XP Service Pack 2 Won't Install

[S.Sengupta]

Rename the Catroot2 folder, and then try to install the program again.
Start> Run>cmd>ok

At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after
each line:
net stop cryptsvc
ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2 oldcatroot2
net start cryptsvc
exit

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[Ed,,]

It downloads fine from the windows update site. The "installaing
updates" box is displayed and after 10 seconds or so a message is
displayed saying :-

"Updates were unable to be successfully installed.
The following updates were not installed:
Windows XP service Pack 2"

No further explaination is given.

Can anyone give me some clues as to why ?

My PC is a Packard Bell Imedia4506 with XPSP1, a celeron 1000, 128MB
ram, about 10 gigs of HDD free. Full spec of PC can be found here :-

http://support.packardbell.com/uk/mypc/index.php?sernr=010701420340

 

[Harry Ohrn]

check here http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm You might find that
it works best to download the full install of SP2 rather than have it
installed through the Windows Update Site.

While I don't think that your problem is related to memory you should look
at doubling the installed memory to 256MB to improve performance. You can
check out the forum here too which might help
http://support.packardbell.com/uk/mypc/index.php?PibItemNr=spec_challenger&PibItemParent=P480400801#