It's the full update file - and it's for single pcs as well. Save the file, burn it
to CD and you'll always have it.
SP2 CD can be ordered online.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875350
How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875355&product=windowsxpsp2
How to use the Automatic Recovery feature to recover your computer if the Windows XP
Service Pack 2 Setup program is not completed successfully
How to help protect your computer if you decide to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2
from your Windows XP-based computer or from your Windows XP Tablet PC 2005-based
Tablet PC
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/878454/en-us
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| TaurArian, thanks:
| 1) Does this download the files needed to remove SP2 if something unexpected
| happens?
| 2) Noticed this is 266MB vs 70MB for the SP2 from Windows Updates when it
| used to show up in my Updates list. Is that why the article says "Do not
| download for single PCs"?
|
|
| "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
|
| > Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows Update and is
not
| > offered by Automatic Updates
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627
| >
| > Windows XP Service Pack 2 - download (for single PCs also)
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en
| >
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| > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
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| > Need more help?
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| > Get Safe online:
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| > (Links to web pages and MSKB Articles are posted for the purposes of keeping the
| > information current)
| >
| >
| > | > | Thanks to Pegasus and to BrianA my new HD is almost complete. After NGhosting
| > | my now-dead HD to a copy HD I renamed my new boot drive from F: to C: and
| > | that completely got rid of the "non-genuine Windows" msgs and the Windows
| > | Installer coming up w/ every browser window. My new 2nd HD is formatted w/
| > | SP1, is bootable and needs only to be renamed to C: if I ever need to go to
| > | backup again (hopefully not).
| > |
| > | Now all I need is SP2 re-installed but Windows says I already have it
| > | installed (which I don't any more, had to reinstall SP1 after year-old HD
| > | died). When it searches for updates it only finds updates for SP1 (63 of
| > | them). How do I get Windows Updates to reinstall SP2? do I need to order a
| > | CD? Thanks!
| > |
| > |
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