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6/1/2007 10:42:35 PM EDT
I went to Netflix to watch a movie on my computer (1st time) and it tells me I need Windows service pack 2.

So I go to the Microsoft website to download it.

It doesn't offer it to me, so I check to be sure I don't have it already.

I don't.

I can't get it to download

Any help?
6/1/2007 10:49:45 PM EDT
[#1]
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx
6/1/2007 10:52:14 PM EDT
[#2]
service pack 2


click the "download" button on the blue strip in the center of the page.  it's pretty big, so i hope your not on dialup.   save the file in "my documents" and when it''s done, double click the file to start the install.
6/1/2007 10:53:49 PM EDT
[#3]
START -> Programs -> Windows Update

Select "express updates" and it'll get SP2 for you. Keep in mind that, depending on how out of date your Windows installation is, you may have to run updates several times before it will get to SP2.
6/1/2007 10:54:07 PM EDT
[#4]
I can't help you Clean, but wish you luck.

I've had SO many issues on this new computer, its not even funny. I'd like to blame "Vista" like everybody else...but am pretty sure its just me.


Bump for help though.
6/1/2007 10:57:44 PM EDT
[#5]
Got it downloading now

Thanks guys
6/1/2007 10:58:18 PM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:
I can't help you Clean, but wish you luck.

I've had SO many issues on this new computer, its not even funny. I'd like to blame "Vista" like everybody else...but am pretty sure its just me.


Bump for help though.


You can help me clean, do you do windows?
6/1/2007 11:08:59 PM EDT
[#7]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I can't help you Clean, but wish you luck.

I've had SO many issues on this new computer, its not even funny. I'd like to blame "Vista" like everybody else...but am pretty sure its just me.


Bump for help though.


You can help me clean, do you do windows?


I'll have my housekeeper get right on it.
6/1/2007 11:21:13 PM EDT
[#8]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Quoted:
I can't help you Clean, but wish you luck.

I've had SO many issues on this new computer, its not even funny. I'd like to blame "Vista" like everybody else...but am pretty sure its just me.


Bump for help though.


You can help me clean, do you do windows?


I'll have my housekeeper get right on it.


My wifes says the same thing

I wish she would hire a sexy housekeeper who wears daisy dukes to clean

Ours is about 45 and plump, but very sweet and does a great job
6/1/2007 11:23:56 PM EDT
[#9]
here is a better question:

why is SP2 required to watch a DVD, and why does it being a Netflix DVD have anything to do with it? i can't see any reason that SP2 would be required, and a few quick google searches don't reveal any extra info. good DVD playback software will play all DVDs, regardless of where they come from.

what DVD playback software are you using? if it is InterActual, the free player that tries to automatically install itself when the disc is inserted, do yourself a favor and get rid of it. I prefer InterVideo WinDVD (costs money), but you can download VLC player for free (download here) and it will work well.

as far as SP2/windows updates go, i would STRONGLY reccomend that you enable the "automatic update" feature. here is a link MS support site in case you need help figuring out the automatic updates. SP2 has been around for quite some time now and includes very important security fixes.
6/1/2007 11:33:10 PM EDT
[#10]
It's to watch a movie online, download style.
6/1/2007 11:37:59 PM EDT
[#11]

Quoted:

Ours is about 45 and plump, but very sweet and does a great job


She sounds awesome!

Mine is only 22, but I've known her for years. Her mother was my old housekeeper, but she went on to another job when my middle two went to school. I've known mine since she was 15, and trust her completely.  She is family to me.
6/1/2007 11:52:32 PM EDT
[#12]
Open a Command Prompt and type the following:

format c:

Then confirm with a 'y' and Enter.

Windows problems solved. Now go get a real OS to play with.
6/2/2007 1:33:44 AM EDT
[#13]

Quoted:
Open a Command Prompt and type the following:

format c:

Then confirm with a 'y' and Enter.





Quoted:
Windows problems solved. Now go get a real OS to play with.


You may wish to do the same.
6/2/2007 1:59:52 AM EDT
[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Open a Command Prompt and type the following:

format c:

Then confirm with a 'y' and Enter.


ryjones.org/packingxds-is-a-fucking-moron.jpg


Quoted:
Windows problems solved. Now go get a real OS to play with.


You may wish to do the same.



I am running a real OS, been some time since I played on the dark side of Windows.

That just shows that Windows is like a virus, can't even get rid of the damn thing.
6/2/2007 2:00:49 AM EDT
[#15]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Quoted:
Open a Command Prompt and type the following:

format c:

Then confirm with a 'y' and Enter.


ryjones.org/packingxds-is-a-fucking-moron.jpg


Quoted:
Windows problems solved. Now go get a real OS to play with.


You may wish to do the same.



I am running a real OS, been some time since I played on the dark side of Windows.

That just shows that Windows is like a virus, can't even get rid of the damn thing.


Nice filename BTW!
6/2/2007 2:04:37 AM EDT
[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Quoted:

Quoted:
Open a Command Prompt and type the following:

format c:

Then confirm with a 'y' and Enter.


ryjones.org/packingxds-is-a-fucking-moron.jpg


Quoted:
Windows problems solved. Now go get a real OS to play with.


You may wish to do the same.



I am running a real OS, been some time since I played on the dark side of Windows.

That just shows that Windows is like a virus, can't even get rid of the damn thing.


Nice filename BTW!




6/2/2007 2:30:11 AM EDT
[#17]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Open a Command Prompt and type the following:

format c:

Then confirm with a 'y' and Enter.


ryjones.org/packingxds-is-a-fucking-moron.jpg


Quoted:
Windows problems solved. Now go get a real OS to play with.


You may wish to do the same.


ROFLCOPTER.

I love the retarded IT know-it-alls.

Good shoot, Ry.


ETA: Just as a side note, from an IT perspective, you have to seriously be a real fucking moron to fuck up destroying a computer.  I see functionally retarded people destroy machines on a daily basis on accident, and packingXDs couldn't even do it on purpose.

I mean wow, seriously, you get a gold star.


6/2/2007 3:55:28 AM EDT
[#18]
You are probably using a Mac or linus' creation then...


6/2/2007 3:58:51 AM EDT
[#19]

Quoted:
.............Lesson learned: Don't write something smart ass on arfcom without verifying that it works first.............



Under that condition, could arfcom exist?
6/2/2007 4:42:43 AM EDT
[#20]
If you've been w/o SP2 this long, you should blow your computer away and start fresh.
6/2/2007 4:44:54 AM EDT
[#21]

Quoted:
You are probably using a Mac or linus' creation then...




Been using a Linux flavor since Redhat 3.0 or something like that. Haven't regretted it.
6/2/2007 4:49:50 AM EDT
[#22]

Quoted:

Quoted:
.............Lesson learned: Don't write something smart ass on arfcom without verifying that it works first.............



Under that condition, could arfcom exist?


It would be a wasteland, like this site I joined the other day.

I started a serious topic, and after two days I answered myself, because nobody else replied, because there is no traffic. Today I think I'll thank myself for the reply and seek some more info.