SP2 being read as SP1???

[unlovedwarrior]

magic...?

[saytheya]

i know what my friends have for their OS and everyone else doesn't have a computer. i check with my friends with computer problems before i go into forums.

this are the systems of the people whose discs i'd have access to:
XP home edition v. 2002 SP2
XP home edition v. 2002 SP1
XP home edition v. 2002 SP1a
XP professional v. 2002 SP2
vista

i have:
XP media center edition v. 2002 SP2

so any other suggestions?

[JXY]

I'm assuming you run XP. Which language is your os in?

[saytheya]

if you go to my original post in computer software, it has all my OS and computer information. yes it is in english.

[CBMatt]

XP home edition v. 2002 SP2
XP professional v. 2002 SP2

One of these could possibly work.  Media Center isn't much different from standard XP; it just comes with extra programs.  The OS is essentially the same.  I could be wrong, but I believe yours is XP Pro (Media Center commonly is).  I have the same version of Windows as you (WinNT 5.01.2600), and although mine is also Media Center, it is technically XP Pro.  I'd say it's worth a shot.

If it doesn't work out, you could always give 1-800-MICROSOFT a call and hope you get someone who knows what the problem might be.

[saytheya]

alright, i'll see if i can get a cd from either one of those people. thanks

[CBMatt]

Be sure to lest us know if you have any luck.  I'd really like to see how things turn out with this one.  Heh.

[JXY]

You could try re-installing service pack 2, and see if it helps. You can download the english version setup from the below link.

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/xpsp2.html

[saytheya]

i got WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe off of the microsoft website and tried to install SP2 and it failed to install 

i called microsoft and i talked to one person who said that it wouldn't cost me anything to get tech support and then i got to tech support and they said they'd charge me $59 for support. they couldn't guarentee that they'd fix the problem either. (they reimburse you if they can't fix it, which is good, but i don't have $$ right now.)

if i get an xp pro cd, am i going to lose my personal files and the programs that came with media edition. i think i can get an xp pro cd.

[CBMatt]

If you install regular XP Pro instead of Media Center, you should be able to keep your personal files, but you will lose your programs.  Either way, you should back up all important data, just to be on the safe side.

[JXY]

i got WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe off of the microsoft website and tried to install SP2 and it failed to install 

what error message did it display?

[saytheya]

this is what i got...

[JXY]

wow...that's really informative...
let me see....did the message show at the beginning or in the middle of the installation?

[saytheya]

at the end...it "installed" and then that popped up

[JXY]

hmmm....this seems like a tricky one.

let's just take a brief moment to review.

1. you can't uninstall sp2
2. you can't install any of the updates from microsoft support web

is there anything else i've missed out?

oh..3. and you don't have a windows disc right?