SP 1 vs SP 1a

[Elsie]

Hi,

What are the differences between SP 1 and SP 1a?
Can I download the SP and install in without using Windows update?

Elsie

 

[Kelly]

Differences Between Windows XP SP1 and Windows XP SP1a
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813926

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Hi,

What are the differences between SP 1 and SP 1a?
Can I download the SP and install in without using Windows update?

Also yes you can download the entire 134MB update directly and then apply
it.
Just download the Network Installation version from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp

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[techguru100]

Isn't the 134MB size for the original SP1? I thought SP1a
was 125MB for the full download

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Isn't the 134MB size for the original SP1? I thought SP1a
was 125MB for the full download

Yes SP1a is about 125MB (I was probably looking at the SP1 file size).
The reduction is size is due in some part to the removal of certain
Microsoft Java Virtual Machine components etc.

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[Alex Nichol]

What are the differences between SP 1 and SP 1a?
Can I download the SP and install in without using Windows update?

Only that SP1a leaves out the Java virtual machine, in accordance with a
court ruling.

Go to
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp

and you can take the 'Network' download at the right - 130MB in one
piece. Given broadband I regard it as better than the express method.
Also down at the bottom is the link to order it on CD . $10 plus S&H

 

[Elsie]

Hi,
Can I download SP 1? the link in the previous post is for SP 1a, which
excludes java vm. so I would have to go download java vm separately?

Elsie

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Hi,
Can I download SP 1? the link in the previous post is for SP 1a, which
excludes java vm. so I would have to go download java vm separately?

SP1 is no longer available.
We had to produce SP1a without the Microsoft Java VM to comply with the
rulings in a legal matter.
see
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/

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Hi,
Can I download SP 1? the link in the previous post is for SP 1a, which
excludes java vm. so I would have to go download java vm separately?

Elsie

Only that SP1a leaves out the Java virtual machine, in accordance with a
court ruling.

Go to

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Can I download SP 1?

No, only SP1a

the link in the previous post is for SP 1a, which
excludes java vm. so I would have to go download java vm separately?

Take a look at this post by Jim Byrd to get some information on how to add MS JVM
to your WinXP installation::

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

As the result of a lawsuit by Sun Microsystems, and the ensuing
settlement, Microsoft is no longer allowed to provide its own Java
Virtual Machine to Windows users. You can get almost the same
functionality by downloading Sun's version of Java from
http://java.sun.com/getjava/index.html. If you want the broader
capabilities of Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine, it is still
available from a lot of 3rd-party web sites, some of which are listed
here: http://www.java-virtual-machine.net/download.html.

If you do choose the Microsoft JVM, be sure to visit Windows
Update to apply a needed security patch.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-011
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-011.asp


Bruce Chambers

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Hi,
Can I download SP 1? the link in the previous post is for SP 1a, which
excludes java vm. so I would have to go download java vm separately?

Elsie

update?

Only that SP1a leaves out the Java virtual machine, in accordance with a
court ruling.

Go to

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp