such as steps 3 or 4, that you point out at your website?

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Your answer left me wanting to hear more details since I have the same
problem. SP2 downloaded, attempted to apply, problems caused so I restored
my SP1 version. If I were to delete the
C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder and its accompanying
sub-folders, would I also be deleting the SP1 data or other downloaded
updates? Should I be concerned about this?

Not really. The updates that are already installed are not related
to anything in the SoftwareDistribution folder structure, only
ongoing downloads/installations are.

If you delete something in the SoftwareDistribution\Download folder
structure that are not finished to install yet, the system will just
start over downloading it again if necessary.

Would I want to do any other steps, such as steps 3 or 4,
that you point out at your website?

That is up to you, but if you are not desperate after freeing
up some disk space, just let them be.

 

[Don]

Thank you for the explanation.

Not really. The updates that are already installed are not related
to anything in the SoftwareDistribution folder structure, only
ongoing downloads/installations are.

If you delete something in the SoftwareDistribution\Download folder
structure that are not finished to install yet, the system will just
start over downloading it again if necessary.



That is up to you, but if you are not desperate after freeing
up some disk space, just let them be.


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx