Lost XP SP2, MS says computer already has but does not

[Guest]

sAbout a month or so ago my HP laptop would not restart. I put in the OS
disk ad was able to repair. Did not loose any programs or files.

But now I do not have the XP Service Pack 2 intalled. My OS says I still
have the XP SP1 running.

When I attempt to update MS says I already have the SP2 installed.

Any advice?

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

When you use an older version (XP "Gold" or XP SP1) to Repair an SP2
installation, you need to fix the installation disk to "slipstream" SP2.
See:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=slipstream+sp2

Make a slipstreamed installation disk and then do the Repair again.

 

[JS]

How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875350/en-us

See the paragraph titled: Use the hidden $NtServicePackUninstall$ folder

JS

 

[Plato]

sAbout a month or so ago my HP laptop would not restart. I put in the OS
disk ad was able to repair. Did not loose any programs or files.

But now I do not have the XP Service Pack 2 intalled. My OS says I still
have the XP SP1 running.

When I attempt to update MS says I already have the SP2 installed.

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#4