Just got a a nice used Laptop and am trying to upgrade from XP pro sp1 to sp2 but it wont let me any ideas
2006-12-12 12:10:55 · 9 answers · asked by raythecat 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Here are a couple of thoughts.
Are you sure your copy of XP is a legal copy. Do you have the Windows XP Disc in your posession?
Are you able to download the "security" updates okay?
To see exactly what updates you do have, go to http://www.belarc.com and download and let run their "Advisor".
This will tell you all kinds of great info about your pc and it will also list all the upgrades and Service Packs that are installed and it will tell you which one are installed as compared to the latest Microsoft list of them.
Look under the "licenses" section and next to Windows XP it will also give you the Product Key of the XP that is installed on your PC.
Hope this helps.
2006-12-12 12:24:21 · answer #1 · answered by Dick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same problem as me - a previous owner of my PC had installed a pirated copy of Xp Pro and even though I formatted with Xp Home(legal) I had a hard time updating until a long search of the registry turned up the hidden Xp pro details which I deleted and then ran a windows repair (just to be on the safe side) and everything turned out fine.
Good luck
2006-12-12 12:25:13 · answer #2 · answered by treving 42 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say SP3 is pretty important 'cause a lot of the latest software doesn't run on anything older than SP3 (some not even on XP). It would be better to just upgrade to Windows 7( assuming you have a powerful enough pc ), XP is slowly getting obsolete.
2016-05-23 16:17:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just go to windows downloads type a search Sp2 all Microsoft.the only thing blocking it wood be a yellow bar at top of screen this is activex towards the middle tick and allow download.has your system been authenticated.if its a copy they will haunt you.its not that important anyway because Sp2 gets that many security leaks your forever downloading hot-fixes.its just a pain
2006-12-12 12:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
form my knowledge ,,
if windows xp wouldnt be updated to sp2 then may be u have
1-not the original windows xp copy
2-some system corrupted files
3-lost files
and the solution to that problem is to buy or even try to install the original windows version - u can get it straight away sp2-
largness(sorry) if i didnt get you to the answer you expected
your brother amr andaleeb (the monoxide)
2006-12-12 12:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being used you may have a bad COA. If you do you will have to call MicroSoft to work it out. I had this happen to my brother. The person I bought it from had installed the same licence on 7 computers.
Have you tried to do a update through Microsoft Updates. If it will not allow you touse the update also that will more than likely be your problem.
2006-12-12 12:15:18 · answer #6 · answered by acklan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
may be a registry issue , if you have a restore disk just reformat the harddrive and re install everything
2006-12-12 12:21:51 · answer #7 · answered by yousmilealot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more detail please, you can download sp2 on http://www.microsoft.com when you do windows update (microsoft update)..
2006-12-12 12:13:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2006-12-12 12:16:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋