[access-uk] Re: SP2 Disappeared!
- From: "John Gurd" <j.gurd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:01:39 +0100
Hi Yusuf
You were right. After five days with the machine on for most of each day the
icon reappeared telling me it was ready to install Service Pack 2. It took
twenty minutes or so to install and appears to be working, although I think
now I'll get myself a real firewall which will tell me when a program "Dials
out".
One word of warning. When I clicked to install I was dismayed to see a
warning come up telling me to back up my system. At that point it looked
like I either had to do a major backup onto CD or another drive or cancel
without knowing if I would have to download the pack again. Of course I
thought "to hell with it" and went ahead with the install. I was relieved to
see that the install shield itself backed up my current system and created a
Restore Point, so it appears undoable in the event of a disaster.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of yusuf
Sent: 23 August 2004 10:30
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: SP2 Disappeared!
Hi Jon, I had exactly the same problem but I think that the download is
actually happening. I am using Bt openworld which has an icon in the system
tray. This icon shows how many bytes have been sent out and how many have
been received. Yesterday the received bytes got up to 7 million. I didn't do
any major downloads a part from XP service pack 2. So I can only assume that
it is happening in the background very, very slowly.
No idea why the normal icon isn't in the system tray Microsoft being its
normal inconsistent self no doubt.
Yusuf
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gurd" <j.gurd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 10:31 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: SP2 Disappeared!
> HI George
>
> Nope, I looked for that. I think something went wrong when I lost my cable
> connection right at the beginning of the download. I'll have to wait until
> SP2 appears on the Windows Update site and download it manually in a week
or
> two.
>
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> Of George Bell
> Sent: 22 August 2004 20:08
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SP2 Disappeared!
>
>
> Hi John,
> Is there an icon in your System Tray (beside the
> clock) referring to, "Updates are ready to
> install" or similar?
>
> George.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John
> Gurd
> Sent: 22 August 2004 18:49
> To: Access-Uk
> Subject: [access-uk] SP2 Disappeared!
>
> Hi there
>
> 3 days ago the automatic updater in my Windows XP
> machine offered to download the recent Service
> Pack 2. I clicked to download and it indicated it
> was doing so and then disappeared from my system
> tray! Normally you can get a download progress
> report from the system tray but it had entirely
> disappeared. I have had some intermittent
> connection problems but on the whole I have been
> connected (I have a cable modem with 750kb
> download).
>
> Yesterday I got the same offer on my second PC
> which is connected to the same modem via a router.
> The very same thing happened! Now I have two PC's
> running Windows XP with SP1 and no SP2 in site...
> Is this normal?
>
> John
>
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