New Computer - Need Service Packs on CD

[Jim]

I'm building a new PC to replace a 4 year old one. I'm going to move my XP
to this one, but it does not have the Service Pack updates. Where and how
can I download the Service Packs to a CD or DVD so that the new computer
doesn't have to be connected to the internet? I can't get get USB 2.0 on
the new one until I have Service Pack 1, and I can't get my internet
connection to work without USB 2.

Any help is appreciated!

Jim

 

[Nepatsfan]

[email protected],

I'm building a new PC to replace a 4 year old one. I'm
going to move my XP to this one, but it does not have the
Service Pack updates. Where and how can I download the
Service Packs to a CD or DVD so that the new computer
doesn't have to be connected to the internet? I can't get
get USB 2.0 on the new one until I have Service Pack 1, and
I can't get my internet connection to work without USB 2.
Any help is appreciated!

Jim

You can download Service pack 2 here:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT
Professionals and Developers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

You can order SP2 on CD here:

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

You don't need to concern yourself with downloading SP1. SP2
includes all the updates that were contained in SP1.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I'm building a new PC to replace a 4 year old one. I'm going to
move my XP to this one, but it does not have the Service Pack
updates. Where and how can I download the Service Packs to a CD or
DVD so that the new computer doesn't have to be connected to the
internet? I can't get get USB 2.0 on the new one until I have
Service Pack 1, and I can't get my internet connection to work
without USB 2.
Any help is appreciated!

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

You can download and save all updates for later use - including service
packs. You can even integrate those patches into your Windows XP
installation CD - so if you had to reinstall - you wold end up almost
fully-patched right fromthe beginning.

For service pack 2 in particlular:

Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP
http://snipurl.com/8bqy

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD
http://snipurl.com/d41v

You can download each update manually - based off the KB Article number,
etc. That way you can back it up/burn a CD of them in case you need them or
use them to keep a slipstream/integrated (updated) Windows XP CD.

How to use the Windows Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323166
(In order to use the Windows Update Catalog, you must use IE to get the
patches..)

Windows Update Catalog
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
(In order to use the Windows Update Catalog, you must use IE to get the
patches..)

Creating an Integrated Installation
http://snipurl.com/el43

Integrate software updates into your Windows installation source files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828930

Really customize your CD..
http://unattended.msfn.org/

Produce an up-to-date XP Distibution CD
http://xpcreate.com/

AutoPatcher
http://www.autopatcher.com/

AutoStreamer
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

You can see the critical (security and other) patches released for a given
month using the following:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms##-***.mspx

At the end of this line you see "ms##-***.mspx" .. If you simply replace ##
with the two-digit year and the *** with the three character month
abbreviation, you will see the list of "critical" and "important" patches
for that month (since it only happens once a month usually, if you check by
the second Tuesday (wait until afternoon) of each month - you should be
fine) - note that future months will not work.

As an example...

December 2004's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-dec.mspx

March 2005's patches..
None released.. so that one will fail...

May 2005's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-may.mspx

July 2005's patches..
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-jul.mspx


Once you get on the page with each month's list of patches.. You can go to
the related KB articles and grab the appropriate files from there.

Unattended installation or cloning methods:

By CD/DVD...
http://unattended.msfn.org/

By network...
http://unattended.sourceforge.net/

Your other choice might be to create a universal image - but I think you
would get more flexibility with an unattended installation.

http://www.leinss.com/uniimg.html
(See the WinXP Blog addition - imaging with universal image)

http://www.gc.peachnet.edu/www/wbeck/W2KXP.htm#Master
(More on building and ghosting a master image)