I just realized that my XP Pro system never had service pack 2 installed.
This is because it was never offered by Windows Update. I have an iWill
KK266 plus motherboard with an AMD Duron processor. How can I find out why
Windows Update doesn't think my system is ready for sp2? I've run the
Application Analyzer and it shows only minor potential issues with just a
few programs. I've looked at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627 as
well.

Thanks,

Charles P. Lamb

Charles, did you install SP1? If yes, you should still update with SP2.
Hopefully you have broadband.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

"Charles P. Lamb" <clamb@acm.org> wrote in message
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>I just realized that my XP Pro system never had service pack 2 installed.
> This is because it was never offered by Windows Update. I have an iWill
> KK266 plus motherboard with an AMD Duron processor. How can I find out
> why
> Windows Update doesn't think my system is ready for sp2? I've run the
> Application Analyzer and it shows only minor potential issues with just a
> few programs. I've looked at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627 as
> well.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charles P. Lamb
>
>

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:09:29 -0500, "Charles P. Lamb" <clamb@acm.org>
- in a blinding flash of brilliance - wrote:

>I just realized that my XP Pro system never had service pack 2 installed.
>This is because it was never offered by Windows Update. I have an iWill
>KK266 plus motherboard with an AMD Duron processor. How can I find out why
>Windows Update doesn't think my system is ready for sp2? I've run the
>Application Analyzer and it shows only minor potential issues with just a
>few programs. I've looked at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627 as
>well.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Charles P. Lamb
>

For some reason, MS have now stopped including SP2 as part of the
normal critical/reco'd updates - it's available as a separate download
and installtion.

--
steam3801
ASCII a silly question, get a silly ANSI

SP2 is available on CD again.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

SP2 CD can be ordered online.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx


Service Pack 2 information
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
http://www.windowstalk.org/sp2.htm


How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default...r=windowsxpsp2

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx
What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2

"Charles P. Lamb" <clamb@acm.org> wrote in message
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>I just realized that my XP Pro system never had service pack 2 installed.
> This is because it was never offered by Windows Update. I have an iWill
> KK266 plus motherboard with an AMD Duron processor. How can I find out why
> Windows Update doesn't think my system is ready for sp2? I've run the
> Application Analyzer and it shows only minor potential issues with just a
> few programs. I've looked at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627 as
> well.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charles P. Lamb
>
>

TaurArian [MVP] schrieb:
> SP2 is available on CD again.

Still Windiws Update should be able to detect pre-SP2 machines and
download SP2 on its own, don' t you think? If I were admin of a huge
company with dozends of windoze machines, I never ever would use a CD to
install it on all machines...

So what do you suggest to force Windows Update to download it? Or, what
prevents WU from doing so?

Mario Schmidt wrote:
> TaurArian [MVP] schrieb:
>
>> SP2 is available on CD again.
>
>
> Still Windiws Update should be able to detect pre-SP2 machines and
> download SP2 on its own, don' t you think?

How would the EULA be accepted?

> If I were admin of a huge
> company with dozends of windoze machines, I never ever would use a CD to
> install it on all machines...

Lazy slob.

> So what do you suggest to force Windows Update to download it? Or, what
> prevents WU from doing so?

Gotta agree to the EULA, of course!

Alias

"Mario Schmidt" <mario.schmidt@mediavillage.de> wrote in message
news:dk529j$stm$1@news01.versatel.de...
> TaurArian [MVP] schrieb:
>> SP2 is available on CD again.
>
> If I were admin of a huge company with dozends of windoze machines, I
> never ever would use a CD to install it on all machines...
>


If you were an admin, you would download the network install version of the
Service Pack 2 and create a "Group Policy" or a special update process which
will update the stations. Most administrators turn off the Windows Updates
on their managed system and also let the end users log in as
non-administrator type accounts. Most Windows Updates only work as an
"administrator" type account. The end-user on the networked station would
never be allowed to install such a massive altering update.

Alias schrieb:
> Mario Schmidt wrote:
>
>> TaurArian [MVP] schrieb:
>>
>>> SP2 is available on CD again.
>>
>>
>>
>> Still Windiws Update should be able to detect pre-SP2 machines and
>> download SP2 on its own, don' t you think?
>
>
> How would the EULA be accepted?

Even Microsoft promised on the Update page that SP2 will be downloaded
automatically if Automatic Updates is turned on. So why isn' t it
working in this case? You just didn' t read my real question.

> Lazy slob.

Thanks, that was very nice of you. Really needed it.

Yves Leclerc schrieb:

> If you were an admin, you would download the network install version of the
> Service Pack 2 and create a "Group Policy" or a special update process which
> will update the stations. Most administrators turn off the Windows Updates
> on their managed system and also let the end users log in as
> non-administrator type accounts. Most Windows Updates only work as an
> "administrator" type account. The end-user on the networked station would
> never be allowed to install such a massive altering update.

Of course. And what is Windows Update Services for? i thought that is
for companies so that they can manage their own Windows Update server
and supply only approved updates?

I am leery of just going ahead and installing sp2 without first determining
why Update thinks it won't work on my machine. I don't want to break
something by installing sp2.

Thanks,

Charles P. Lamb