could not install xp sp2

[regiemon]

i downloaded the sp2 in microsoft
while im installing the software, it was looking for the tcptest.exe?

 

[Osiris]

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/xpsp2.html


Try there

is there an error message?

 

[regiemon]

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/xpsp2.html


Try there

is there an error message?

it was just looking for that file. and i dont know where could i get it.

 

[Osiris]

I tried both downloading through windows update, and a standalone installer.

Anyway after digging through the site more I found a trick to fool the installer. Haven't yet figured out the actual problem which is causing windows to hide "????test.exe" files, but I found a way to get SP2 installed. I simply renamed the file to tcptest.ex_ and it made the installer happy!

 

[regiemon]

thanks.i will try it.

 

[Osiris]

ive visited several sites, and this is the most common fix, but some still didnt get it to work