Hi all

Two questions really:

1. Does the SP2 upgrade file change to include later updates, or is it
always a case of starting with the base file then downloading all subsequent
updates to each PC?

2. Is the SP2 file common to both Home and Pro xp, this does not seem clear
on the MS WinXP site?

The file I have been using for all XP Pro client updates is
WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe - suitable for Home Edition?


TIA


Phil

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:40:42 -0000, TheScullster wrote:

> Two questions really:
>
> 1. Does the SP2 upgrade file change to include later updates, or is it
> always a case of starting with the base file then downloading all subsequent
> updates to each PC?

It does not include any updates that have been released since SP2. To get
a fully up-to-date system you need to install SP2 and then any updates that
have been released since.

> 2. Is the SP2 file common to both Home and Pro xp, this does not seem clear
> on the MS WinXP site?
>
> The file I have been using for all XP Pro client updates is
> WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe - suitable for Home Edition?

The same SP2 file can be used for all versions of Windows XP.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.teloep.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

Hi,

> 1. Does the SP2 upgrade file change to include later updates, or is it
> always a case of starting with the base file then downloading all
> subsequent updates to each PC?

No, it's static. You will always need to install any updates released
subsequent to its original release.

> 2. Is the SP2 file common to both Home and Pro xp, this does not seem
> clear on the MS WinXP site?

The full network version is common to both iterations of WinXP.

> The file I have been using for all XP Pro client updates is
> WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe - suitable for Home Edition?

Yup.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Thanks fellas

Phil