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make sure you have the latest bios update for your machine
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make sure you have the latest bios update for your machine

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SP2 was released last August and was available as a free CD from Microsoft. If you can't download it for whatever reason you can order the CD here <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx</a><br />
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Also, it was released on many cover discs at the time so going through old computer magazines or asking around mioght secure you a copy on CD.<br />
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If you still want to download, its worth checking for the usual things before trying again :<br />
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Spyware / Adware / Malware / Viruses.<br />
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Krakers.
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SP2 was released last August and was available as a free CD from Microsoft. If you can't download it for whatever reason you can order the CD here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx]

Also, it was released on many cover discs at the time so going through old computer magazines or asking around mioght secure you a copy on CD.

If you still want to download, its worth checking for the usual things before trying again :

Spyware / Adware / Malware / Viruses.

Krakers.

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Rather than go to the update site have you tried downloading the entre service pack and installing it localy?<br />
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en</a><br />
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Wonder if that would work any better?<br />
--Rob
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Rather than go to the update site have you tried downloading the entre service pack and installing it localy?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en]

Wonder if that would work any better?
--Rob

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I wish to upgrade to Service Pack 2 (from my legitimate SP1), but whenever I go to the microsoft web site to download &quot;Update for Windows XP (KB898461)&quot; , I get a CRC (cyclic redundancy check) error. The same happens when I try to download SP2 directly. &nbsp;<br />
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Any help?
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I wish to upgrade to Service Pack 2 (from my legitimate SP1), but whenever I go to the microsoft web site to download "Update for Windows XP (KB898461)" , I get a CRC (cyclic redundancy check) error. The same happens when I try to download SP2 directly.  

Any help?

Upgrading to SP2 problems

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.