Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows Update and is not offered by
Automatic Updates
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627
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TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2006
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"Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I recently reformatted my disk and installed XP. I don't have either service
> pack 1 or 2. I tried to specifically install service pack 2 which led me to
> the Windows update page. After running Windows update, it did not list
> service pack 2 as one of my needed downloads. Why is this? I don't have it,
> shouldn't it be a critical update? How can I find a copy of service pack 2?
>
> thanks