Service Pack 2 CD

[Crystal]

I have windows xp professional and I am trying to order service pack 2 on CD.
I have a dial up connection and the file is too large to download with my my
connection so I need it on CD. Every link I have found on the microsoft
website says it is to order service pack 2 but when I click on it to order it
says service pack 3. Does anyone know how I can order SP2?

 

[M.I.5¾]

I have windows xp professional and I am trying to order service pack 2 on
CD.
I have a dial up connection and the file is too large to download with my
my
connection so I need it on CD. Every link I have found on the microsoft
website says it is to order service pack 2 but when I click on it to order
it
says service pack 3. Does anyone know how I can order SP2?

I found a similar problem. The way I solved it was to find someone who had
a copy and copied it.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Are you currently running WinXP SP1? If so, why not order/install SP3,
skipping SP2 and scores (literally) of post-SP2 updates?

 

[Crystal]

Well I bought a new computer that had Windows Vista on it and switched it to
Windows XP Pro. I'm having a hard time getting my drivers to install and was
told that my drivers need SP2 to work. I wasn't sure if they would work with
SP3.

 

[David B.]

In theory there should be no issues using SP3 over SP2.

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[Twayne]

Well I bought a new computer that had Windows Vista on it and

switched it to Windows XP Pro. I'm having a hard time getting my
drivers to install and was told that my drivers need SP2 to work. I
wasn't sure if they would work with SP3.

Chances are excellent that it will; SP3 is basically SP2 with all of its
updates and a few pretty minor additions. Be sure to read MS's
instructions about installing either service pack in order to avoid
problems.

HTH

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Start | Run | (type in) winver | OK

Does the first line reference "Service Pack 1" or "Service Pack 2"?

Did the computer come with downgrade rights to WinXP? Is the downgrade
supported by the manufacturer?
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