forester said:
I have tried to install xp sp2 twice & it crashes my computer both
times. I have hp xpsp1 home addition verson 20002 ~~verson 5.1
service pact 1, 523 628 memory
"Service Pack" 2 does require a little preparation on your part.
- You should make a full backup of everything important to you. This
includes (not limited to) your email, contacts, documents, pictures,
spreadsheets, installation install files, serial numbers, etc.
- You should uninstall any software (through Add or Remove Programs control
panel) that you no longer user/never have used.
- You should visit the manufacturer's support web page for each hardware
device you have in your computer (video card, motherboard chipset, network
card, etc) and download/install the latest hardware driver for each
component.
- You should visit the software writer's support page for each piece of
software you have installed and ensure there are no updates you can freely
install for said software.
- You should visit your motherboard manufacturer's web page and guarantee
you do not need a BIOS upgrade in order to install Windows XP SP2 properly.
- You should run a full AntiVirus scan.
- You should use several different AntiSpyware applications and do full
scans/cleanup of spyware/adware.
- You should run a CHKDSK on the system drive (at least.)
- Run a Disk Cleanup to ensure you have one last (and only one) good System
Restore point.
- You should defragment the system drive (at least.)
Once you have done all of that - download the full SP2 installation file and
install from it.
Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP
http://snipurl.com/8bqy