And to correct you inline..
Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP
http://snipurl.com/8bqy
He has already got SP2. Why should he download again. Have you read
his message properly?
I read it.. He has the SP2 CD.. Perhaps the OP would like to make a CD with
all of the updates - SP2 included - instead of taking his ordered free CD to
where ever and leaving it behind? Perhaps the OP might like learning about
these things and may want to use it for other reasons. I don't believe in
giving people "just what they want" when it is so easy to go above and
beyond..
What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service
Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/sp2_whattoknow.mspx
This link is outdated because you have to install SP2 to get more
updates. Uncle Bill thinks this wonder drug is best for everyone.
Incorrect.
First off - if SP2 has not been installed - and the implications of this
thread are that it has not been - then not only is the link not out-dated,
but it provides the tools and methods needed to properly update the
machine(s) in question with as little trouble as possible.
Secondly - you do not have to install SP2 in order to obtain updates - yet.
The support life for Windows XP with SP1 does not end until September 17,
2006 - at which time Microsoft can choose to stop supporting Windows XP SP1
level machines and only supply updates to those with SP2 or later. If you
think I made that number up..
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesupsps
You can download all updates and burn them to CD..
Of course you can. I have said so in my message that he has to
download manually. Standards have really fallen these days and
people don't read properly!
Not only did I read properly - I gave the proper answer and beyond.
Usually Updated list of all critical/non-critical patches for
XP/2000:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=31886
Why should I post 3rd party links when he is only interested in
Official MS site. Nest you will start giving him links for
downloading for patches from somewhere in Indian Outsourced call
centre. There are many distributing XP SP3 already but this is not
good for anybody although it contains all the patches one would need
including spyware and trojans.
First off - it only lists the updates - the links from there download direct
from Microsoft.
Second - the word is "Next".
Third - if you insist on taking things out of context - please do it
properly - as the links after that are the official Microsoft links. The
post is a whole answer - not a bunch of individual ones. Options.. Ways to
go about things - there's lots of them - I like to give them all.
The rest if sheehans message is purged because it was irrelevant for
somebody like OP. He doesn't know how to get a better connection
never mind slipstreaming Windows XP. Batch file would be a better
option for future installations provided all updates are somewhere on
CD or removeable drives.
That is assuming much for someone who knows nothing about the OP, where they
live, etc.
Ignorance must be in the water where you live - perhaps you should switch to
soft-drinks... imported ones.
