Service Pack 2

[A.M]

Hi,



when I do "Add/Remove Windows Components" sometimes windows xp asks for
installation media to take some dlls from there.



After installing SP2, when windows asks from installation media, I have
concern that old DLLs replace SP2 dlls. Is it legitimate concern?



Thanks,

Alan,

 

[Guest]

Windows XP Service Pack 2 is a service pack only. Windows will never request
you to install files from a service pack for an application install or
addition of windows features. However, depending on what features that you
install, you may find by going to the Windows update site, there may be new
updates for you to install after that function has been implemented.

If you have any further questions, please let me know.

Regards,

 

[Rebecca Chen [MSFT]]

Agree.

Techincally speaking, you need to use the Windows XP installation CD when
you install Windows components. If SP 2 has updated some features of
certain Windows components, for example, let us assume it is IIS service.
You need to insert the XP installation CD to install IIS. When the system
checked that SP2 has updated IIS, it will require you to insert SP2 CD or
the location where contains SP2.

The easies way is to burn a Windows XP installation CD slipstream SP2. All
you need to do is to insert this slipstream CD.

Further quesitons, let us get in touch!

Best regards,

Rebecca Chen

MCSE2000 MCDBA CCNA


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[Alex Nichol]

when I do "Add/Remove Windows Components" sometimes windows xp asks for
installation media to take some dlls from there.



After installing SP2, when windows asks from installation media, I have
concern that old DLLs replace SP2 dlls. Is it legitimate concern?

No. Certainly not if you used the 'full' version. It makes a folder of
the files it has used - Windows\ServicePackFiles, and things like this
are directed there initially, before falling back on the dllcache or
driver cache or eventually the CD. Only occasion I can think of is if
you were setting out to install new hardware in a category not present
on doing a 'Windows Update' SP2