SP2 auto-update failed

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I received an auto-update notification that SP2 was ready to download on
Monday afternoon. The computer runs XP Home Edition. I clicked OK to start
the download and the update tray icon disappeared from the taskbar. Tues
afternoon and still waiting for the update. I have a cable internet
connection. What do I do now?
 
I received an auto-update notification that SP2 was ready to download on
Monday afternoon. The computer runs XP Home Edition. I clicked OK to start
the download and the update tray icon disappeared from the taskbar. Tues
afternoon and still waiting for the update. I have a cable internet
connection. What do I do now?
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Same here

Dave
 
I was working on putting together a friend's machine, and
had the same thing happen. From what I saw, it will
eventually download, you just have to wait for it.
Eventually after a while the SP2 installation screen
popped up. If you want to try and force the download at a
specific time, do the following.

Go to http://www.windowsupdate.com, and make sure the
latest Windows Update software is installed. If it is,
you should see on the right side of the page a little
square that says "Automatic Updates Turned On (or off).
Make sure it ways On then click the link that says "Pick
a time to install updates". It will launch a seperate
application window. It should says something
like "Install new updates: Every ____Day/Day of Week at
____Time Am/Pm.

Click "More Options" and set the select the "Automatic"
choice. Choose a time that is coming up soon (if it's
7:45, choose 8:00). Wait a while (say 2-24 hours) and
hopefully it will download SP2 and install it. It needs a
long time to download, as I think I read it can be
between 25-250MB. Not quite sure on the actual size
though, it's dependant on whether the machine already had
some critical/recommended updates installed on it.

Hope this helps.
 
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