winxp sp2 setup error

blacksheep8 · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Sep 19, 2005 Posts: 67

does anyone knows what is this problem?
i current using a lapton to install it but i keep getting this error? what does it mean?
what is ac power?

idjota · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:

plug in your laptop to a powersource, aka an outlet, basically you can't install it just by using your laptop battery
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thugangel · Ronin Samurai Joined: Aug 27, 2005 Posts: 713

Shut down your computer before you plug it in first, though. When you run your laptop on battery first, your CPU tends to downclock itself in able to save battery life. WinXP SP2 takes a really long time to install. If the battery ran out in the middle of the installation, SP2 will completely wipe out your OS and there is almost no chance of getting your old Windows XP back. Any mistakes during SP2 installation, it's highly possible that you may have to re-install WinXP or reformat, so I recommend no multi-tasking (do the installation during your sleep xD ). And you should have at least 5-7 gigs free when you try to install SP2.

blacksheep8 · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Sep 19, 2005 Posts: 67

ic ic...

my c drive only got 1 gb of free space..
so is it orite to install them? as u mention earlier, i need atleast 5 gb.. is that so?

thugangel · Ronin Samurai Joined: Aug 27, 2005 Posts: 713

I'm sorry. I was thinking of something else when I said 5-7gb. The official Microsoft requirement is at last 1.8gigs of free space. And make sure you scanned your computer for virus and spywares and then defrag your hard drive before you install. Also, if you don't want to do it through the Windows Update, you could download the SP2 file from Microsoft Website here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en or order the CD here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx and it'll be much safer that way if you're not connected to the internet during the installation.