Follow the directions here and try again:

"Get Your PC Ready for Windows XP SP2"
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx

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"freescotland" <freescotland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm running XP home and downloaded through automatic update the xp service
> pack 2 and after the download it will not install.
>
> Any ideas? (Short of reinstalling original disks)