Can't install Win XP SP2 update.

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop for Mac' started by junketer, May 27, 2007.

  1. junketer

    junketer Junior Member

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    After many problems I finally got Win XP installed! However, I needed to download & install the SP2 update for it (as it is a 2002 version) but whenever I try to install it it only gets about a third of the way through & an "update.exe - Application Error" comes up & the installation has to be terminated. How do i get it installed? Anyone else had this problem?

    I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question or whether I should be talking to Microsoft Windows people or even Apple people? Anyway, any help would be much appreciated.
     
  2. Fing

    Fing Bit poster

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    I have installed the sp2 update successfully. What i did was to download the complete 266MB update on a windows box, then burn this to cd, i then started Parallels/xp and installed the update from the cd. and all worked......

    hope this helps.
    Cheers
     
  3. junketer

    junketer Junior Member

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    Thanks for that Fing. I ended up ringing Microsoft support for help & they said to try downloading it manually form the Microsoft Download page rather than doing it through Windows Update, so I tried it & the installation was successful.
     

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