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lawnmowerguy
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August 19th, 2004 13:00
Frustrating experience with Automatic Updates and SP2
I have a Dell 2400 with XP Home SP1 preinstalled. Automatic Updates is turned on, set to notify me before downloading critical updates. Well, about 15 minutes ago, a small window popped up from my systray announcing SP2 was ready to download. Hurrah! Finally! I clicked "download," the small window disappeared, and nothing happened! LOL.
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Posted August 19th, 2004 13:00
The way you have been hopping up and down, fuzzing and peeing your pants all week about this I am not surprised you are frustrated. Just have a little patience for god's sake! You will get SP2 eventually, promise...800
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Posted August 19th, 2004 13:00
No, I am sorry if I wasn't clear, maybe I should have added a smiley there. You are not aggravting me at all. "Amusing" would be a better word...800
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Posted August 19th, 2004 13:00
Something is downloading right now. Double-clicking on the AU icon in systray doesn't bring up any info. Status has been at 0% for 10 minutes now.800
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Posted August 19th, 2004 13:00
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Oh sorry! I didn't realize I was aggravating you so much.
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Posted August 19th, 2004 14:00
Lawn....
My advise is to not restart. Let it do its thing.
I'm only doing the AU process for SP-2 so I can learn how MS is doing it. I have many "very-biginner" friends I can help/assist/advise/etc. about this.
Now with my luck it will begin installing and require a reboot the second Google's IPO starts.
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Posted August 19th, 2004 14:00
it may be that it is simply not available.. i read an article, dated aug 17th, that said it was pushed back another 9 days..800
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Posted August 19th, 2004 14:00
At least yours is doing something. My drive is filled with new files and folders and nothing is happening. Nor is the AU icon in the sys tray.I also have a download meter running (DU Meter) and nothing is downloading.
Dimension 8300 P4, 2.8 GHz
512MB
WinXP Home SP-1
SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616T
NEC DVD+R/RW ND-110A
80 GB HD
128MB DDR ATI Radeon 9800
SB Live!
Intel PRO 100 VE Integrated NIC
Dual Samsung Syncmaster 192T800
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Posted August 19th, 2004 14:00
No, SP2 for Home Edition was released on August 18th. Other people have reported downloading it. And I received a notification that SP2 was available 30 minutes ago. SP2 for Pro users should be available on August 25.
When I saw the notification window, I clicked "download," the window disappeared and nothing happened. Then, I rebooted the PC and the AU icon suddenly appeared, saying it was downloading something. Still at 0%. Don't know if this is normal or another glitch with AU. We shall see.
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Posted August 19th, 2004 14:00
Ahh Ha!!!! Idleness. That was my question yesterday.
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Posted August 19th, 2004 13:00
Lawn...
I'd like a status report on your SP2 Automatic Update.
Hawk