To run a particular piece of software on XP I have been adivised that I need
to have Service Pack 1 installed.
In the Windows registry I have lots of entries under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP1
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP2
but does this guarantee that I have installed SP1?

Thanks.
Frank.

Hi Frank

From Start>Run type in 'winver' - without the quotes. You can find out from
the screen that appears which version of XP you have.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

"Frank Burns" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> To run a particular piece of software on XP I have been adivised that I
> need
> to have Service Pack 1 installed.
> In the Windows registry I have lots of entries under
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP1
> and
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP2
> but does this guarantee that I have installed SP1?
>
> Thanks.
> Frank.
>
>
>


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>-----Original Message-----
>To run a particular piece of software on XP I have been
adivised that I need
>to have Service Pack 1 installed.
>In the Windows registry I have lots of entries under
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows
XP\SP1
>and
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows
XP\SP2
>but does this guarantee that I have installed SP1?
>
>Thanks.
>Frank.
>
>
>
>.Hi Frank,The surest why to know if you have SP1
installed is to go to windows update let them scan your
system and see if SP1 is listed after the scan.
Those other entries you mention are hotfixes.
>

Thanks MAP. That worked perfectly!
I'm now upgraded to SP1.
Frank.

"MAP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >To run a particular piece of software on XP I have been
> adivised that I need
> >to have Service Pack 1 installed.
> >In the Windows registry I have lots of entries under
> >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows
> XP\SP1
> >and
> >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows
> XP\SP2
> >but does this guarantee that I have installed SP1?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >Frank.
> >
> >
> >
> >.Hi Frank,The surest why to know if you have SP1
> installed is to go to windows update let them scan your
> system and see if SP1 is listed after the scan.
> Those other entries you mention are hotfixes.
> >

Thanks, Will. That was useful. I've now upgraded to SP1 and winver confirms
that.
Cheers,
Frank.

"Will Denny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi Frank
>
> From Start>Run type in 'winver' - without the quotes. You can find out
from
> the screen that appears which version of XP you have.
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> "Frank Burns" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsBzJb.2425$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > To run a particular piece of software on XP I have been adivised that I
> > need
> > to have Service Pack 1 installed.
> > In the Windows registry I have lots of entries under
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP1
> > and
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP2
> > but does this guarantee that I have installed SP1?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Frank.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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