can anyone please help me?! its very important? please?

Question

im trying to install my audio driver because i accidentally uninstalled the realtek. then, when im installing the audio driver, the message box says " the setup has detected the version of the installed on your system is lower than what is necessary to apply this setup. At minimum, you must have service pack 1 installed for windows xp." what does it mean? what should i do? please help me.. i really need help. thanks

Answer 1

It means you haven't updated your copy of Windows XP in quite some time, if ever (you probably don't have automatic updates enabled.)

You can download XP Service Pack 2 from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

which you should have, as it greatly increases XP's security. For security software for XP, I'd recommend you look at these:

firewall:
Comodo (http://www.comodo.com), or
PC Tools (http://www.pctools.com/firewall)
Comodo recently released version 3.0 of its firewall, which adds an intrusion prevention component that's very effectively, though it does take time for it to learn your system, and requires some ongoing attention by the user to make sure programs don't get improperly block. Comodo is one of the strongest firewalls available, freeware or commercial, according to the independent testing site matousec.com.

antivirus: (listed in order of preference)
Avira (http://www.free-av.com)
AVAST! Home (http://www.avast.com)
AVG (http://free.grisoft.com)
all provide realtime protection and automatic updates; all have ICSA and VB100 certification, but Avira has been among the highest rated in tests by several respected US and UK computer publications.

antispyware:
Spyware Terminator (http://www.SpywareTerminator.com) or
Spyware Doctor (http://pack.google.com)
either one will give you good, realtime protection, along with
Ad-Aware Free (http://www.lavasoftusa.com) and
Spybot S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org) for additional removal ability.

Answer 2

It means that before you can install the audio driver you need to install service pack 1. I don't know which version of Windows OS you are using. I'll assume it is Windows XP. After Windows XP was released, Microsoft developed additional software and bug fixes for Windows XP. All the additional software and fixes were packaged together in to one update called "Service Pack 1 (SP1)." To install SP1, you will need to download it from Microsoft download webpage (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/default.mspx)

Answer 3

look for a more updated version of the driver online