Windows XP Service pack 1&2 problems - Club CDFreaks

fra55 · 21-01-2007

Hello everybody!I'm here because I'd like to help my uncle in a annoying problem.Well,one year ago he got a new pc with Windows XP Home SP1a installed and the original Windows CD.After a while,he installed also windows SP2,and everything has worked fine.A week ago he re-installed Windows XP and lost every update.So he tried to install SP1 and SP2 but the "Product Key verification" step always fails.Now,since the updates (not only service pack,but also Windows Update files) have always installed without problems,what could have happened?Moreover,Service Pack 2 shouldn't work anyway,also with a bad cd-key?
Thank you in advance!

steve b · 21-01-2007

I don't know. Did he need to enter the product key when he re-installed? I guess some computers that have XP pre-installed have a way of re-installing that doesn't require you to enter the product key. But whoever set up the computer may have screwed up the "built-in" product key.

I would contact the person who sold the computer. If you get no satisfaction, I would contact Microsoft.

By the way, he doesn't need to install both service packs. SP2 will include everything in SP1.

fra55 · 21-01-2007

Yes,I think he has re-entered the product key.Well,but browsing on the web I found that SP2 shouldn't have an autentication passage...what could be wrong?

**platinumsword** · 21-01-2007

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Originally Posted by fra55

Yes,I think he has re-entered the product key.Well,but browsing on the web I found that SP2 shouldn't have an autentication passage...what could be wrong?

Use Autopatcher

Link: http://autopatcher.com/whatsautopatcher/

*DiiZzY* · 24-01-2007

He still need to install SP2 first, too bad new versions of Autopatcher includes IE7 though :/
//Danne

*Nosmartz* · 24-01-2007

you can try the windiz update method through firefox

**Womble** · 25-01-2007

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Originally Posted by DiiZzY

He still need to install SP2 first, too bad new versions of Autopatcher includes IE7 though :/
//Danne

You don't have to install it. Download it but not install it.

*DiiZzY* · 25-01-2007

And dont get any updates for IE 6 at all, great....
Guess I still need to keep my old copies of it.
//Danne

*weedougie* · 25-01-2007

Try slipstreaming XP and SP2, it should solve the problem and speed up installation.

21-01-2007	#1 (permalink)
fra55 CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Italy Posts: 30	Windows XP Service pack 1&2 problems <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Hello everybody!I'm here because I'd like to help my uncle in a annoying problem.Well,one year ago he got a new pc with Windows XP Home SP1a installed and the original Windows CD.After a while,he installed also windows SP2,and everything has worked fine.A week ago he re-installed Windows XP and lost every update.So he tried to install SP1 and SP2 but the "Product Key verification" step always fails.Now,since the updates (not only service pack,but also Windows Update files) have always installed without problems,what could have happened?Moreover,Service Pack 2 shouldn't work anyway,also with a bad cd-key? Thank you in advance!

21-01-2007	#2 (permalink)
steve b CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 557	Re: Windows XP Service pack 1&2 problems I don't know. Did he need to enter the product key when he re-installed? I guess some computers that have XP pre-installed have a way of re-installing that doesn't require you to enter the product key. But whoever set up the computer may have screwed up the "built-in" product key. I would contact the person who sold the computer. If you get no satisfaction, I would contact Microsoft. By the way, he doesn't need to install both service packs. SP2 will include everything in SP1.

21-01-2007	#3 (permalink)
fra55 CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Italy Posts: 30	Re: Windows XP Service pack 1&2 problems Yes,I think he has re-entered the product key.Well,but browsing on the web I found that SP2 shouldn't have an autentication passage...what could be wrong?

24-01-2007	#5 (permalink)
DiiZzY CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nordic Region, Sweden Posts: 2,915	Re: Windows XP Service pack 1&2 problems He still need to install SP2 first, too bad new versions of Autopatcher includes IE7 though :/ //Danne

24-01-2007	#6 (permalink)
Nosmartz CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,017	Re: Windows XP Service pack 1&2 problems you can try the windiz update method through firefox

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DiiZzY CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nordic Region, Sweden Posts: 2,915	Re: Windows XP Service pack 1&2 problems And dont get any updates for IE 6 at all, great.... Guess I still need to keep my old copies of it. //Danne

25-01-2007	#9 (permalink)
weedougie CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: England Posts: 1,052	Re: Windows XP Service pack 1&2 problems Try slipstreaming XP and SP2, it should solve the problem and speed up installation. __________________ People will often expend more time and energy avoiding work or the task before them than it would take to do it.

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