windows upgrades; to do or not to do

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As a result of a recovery operation, I now have a *virgin*
three-year-old WindowsXP operating system. Should I go online and get
all the upgrades MS brought out for windows over the last three years
Expert opinions?
 
As a result of a recovery operation, I now have a *virgin*
three-year-old WindowsXP operating system. Should I go online and get
all the upgrades MS brought out for windows over the last three years
Expert opinions?
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Yes.
 
Yes, generally you need all Critical Updates.
Start with Service Pack 2 from CD, Step 1 on this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
Then go for the rest.
Now is the best time to install the updates since you have a fresh
installation and less likely to have malware or other conflicts with
updates.
 
Jupiter said:
Yes, generally you need all Critical Updates.
Start with Service Pack 2 from CD, Step 1 on this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
Then go for the rest.
Now is the best time to install the updates since you have a fresh
installation and less likely to have malware or other conflicts with
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I went to that site but it's unclear what to do.
Excuse me, but I don't even know what you mean by "Step 1."
 
As a result of a recovery operation, I now have a *virgin*
three-year-old WindowsXP operating system. Should I go online and get
all the upgrades MS brought out for windows over the last three years
Expert opinions?
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YES, ABSOLUTELY!!!!

But Install a firewall software, antivirus, and antispyware before
connecting the computer to the internet. Otherwise you'll most likely
end up with some unpleasent, non- microsoft updates as well.
 
Step 1 about 1/4 down the page gives options for obtaining Service Pack 2 on
CD.
 
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As a result of a recovery operation, I now have a *virgin*
three-year-old WindowsXP operating system. Should I go online and get
all the upgrades MS brought out for windows over the last three years
Expert opinions?
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Absolutely.
Apply the SP2 update and then use Windows update to apply updates released
since SP2.
Download the network SP2 or use a MS supplied SP2 CD.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
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