SP2

[Gerry]

I want to get the CD with SP2 on it. Any idea how to do
that and where? Microsoft's site has no news on that
option.

 

[dmg]

Courtesy of Brian Livingston:
<SNIP>
The CD installer. Microsoft will soon offer a CD-based
version of Windows XP SP2 for users who lack broadband
connections. This CD will include the 272 MB, full
network installer. It will also have a front- end
installation application, which launches when the CD is
inserted in your system, and some updated support tools
that are largely aimed at corporations.

Today, only MSDN Universal and Professional subscribers
have access to this CD, via a 474 MB ISO image on the
MSDN Subscriber Downloads Web site. If you're not a
subscriber, Microsoft will soon make the CD available for
order from its main Web site. It's being offered free
(including shipping and handling). We're told that
customers will start receiving the CDs in October, but to
our knowledge, it's not possible to place orders yet.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Gerry;
See #1 on this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

 

[Gordon]

Courtesy of Brian Livingston:
<SNIP>
The CD installer. Microsoft will soon offer a CD-based
version of Windows XP SP2 for users who lack broadband
connections. This CD will include the 272 MB, full
network installer.

That's interesting - the current full network download is only 266MB.
Where's the additional 6MB suddenly come from?