Service Pack 2 After Restarting It Is Not Starting Now
Aug 25, 2005
I didn't want sp2, but my computer decided to install it for me anyway when it did the last automatic updates two days ago. When it told me to restart the computer, I did, and now it will not start. It goes into a boot loop and just goes on and off and on and off. I called Microsoft and they cannot help me, because I do not have an official XP disk, it came installed on my computer (Systemax). If I had a disk they said it would be easy. They told me to call Systemax. I did, but I have had the computer longer than a year, so the free tech support is over and now it is $40/half hour to get help.
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Aug 8, 2008
Once I installed sp3, I could not get past the windows loading screen, so I started in safemode and uninstalled sp3 that way. My question is, does uninstalling sp3 remove sp2 as well. I can not see sp2 under add/remove programs, but my windows update history says I downloaded sp2 last May.
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Nov 7, 2008
I have had Windows XP on my computer for 3 years, during that time I have had no problems with updates. A couple of days ago updates were running when I got the following message box. Service pack 3 setup. Access denied1! Microsoft will now un-install the current updates. At this point I was in a hurry to leave and shut off my computer thinking that when I started up again, the updates would resume their activity.......
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May 2, 2007
Every time I try to download SP2 computer restarts during the installation, specifically when its making backup files. I got this error signature after the computer rebooted I have a Widows XP Home edition.
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Feb 16, 2009
My friend just got the net however she cant use it because she needs SP2. shes on SP1 Shes using a wireless connection. she cant connect to the net to download SP2 then to SP3. so is there a way I can download it? then pass it to her via USB? Link to download?
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Apr 16, 2010
ANYBODY OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO UPGRADE MY WINDOWS XP,PRO(SP1)-TO WINDOWS XP,PRO(SP2)- I,JUST NEED TO UPGRADE. I DON`T WANT TO LOSE ANY OF MY UTILITIES OR PROGRAMS THAT CAME WITH MY COMPUTER. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE TO GO, AND WHAT TO DO
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Dec 4, 2008
I have a similar problem and I have no problem starting in safe mode but it won't start in normal mode. Just keeps restarting by it self. Behaves just as arwin describes.
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Dec 7, 2005
Have a XP Home PC here, and a number of services are not starting including the RPC service. Saw on an earlier thread this may be related to the DCOM service, but this won't start either.Have run a Hijack this log and there's nothing to report there, system restore doen't work because it's one of the many auto start services that don't start along with windows installer. The link below shows a conversation with a guy who has the same problem as me only he had to rsolve his via a re-install. Don't mind doing this if that's what's needed, just would love to be able to fix it!
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May 7, 2005
XP pro service pack 1 and I have already started in safe mode and ran Ad-aware and spybot.
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May 22, 2006
If you go to Microsoft to download it it is old and it do't have all the updates. The Date Published is 08/10/2004.Is there any place to get the most updated version?
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Aug 21, 2009
My printer is networked from my pc to my laptop but all of a sudden it is no longer printing from the laptop. The pc is saying the "server service is not starting Error 87" parameter incorrect whenI try to start it. Also the computer browser is disabled and I am unable to start it.I am not very technical so any instructions need to be fairly straightforward please.
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Dec 2, 2004
i have heard many good and bad things about teh new service pack and being a novice i am having a hard time trying to find a straight yes or no answer anywhere all im finding is very technical answers that i do not understand half of what people are saying
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Jul 2, 2010
I have 32 bit edition and therefore need to download Service Pack as I understand Microsoft will no longer support Service Pack 2 after JULY 13.
I have tried to do it from Microsoft site but without success.Tried doing it from Service Pack center without success
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Mar 19, 2010
I have a retail version of Windows XP Pro without any service packs. Where can I download SP3? I looked at Microsoft's website but it is way to confusing. I think I downloaded SP3 but it said it was meant for IT professionals to be used on a network.
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Feb 13, 2009
I have service pack 3 on my desktop pc with windows xp. is it possible to downgrade to service pack, my wireless usb adapter will work on it properly, This is what I was told to do by a tech at Linksys just now, although it worked fine last night, they know they have issues with service pack 3 on xp, and have not got a driver working yet for service pack So they told me to downgrade my pc to service pack 2 until they do have a good driver
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Nov 16, 2009
good day to everyone, is there anybody can teach how to downgrade SP3 to SP2
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Aug 17, 2005
Is it safe for me to install Windows XP Service Pack 2?
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Apr 25, 2006
I just downloaded Sevice Pack 2 and will install by myself.
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Dec 1, 2008
Need some feedback on whether I should install Service Pack 3 for my Windows XP Home?
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Feb 1, 2007
Do I only need to install service pack 4 only or 1,2,3 and 4, please?
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Oct 31, 2007
I tried downloading service pack 2 and it messed up my computer and it takes a while to get onto it and the internet is slow. I can only use it in safe mode. Please tell me what to do, besides reboot the computer, for I have done that 2 times already.
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Jan 1, 2008
I normally remove the updates/SPs from my Windows folder after a few days of running with the SP installed. All those packs can take up a ton of space. I move them to a separate folder for safe keeping for about a week, then, if all is well, I delete them. I don't think I've deleted the IE7 SP, but I don't know what the SP number is.
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Sep 17, 2005
Is there any way to get a copy of service pack 1 OTHER than from Microsoft?....I bought my copy of XP Pro at a computer show and its license key is no good...so I can't install the version from MS
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Nov 1, 2008
Concerning windows XP i'm being promted with an update to install service pack 3 (SP3) i'm currently running on (SP2) i've researched on (SP3) but before installing the upgrade would just like to know from users already using (SP3) what their comments are.
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Feb 23, 2007
I am unable to install windows xp service pack 2. I have downloaded it and it gets to final stages of instalation (performing cleaning) and then I get an error message saying that it could not complete installation. I have a proper copy of win xp and have used it for ages and registered it. The problems came when I got a new motherboard and it asked me to register windows which I did successfully. When I went to download SP2 it told me I had to register windows and to follow certain steps in the control panel.
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Jan 13, 2009
I run sfc, I get a message saying insert your xp pro service pack 3 cd. The problem is that I don't have sp3 cd. What should I do? By the way, I don't have xp intallation cd, but I have manufacturer's restore cd which does not have sp2 nor sp3.
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May 6, 2006
I never installed Windows Service pack 2 on my computer yet. Do I really need this installed? Also, do I have to shut down any programs before installing it?
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Feb 19, 2005
Today I got a new computer, and set up a home network with my DSL connection. Well, I noticed that my older computer hadn't been updated in a while so I downloaded/installed all the new XP updates, including SP2. Well as soon as I did that, Windows would not boot. So I turned off auto-reboot when it encounters an error. Even worse. Now I can't even go into safe mode, unless it's the command line. So I decided, what the heck, I need to clean up anyways. And I try to reinstall windows, my CD won't load. So now I'm stuck with a nice blue paperweight that won't boot windows and I can't boot the XP CD. If anyone has encountered this problem, and fixed it, please reply. If not, I'm getting Redhat right now, and going to install that, format, uninstall and put XP back in. I was just hoping for an easier way out.
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Jun 21, 2005
Right now I have SP1, an activated firewall with Norton Anti-virus and blah blah blah. I'm not on a network, am only online on dial-up and just use this computer for boards like this, Live Journal, nothing fancy, no P2P stuff. Considering these things, how necessary would it be for me to get Service Pack 2 and why?
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Jan 21, 2006
is there a windows xp service pack 3 out
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Oct 31, 2008
I bought a new iMac recently and has been petitioned with Win.XP.I`m on the fence about downloading SP3 after hearing much that has made me leery of it.How do you folks out there feel about it at this point? Please kick me off the fence, one way or the other.
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