Downloading SP 4.0?

[W. Watson]

OK, I decided to update W2000 with SP4. I have a 28K baud modem line. It seems like there are two
choices: Express and Network. I choose Express. It says it will download a 600K file and then a 15M
file. I downloaded the 600K file and fired it up. It then wanted to download a 35M file. Whoa!!!! I
can probably tolerate a 15M download and install, but what's with 35M? Is there a better way to do
this?

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Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet, Nevada City, CA)
-- GMT-8 hr std. time, RJ Rcvr 39° 8' 0" N, 121° 1' 0" W

"Wash your hands after using the bathroom.", wisely advised my dad. In the 9/20/03 issue,
the NYT
reports about 70% of men & 80% of women do. In Chicago and San Francisco about 40% for
either sex.
After the SARS outbreak in Toronto, both groups hit 96%.

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[ron]

yes. find someone(neighbor, friend, etc.) with a
broadband connection (cable, T1, etc) and have them
download the network versiona [this downloads the entire
service pack] then burn it to a CD. Regards,

-----Original Message-----
OK, I decided to update W2000 with SP4. I have a 28K

baud modem line. It seems like there are two

choices: Express and Network. I choose Express. It says

it will download a 600K file and then a 15M

file. I downloaded the 600K file and fired it up. It

then wanted to download a 35M file. Whoa!!!! I

can probably tolerate a 15M download and install, but

what's with 35M? Is there a better way to do

this?

--
Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet, Nevada City, CA)
-- GMT-8 hr std. time, RJ Rcvr 39° 8' 0" N, 121° 1' 0" W

"Wash your hands after using the bathroom.",

wisely advised my dad. In the 9/20/03 issue,

the NYT
reports about 70% of men & 80% of women do. In

Chicago and San Francisco about 40% for

either sex.
After the SARS outbreak in Toronto, both groups hit 96%.

Web Page:

 

[W. Watson]

Thanks. I do docent work for a science museum that has such access. I'll use it.

Find someone with highspeed access and download the
network file, then copy it to your machine and run it.
Or, order the CD from Microsoft.

modem line. It seems like there are two
it will download a 600K file and then a 15M
wanted to download a 35M file. Whoa!!!! I
what's with 35M? Is there a better way to do
wisely advised my dad. In the 9/20/03 issue,
Chicago and San Francisco about 40% for

--
Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet, Nevada City, CA)
-- GMT-8 hr std. time, RJ Rcvr 39° 8' 0" N, 121° 1' 0" W

"Wash your hands after using the bathroom.", wisely advised my dad. In the 9/20/03 issue,
the NYT
reports about 70% of men & 80% of women do. In Chicago and San Francisco about 40% for
either sex.
After the SARS outbreak in Toronto, both groups hit 96%.

Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
Imaginarium Museum: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews/imaginarium.html>

 

[W. Watson]

Whoa! I just got back from a long trip and decided to go down to the museum to download this file.
130M for the workstation version! My zip drive isn't that large. Is there another way of doing this?
Purchase a CD?

By the way, the Network Install version of SP4 is ~130MB.
Plan on having a large USB drive, or CD writer.

wisely advised my dad. In the 9/20/03 issue,
Chicago and San Francisco about 40% for

--
Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet, Nevada City, CA)
-- GMT-8 hr std. time, RJ Rcvr 39° 8' 0" N, 121° 1' 0" W

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[Bill James]

Order the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 CD: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/ordercd.asp

"The Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) CD includes the same software as the Web download. Customers in the United States and Canada can order the CD from this Web site. The CD costs U.S. $9.95 (CDN $14.95) and includes shipping and handling."

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Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

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