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Went to the microsoft website. They say there are two versions of SP2; single user and IT professional. When I looked for the single user version, it sent me to Autmatic Update for a list of about 40 upgrades, 9 Megs. I have no idea whether this is SP2 or simply the latest upgrades, so I went back and downloaded the professional version. The download went ok, but the setup wizard didn't. It aborted, did some uninstalling and the last message it gave me said the upgrade was incomplete, windows might not run correctly. Thanks, microsoft.
I guess I will go back and get the automatic updates, whatever they are.
Why do I feel like Microsoft and its products belong in the trashcan.
Here's a link to a thread I started about it in a windows newgroup:
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If you get the limited or no connectivity problem with the wireless card again, do the following:
1) check the wireless card manager (software for the card where you configure connections, or in XP Control Panel > Network Connections > right click the wireless card > Status) and see if you are getting a wireless connection.
2) if you are getting a wireless connection, make sure you are getting an IP address (ipconfig from a DOS prompt, or the Support tab of the status window above in XP).
Normally, when I see a wireless card with "limited or no connectivity" it has a wireless connection but no IP address. If that is the case it is a Windows network problem and not a problem with the wireless card.
If you don't have a wireless connection, check to see if the computer can see the wireless network you want to be connected to. If it can see it, its probably a configuration problem (maybe the router changed?). If you can't see it then start checking the card. The most reliable steps I've found (for just about any computer hardware, actually) are: uninstall software, remove from device manager, power down, remove card, power up, install software for card, install card, test.
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I finally found out how to get sp2 to install. My problem stemmed from the fact that I allowed Automatic Update to do its thing, which meant installing a bunch of updates before it got around to installing sp2. Those updates mucked something up. So I went back and did the recovery again, then IMMEDIATELY installed sp2 from the CD. As a precaution, I did this in safe mode but I bet it would work from a standard Windows boot. The point is: avoid any automatic updates, just install sp2 right away after a recovery.
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