XP reinstall and service packs

[TH O]

Hello,

I have a manufacturer's recovery CD with XP on it. It installs a very
early version of XP. Once I reinstall it, is it sufficient to download
SP2 and then run windows update for the latest updates (or do I need to
run windows update after CD install but BEFORE I install SP2)?

Thanks for your help.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hello,

I have a manufacturer's recovery CD with XP on it. It installs a very
early version of XP. Once I reinstall it, is it sufficient to download
SP2 and then run windows update for the latest updates (or do I need to
run windows update after CD install but BEFORE I install SP2)?

Run SP2 first.

 

[TH O]

Run SP2 first.

So right after installing the recovery CD, I should download and install
SP2. And after that I should run Windows Update, correct? Sorry about
the silly question.

 

[Richard Harison]

So right after installing the recovery CD, I should download and install
SP2. And after that I should run Windows Update, correct? Sorry about
the silly question.

Microsoft will ship you an SP2 disk--a handy thing to have
When you get ready to use Windows update after the SP2 install, get ready
for a whack of updates

 

[WaIIy]

Hello,

I have a manufacturer's recovery CD with XP on it. It installs a very
early version of XP. Once I reinstall it, is it sufficient to download
SP2 and then run windows update for the latest updates (or do I need to
run windows update after CD install but BEFORE I install SP2)?

Thanks for your help.

If you're not in a big hurry, you can order the SP2 CD from Microsoft.

It's easy and costs just a few dollars. Less than six dollars as I
recall.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

So right after installing the recovery CD, I should download and install
SP2. And after that I should run Windows Update, correct?

Yes and yes.

Sorry about
the silly question.

Not silly, and no problem.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

 

[Bill C]

Does anyone know the approximate size of all the updates for winxp home
after sp2 has been installed?
Just thaught I'd ask, I have dial-up. Thanks, Bill C

 

[TH O]

Yes and yes.




Not silly, and no problem.

Thanks Ken. Off I go to reinstall ...