Service Pack 2 problem

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Service Pack 2 problem BlueEVIL420 10-25-2006
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?Qmx1ZUVWSUw0MjA=?= on October 25, 2006, 6:00 pm
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Ever since I accidentally reinstalled Windows XP(I had forgotten that I left
the disk in the drive, and when another user started the computer, he
'boot[ed] from CD'), an alert has been telling me that I do not have service
pack 2 installed, yet I installed it months ago, and the site where I could
retrive Service Pack 2 told me I had it. The remnants of SP2 that I have,
like the icons for Security Center and Windows Firewall, are inoperable, with
SC turned off completely, and the WF link not working, due to an
'unidentified problem.'

I don't know what to do, and every second I am online is another second I am
exposed to innumerable security risks... Help!

Posted by PA Bear on October 26, 2006, 1:43 am
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Check in at Windows Update (not the same thing as Automatic Updates):
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

BlueEVIL420 wrote:
> Ever since I accidentally reinstalled Windows XP(I had forgotten that I
> left
> the disk in the drive, and when another user started the computer, he
> 'boot[ed] from CD'), an alert has been telling me that I do not have
> service
> pack 2 installed, yet I installed it months ago, and the site where I
> could
> retrive Service Pack 2 told me I had it. The remnants of SP2 that I have,
> like the icons for Security Center and Windows Firewall, are inoperable,
> with SC turned off completely, and the WF link not working, due to an
> 'unidentified problem.'
>
> I don't know what to do, and every second I am online is another second I
> am
> exposed to innumerable security risks... Help!


Posted by =?Utf-8?B?UGFuZGFfbWFu?= on October 26, 2006, 9:15 am
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My reply is at the bottom of your message :

"BlueEVIL420" wrote:

> Ever since I accidentally reinstalled Windows XP(I had forgotten that I left
> the disk in the drive, and when another user started the computer, he
> 'boot[ed] from CD'), an alert has been telling me that I do not have service
> pack 2 installed, yet I installed it months ago, and the site where I could
> retrive Service Pack 2 told me I had it. The remnants of SP2 that I have,
> like the icons for Security Center and Windows Firewall, are inoperable, with
> SC turned off completely, and the WF link not working, due to an
> 'unidentified problem.'
>
> I don't know what to do, and every second I am online is another second I am
> exposed to innumerable security risks... Help!
>



Hello Blue Evil .

May I know how you <accidentally> reinstalled Windows . It is a long process
requiring user intervention and if user didn't answer the questions , it
wouldn't have been done .

What PA Beat suggests you is inappropriate in my <own> opinion because your
Windows , I mean , Service Pack is damaged . If you attempt to get it from
Windows Update you can damage your Windows even more .

The site that tells you your SP2 is there just checks some things about it .
SP2 files are still there but obviously not working as expected .

I would suggest you back-up your most important data and reinstall Windows
with full format of the hard drive to fully ensure your computer is ok .
Brief instructions :
http://pandaman.my.contact.bg/install_Windows.htm

Installing Service Pack 2 after that:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx


Regards!
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Panda_man
Silver level Contributor

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