Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

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"freescotland" <freescotland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:299B21B1-A902-4767-820B-9CB194A92C8C@microsoft.com...
> 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)