Where can I get Service Pack 2?

[Guest]

I recently had to re-install Windows XP Pro. Now I need to download SP2.
But when I go to the M'soft Update page and follow the links to download SP2,
it just takes me back to the "Welcome to Microsoft Update" page. When I
search for updates, none of those ready to inmstall is SP2. I cannot find it
anywhere - I just go in a loop. Help please.

 

[Guest]

Hi Blackbeard,

You could try d/loading the full install package for SP2 from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en



Regards,

 

[Tom Willett]

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


|I recently had to re-install Windows XP Pro. Now I need to download SP2.
| But when I go to the M'soft Update page and follow the links to download
SP2,
| it just takes me back to the "Welcome to Microsoft Update" page. When I
| search for updates, none of those ready to inmstall is SP2. I cannot find
it
| anywhere - I just go in a loop. Help please.

 

[Guest]

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


|I recently had to re-install Windows XP Pro. Now I need to download SP2.
| But when I go to the M'soft Update page and follow the links to download
SP2,
| it just takes me back to the "Welcome to Microsoft Update" page. When I
| search for updates, none of those ready to inmstall is SP2. I cannot find
it
| anywhere - I just go in a loop. Help please.


Thank you Patti and Tom, but that is a link to a site purely for "IT Professionals and Developers" which says you should NOT use the download on that page for only one PC. But it has a link back to the Download Centre, and I am back in my loop again! It's absurd that I cannot get SP2.

 

[Gordon]

Ignore the bit about "IT Professionals and Developers" and go ahead and
download it.

 

[Guest]

Like Gordon said, ignore that bit, as you definitely CAN use it for one PC.

In addition, you might want to consider creating a slipstreamed install CD
for XP SP2, just in case you need to reinstall Windows some time in the
future. You could create a slipstreamed install CD by following the
instructions here:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
(or do a web search for slipstreaming instructions, as plenty of them
abound!)
Also, many people seem pleased with having used autostreamer to slipstream:
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.shtml



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

 

[Guest]

Thank you, Patti, Tom and Gordon - I'll give that a shot.

 

[Guest]

You're welcome



Regards,