I'll try to be brief. Recently had XP Home with Service Pack 2. Had some
problems with USB in course of solving it (with help) removed SP 2 and
reinstalled XP Home.
USB fine. When try to install SP 2, it copies files OK then hangs whenever
it checks for 'neccessary disk space'. In Task Manager, when this is
happening the processor is wiorking at 100% constantly.
In case it is relevant, Windows Explorer does not show status bar any more
by default - I have to show it every time I start up, sometimes when using
Windows Explorer, a 'preparing to install' box shows up briefly and then
disappears with no apparent effect.
Anyone got any ideas please ?
Thanks
Rick

Re: XP Service Pack 2 Installation problems by David

David
Fri Jun 27 13:34:17 PDT 2008

This group is for Windows Media Center, repost to a more appropriate group
such as xp.general

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"Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'll try to be brief. Recently had XP Home with Service Pack 2. Had some
> problems with USB in course of solving it (with help) removed SP 2 and
> reinstalled XP Home.
> USB fine. When try to install SP 2, it copies files OK then hangs whenever
> it checks for 'neccessary disk space'. In Task Manager, when this is
> happening the processor is wiorking at 100% constantly.
> In case it is relevant, Windows Explorer does not show status bar any more
> by default - I have to show it every time I start up, sometimes when using
> Windows Explorer, a 'preparing to install' box shows up briefly and then
> disappears with no apparent effect.
> Anyone got any ideas please ?
> Thanks
> Rick
>


Re: XP Service Pack 2 Installation problems by David

David
Fri Jun 27 13:35:08 PDT 2008

And try reading your previous post on the same subject from 4 hours ago.

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"Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:41C63380-8A70-43CE-B0D0-6A18799DB3BC@microsoft.com...
> I'll try to be brief. Recently had XP Home with Service Pack 2. Had some
> problems with USB in course of solving it (with help) removed SP 2 and
> reinstalled XP Home.
> USB fine. When try to install SP 2, it copies files OK then hangs whenever
> it checks for 'neccessary disk space'. In Task Manager, when this is
> happening the processor is wiorking at 100% constantly.
> In case it is relevant, Windows Explorer does not show status bar any more
> by default - I have to show it every time I start up, sometimes when using
> Windows Explorer, a 'preparing to install' box shows up briefly and then
> disappears with no apparent effect.
> Anyone got any ideas please ?
> Thanks
> Rick
>


Re: XP Service Pack 2 Installation problems by Rick

Rick
Fri Jun 27 16:29:00 PDT 2008

Apologies again. Not really sure why it has happened again. Don't really need
to try reading my previous post. Could do without the attitude too Thanks

"David B." wrote:

> And try reading your previous post on the same subject from 4 hours ago.
>
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> "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:41C63380-8A70-43CE-B0D0-6A18799DB3BC@microsoft.com...
> > I'll try to be brief. Recently had XP Home with Service Pack 2. Had some
> > problems with USB in course of solving it (with help) removed SP 2 and
> > reinstalled XP Home.
> > USB fine. When try to install SP 2, it copies files OK then hangs whenever
> > it checks for 'neccessary disk space'. In Task Manager, when this is
> > happening the processor is wiorking at 100% constantly.
> > In case it is relevant, Windows Explorer does not show status bar any more
> > by default - I have to show it every time I start up, sometimes when using
> > Windows Explorer, a 'preparing to install' box shows up briefly and then
> > disappears with no apparent effect.
> > Anyone got any ideas please ?
> > Thanks
> > Rick
> >
>
>

Re: XP Service Pack 2 Installation problems by Gene

Gene
Sat Jun 28 13:59:04 PDT 2008

On 6/27/2008, Rick posted this:
> Apologies again. Not really sure why it has happened again. Don't really need
> to try reading my previous post.

> Could do without the attitude too Thanks

Us too.

> "David B." wrote:
>
>> And try reading your previous post on the same subject from 4 hours ago.
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>> "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:41C63380-8A70-43CE-B0D0-6A18799DB3BC@microsoft.com...
>>> I'll try to be brief. Recently had XP Home with Service Pack 2. Had some
>>> problems with USB in course of solving it (with help) removed SP 2 and
>>> reinstalled XP Home.
>>> USB fine. When try to install SP 2, it copies files OK then hangs whenever
>>> it checks for 'neccessary disk space'. In Task Manager, when this is
>>> happening the processor is wiorking at 100% constantly.
>>> In case it is relevant, Windows Explorer does not show status bar any more
>>> by default - I have to show it every time I start up, sometimes when using
>>> Windows Explorer, a 'preparing to install' box shows up briefly and then
>>> disappears with no apparent effect.
>>> Anyone got any ideas please ?
>>> Thanks
>>> Rick
>>>
>>
>>

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