Download SP2 for unconnected PC

[Eric Liong]

Hello all.

I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by dial-up.
A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.

Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for XP-Home, to
his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and apply
it?

Thanks.

Eric

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Eric,

You can order one free from MS.
Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

Or it can be downloaded from MS:
Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and
Developers:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

 

[Eric Liong]

Thanks Bert.

I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time to get here.
And I was weary of the "... for IT Professionals and Developers" version.
Can I use this version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?

Thanks.

Eric

Hi Eric,

You can order one free from MS.
Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

Or it can be downloaded from MS:
Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and
Developers:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Hello all.

I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by dial-up.
A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.

Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for XP-Home, to
his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and apply
it?

Thanks.

Eric

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Eric,

It's the only one available from MS.
It should work fine.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Thanks Bert.

I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time to get here.
And I was weary of the "... for IT Professionals and Developers" version.
Can I use this version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?

Thanks.

Eric

Hi Eric,

You can order one free from MS.
Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

Or it can be downloaded from MS:
Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and
Developers:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Hello all.

I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by dial-up.
A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.

Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for XP-Home, to
his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and apply
it?

Thanks.

Eric

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Eric,

Just to confirm this, I downloaded it and compared it with
the setup file on the CD and it is exactly the same.
So go for it. You may want to get the Free CD just to have
it on have thou.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Thanks Bert.

I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time to get here.
And I was weary of the "... for IT Professionals and Developers" version.
Can I use this version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?

Thanks.

Eric

Hi Eric,

You can order one free from MS.
Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

Or it can be downloaded from MS:
Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and
Developers:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Hello all.

I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by dial-up.
A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.

Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for XP-Home, to
his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and apply
it?

Thanks.

Eric

 

[eliong]

Thanks Bert,

I downloaded it and burned it on a CD, WindowsXP ..... ENU.exe @277Mb
approx.
Next question: can I apply it straight, or must I first get up-to-date
with my Windows-updates (at least critical ones) before executing SP2?

Eric

Hi Eric,

Just to confirm this, I downloaded it and compared it with
the setup file on the CD and it is exactly the same.
So go for it. You may want to get the Free CD just to have
it on have thou.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Thanks Bert.

I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time to get here.
And I was weary of the "... for IT Professionals and Developers" version.
Can I use this version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?

Thanks.

Eric

Hi Eric,

You can order one free from MS.
Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

Or it can be downloaded from MS:
Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and
Developers:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Hello all.

I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by dial-up.
A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.

Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for XP-Home, to
his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and apply
it?

Thanks.

Eric

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Eric,

SP2 has all but a couple of new updates. Install SP2 then
run
Windows Update.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Thanks Bert,

I downloaded it and burned it on a CD, WindowsXP .....
ENU.exe @277Mb approx.
Next question: can I apply it straight, or must I first
get up-to-date with my Windows-updates (at least critical
ones) before executing SP2?

Eric

Hi Eric,

Just to confirm this, I downloaded it and compared it
with the setup file on the CD and it is exactly the same.
So go for it. You may want to get the Free CD just to
have it on have thou.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Thanks Bert.

I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time
to get here. And I was weary of the "... for IT
Professionals and Developers" version. Can I use this
version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?

Thanks.

Eric


Hi Eric,

You can order one free from MS.
Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

Or it can be downloaded from MS:
Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT
Professionals and Developers:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Hello all.

I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not
even by dial-up. A friend of mine has a PC with a
fast connection to Internet. My PC has XP-Home
Edition, his has XP-Professional.

Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2
for XP-Home, to his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory
key, stick it in my PC and apply it?

Thanks.

Eric

 

[Eric Liong]

Bert,

Thanks for your input.

Eric

Hi Eric,

SP2 has all but a couple of new updates. Install SP2 then
run
Windows Update.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Thanks Bert,

I downloaded it and burned it on a CD, WindowsXP .....
ENU.exe @277Mb approx.
Next question: can I apply it straight, or must I first
get up-to-date with my Windows-updates (at least critical
ones) before executing SP2?

Eric

Hi Eric,

Just to confirm this, I downloaded it and compared it
with the setup file on the CD and it is exactly the same.
So go for it. You may want to get the Free CD just to
have it on have thou.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Thanks Bert.

I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time
to get here. And I was weary of the "... for IT
Professionals and Developers" version. Can I use this
version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?

Thanks.

Eric


Hi Eric,

You can order one free from MS.
Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

Or it can be downloaded from MS:
Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT
Professionals and Developers:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Hello all.

I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not
even by dial-up. A friend of mine has a PC with a
fast connection to Internet. My PC has XP-Home
Edition, his has XP-Professional.

Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2
for XP-Home, to his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory
key, stick it in my PC and apply it?

Thanks.

Eric