SP1 fail to install on Pro machine

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Kevin

Greetings.
I have tried a few times to install the SP1 service pack,
but after the 1.9MB file downloads and a dialog box shows
up to accept it, within 7 seconds I get the red x message
that installation has been cancelled. I did not cancel
it myself. All other updates installed without a
problem. I was going to use SP1a first, but since I'm
having trouble even getting SP1, I went ahead and
installed all the other critical and some non-critical
updates, along with Java 2 Runtime.
I would appreciate some insight as to why this is and if
SP1 is too troublesome.
System: XP Pro - Installed yesterday from a CD obtained
1st quarter of 2001 (so SP1 did not come with it)
Drive - 120GB partitioned at 10GB w 7.4GB still free.
Thank you so kindly!
Kevin
 
You obtained the CD from where? Retail purchase? Download from Kazaa? If
from the latter, you are out of luck as you can't install SP1 on the O/S.
And, installing post SP1 updates, and then installing SP1, is NOT the way to
do it. SP1 goes on first - then, subsequent upgrades. Suggest you buy the
O/S if you got the original from Kazaa.
 
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