Help - SP2.. Can it be downloaded as a file ? ?

[anonymous]

Hi,

A friend of mine is having issues with his dialup connection where the modem
keeps hanging up every 20 mins.. He is trying download SP2, but as you can
imagine over a dial up connection, the process is turning out to be
frustrating...

Is it possible for SP2 to be downloaded without going through windows update
? I would like to download it(the wonders of broadband) and take it to his
machine on my USB drive...


Any help would be appreciated.

G.

 

[José Gallardo]

Yes.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

The SP2 file can be downloaded from here (266 MBs):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

 

[WTC]

Hi,

A friend of mine is having issues with his dialup connection where the
modem keeps hanging up every 20 mins.. He is trying download SP2,
but as you can imagine over a dial up connection, the process is
turning out to be frustrating...

Is it possible for SP2 to be downloaded without going through windows
update ? I would like to download it(the wonders of broadband) and
take it to his machine on my USB drive...


Any help would be appreciated.

You can download the complete Service Pack 2 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en

You can also order the Service Pack 2 update on CD here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

 

[anonymous]

Hi,

The page says its for Networks.. Is this still ok for Win XP Home Edition ?

G.

 

[Matt Buxton]

You can also order a free Windows XP Sp2 CD-ROM from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Yes, the file can be used for a standalone PC - Pro and Home.

 

[Jerry]

If I may make one more suggestion. Make a slipstreamed CD of WinXP. The
best time to install SP2 is just after a fresh install of XP. With the
slipstreamed CD, SP2 is installed at the same time as XP. Amazingly, the
time to install both is no more than installing XP alone saving about 30
minutes and reducing the chances of any problems with SP2.
Good luck