Windows XP Service Pack Upgrade Roadblocks

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Hello, I'm caught in a technical glitch that has been costing me hours.  Any help you can offer is most appreciated.

 

Basically I run Windows XP Professional.  However, the autoupdates were not turned on.  So I'm now at Service Pack 2.0 - YEAR 2002.  I'm trying to get to Service Pack 2.0  YEAR 2003, however every time I do that it will not install saying, "The version of

Windows you have installed does not match the update you are trying to install".    Why don't I just go right to Service Pack 3.0 and bypass this?  Well because that install doesn't work because I'm not originally on 2.0 - 2003,  only 2.0 - 2002. 

 

 

I need to be on Service Pack 3.0 in order to communicate with my new ATT smartphone and that is how this was discovered.   The tech there and I found a blog saying the problem of above was due to me running Internet Explorer 8.0 and that the effective cure

was to remove the version and be on 6.0.   I did all that so far and again same error message.

 

 

I know Windows XP will be out of service next year, but I don't have the $$$ to spare buying all new software now.  Any answer to this would be gold to me.  I can't believe this issue it is so crazy.    Do I need to get a 2003 Windows XP professional to

replace the 2002?   Doing that seems stupid because in 11 months none of it will be supported.  What do I get now?  Windows VISTA, 7? 8? 9?  etc.  all these revisions are making my head spin.  I am just seeking some reliabiliy.  My system frequently hangs

up on this operating system.  I am very tempted to just get rid of all of it and buy an Apple MAC to be on a closed architecture system vs. open here on Windows/ PC (IBM - based  Clone).

 

Do I have a chance getting to Service Pack 3.0 level?

 

Thank you again.

 

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