sp2

i try to get a win xp sp2 ,but after i download it i start the inslalation
but it stop any time at the levet when it says checking product key.my copy
of winxp is origenal is the one that came with it when it was new.
help

Posted by another user who got a response from MS Support:-

<quote>

There are 3 steps which we have to do to get the SP2 installed.

Steps are:

1) Please go into the CMD prompt (Start/Run --> cmd.exe )

2) Then type cd /d %windir%\inf and make sure we are in that directory.

3) Then type ren oem*.inf oem*.old, it will go back to the prompt after giving you some
error (Do not worry about it)

4) Then type ren oem*.pnf oem*.old1, it will go back to the prompt after giving you some
error (Do not worry about it)

5) Then goto start - run - type "%windir%\inf" and you will see the files in the folder.

6) Then find the file by name INFCACHE.1 and take a backup of it to desktop (by copying it
to desktop) and delete the INFCACHE.1 from c:\windows\inf.

7) Close all windows and reboot the computer to safe mode and start the installation of
SP2 and it should go fine.

<quote>


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|i try to get a win xp sp2 ,but after i download it i start the inslalation
| but it stop any time at the levet when it says checking product key.my copy
| of winxp is origenal is the one that came with it when it was new.
| help