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Can't install SP2 on my vista.

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Brazilianboiii
Brazilianboiii
Posts: 353

Hey everyone, i installed SP1 yesterday on my PC, and then finally when it was done i TRIED to install SP2, but it just said that the SP could not be installed...?

What would be a few things i should check?
-32bit
-Windows Vista
-Has SP1 installed
-Power is good (Desktop)
anything I'm missing?

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LH
LH
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Have you got KB955430 installed ?

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Brazilianboiii
Brazilianboiii
Posts: 353

LH, in other words "KB955430" would be? How do i check?
appwiz.cpl ?

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LH
LH
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Windows Update > View update history > Installed Updates

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GASANINMARS
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hey dude download from http://www.microsoft.com/downl.....laylang=en this is if you have vista sp1 and you want to upgrade it to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 RC but before you do this backup your files first and then do it (microsoft told me about that)

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Brazilianboiii
Brazilianboiii
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Nope, i searched it and nothing popped up.

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Brazilianboiii
Brazilianboiii
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Oh wait, it says i have new updates to install let me give that a look.

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Brazilianboiii
Brazilianboiii
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@LightHouse:
Nope nothing about KB955430 in the updates to be installed.

@GASANINMARS
I Will try that download now

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GASANINMARS
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noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo you have to press download and then it will pop up to download

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Brazilianboiii
Brazilianboiii
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GASANINMARS....
That is what i did.

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GASANINMARS
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wierd i cant believe

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Brazilianboiii
Brazilianboiii
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LH an other suggestions? or do you think i am heading the right way?

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LH
LH
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You are doing fine :)

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madmacs
madmacs
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@Brazilionboiii, you say your trying to install SP2, do you mean the RC? I´d wait till the official release is out!!

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Brazilianboiii
Brazilianboiii
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Madmacs im just trying to get SP2 to work..what's RC, (Im bad when it comes to acronyms.)

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madmacs
madmacs
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Release Candidate (RC). The final Vista SP2 hasn´t been released yet, just a RC version, that comes after beta testing and before the final is released!!

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LH
LH
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Release Candidate. It means, it's only for testers, not the general public.

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Brazilianboiii
Brazilianboiii
Posts: 353

So this would be... the RC?

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Brazilianboiii
Brazilianboiii
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See this is my issue..

THEN IT SAYS......

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LH
LH
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That's the one.

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