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leo8907   09-13-2009 at 03:39:30 AM

I had to hit the ole restore button and my computer bought me back to the beginning ( XPsp1). When I try to install SP2 I keep getting :

" Unable to read or write to database"

And then it said:

" Service pack 2 did not complete"

I also check the Microsoft website and i said I was getting a error code: 0x800710D9

Any ideas on whats causing this

Spec:

HP
3.2GHZ
1.5 GB


Message edited by leo8907 on 09-13-2009 at 03:51:58 AM
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blackhawk1928   09-13-2009 at 04:22:31 AM

Just dont waste any time, becuase something is obviosly wrong, save yourself time and resintall your OS

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Zoron   09-13-2009 at 06:21:22 AM

Did you download the full package or are you trying to do it through Windows Update? If using WU, then download and use the full package.

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leo8907   09-14-2009 at 03:09:20 PM

Ok guys, thanks for the replies. I guess I wasn't being patient enough. It seems that it needed to download the rest of the SP1 before moving on to SP2. Now everything seems ok for now.

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blackhawk1928   09-14-2009 at 09:38:50 PM

Ha, all service packs in xp at least require the previous one installed before they themselves can be installed meaning you cant install sp2 without sp1 and you can't install sp3 without sp2 and sp1.

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