Windows xp service pack 2 failed

I am having trouble with 3 Updates for XP x I have enabled verbose logging, followed the steps in , but there is no Error 5. I have no idea where to go. Can anyone help? I emailed the Automatic Update helpers, but they just told me to come here. I have gone round in circles with this.

Two machines, one fresh install, one about 4 months old. Neither will install these three updates. Both have different hardware. Follow Post Reply. David Wilkinson. Wrong Group. Try microsoft. This discussion thread is closed Start new discussion. IIS Version 5. The same thing happened. I did notice this time that it failed while it was "performing a cleanup".

Can I assume that sp2 is installed and ok to use? No, you can't slipstream into a recovery partition in any reasonably simple way.

Installing SP2 into a pre-installed environment is likely to lead to problems. Any changes to the partition structure or boot process that may result could lock you out of the recovery area and prevent you from accessing it in the event of problems.

The recovery partition can not be used to repair an SP2 system. Usually, the manufacturers release an update that is specific to your machine. Have you contacted their support or checked their site and forums for information on installing SP2? It will tell you if SP2 is installed. Hi, I have had a fairly thorough look through HP's website. Their support forums contain no information and their support information only relates to how to prepare the computer before installing the service pack.

I have not posted a thread in their support forum yet. Hi, Managed to solve it. I ended up trying another set of words to search with Google performing cleanup service pack 2 error and found people that had had a similar problem to myself.

It was 0xd9 - Unable to read from or write to the database. This turned out to be related to the cryptographic services problem that I thought I had solved earlier. Previously I had just run the manual steps to solve this issue from the website www.

This time though I downloaded and ran a batch file fixdb. This did the trick. Was successful at installing sp3 as well. That should be it for a while. Good work, and thank you for the followup information. You can mark your own threads "solved" using the button above. As Seen On. Welcome to Tech Support Guy! Latest posts H. Screen black when power supply is unplugged 4 Viewers Latest: harleyrider22 13 minutes ago. M 20 minutes ago. General Security. Microsoft and Intel have released an updated processor driver that will help prevent this installation failure.

To determine whether your computer has this previously mentioned processor, click Start , click Run , type msinfo32, and then press ENTER.

If your computer has this blocked processor, MSInfo32 will display the following text:. Only a small fraction of these processors are installed in systems that have an incorrect BIOS.

However, all systems that have these processors are blocked until the update is installed. Microsoft scanned this file for viruses.

Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. If you have already installed Windows XP SP2 and your system does not restart correctly, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to determine workarounds that you can use to have your system restart successfully with Windows XP SP Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

For more information about this utility, visit the following Intel Web site:. If your system is not already compliant, you may be able to obtain a new system BIOS from your motherboard vendor or from a system vendor. You can also install the updated driver that is provided by Microsoft and Intel from the Microsoft Download Center. The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft.

Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products. Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful?

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