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Hello,
This may be a dumb question, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer.
I'm building a new PC and I've installed Win XP (original, no service
packs). I'm trying to follow along in the motherboard manual - it says to
install all Windows updates and service packs before installing chipset
drivers, etc...For some reason, and I think this is a common problem with my
particular motherboard, my onboard ethernet ports are not working, so I
cannot install any updates. I have, however, downloaded SP2 and installed it
just to see what happens. After hours of screwing around with drivers and
installing a PCI NIC card (which didn't work), the ethernet ports magically
began working. Anyway, I guess my question is, does SP2 include all prior
updates that get downloaded with Automatic Updates? I know it includes
everything from SP1...Just wondering if I somehow need to get my ethernet
ports working before installing SP2 in order to install updates first (if
they're not included in SP2).
Thanks!!
This may be a dumb question, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer.
I'm building a new PC and I've installed Win XP (original, no service
packs). I'm trying to follow along in the motherboard manual - it says to
install all Windows updates and service packs before installing chipset
drivers, etc...For some reason, and I think this is a common problem with my
particular motherboard, my onboard ethernet ports are not working, so I
cannot install any updates. I have, however, downloaded SP2 and installed it
just to see what happens. After hours of screwing around with drivers and
installing a PCI NIC card (which didn't work), the ethernet ports magically
began working. Anyway, I guess my question is, does SP2 include all prior
updates that get downloaded with Automatic Updates? I know it includes
everything from SP1...Just wondering if I somehow need to get my ethernet
ports working before installing SP2 in order to install updates first (if
they're not included in SP2).
Thanks!!