XP Service Pack 1

[Jason]

Does anyone know where I could download Windows Service
Pack 1 for XP? All I see available is 1a.

-Jason

 

[Dave]

-----Original Message-----
Why do you want the inferior version? It is SP1a, because it addresses
inadequacies in SP1.

As far as I know the only difference between SP1 and SP1a
is that SP1a does not contain the Microsoft (Java)
Virtual Machine. (For litigation reasons not technical
ones.)

 

[S.Sengupta]

-----Original Message-----
Does anyone know where I could download Windows Service
Pack 1 for XP? All I see available is 1a.

-Jason
.

Hello,
XP SP1 has now become XP SP 1a.The original release of
Windows XP did not ship with Java Virtual Machine, but a
copy of it is included in SP1. Now for the best bit:
Microsoft updated XP SP1 to version SP1a (Feb 2003) and the
only change they made was to remove the JVM again!
So there is no difference between the two except XP SP 1a
is without Java.
You download xp sp1a then download and install Java
Virtual Machine from
here:-http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/sunjava.html
with regards,
ssg
pronetworks.org

 

[marcusD]

Well, I downloaded SP-1 and SP-1a and streamlined each into a copy
of XP, so I have XP with both SP-1 and SP-1a. Now that SP-1 has
been designed SP-1a are my two copies now the same? I also have XP
without either SP-1 or SP-1a. If SP-1 was actually SP-1a without java,
and SP-1a has some java, or did have not too long ago, then my SP-1 must
now be redesignated SP-1a due to the lack of java, and my SP-1a must
now be SP-1b because of the java. Of course, SP-1 and SP-1a should
not be confused with the SP-1 for MS Office.

 

[Mike Kolitz]

Actually, the only difference is that SP1a doesn't include the Microsoft
JVM, due to legal wranglings with Sun Microsystems.

However, if you consider Java an inadequacy, I concur.

--
Mike Kolitz MCSE 2000
MS-MVP - Windows Setup and Deployment

PATCH YOUR WINDOWS NT/2000/XP/2003 COMPUTERS!
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp

 

[Harry Ohrn]

here http://tinyurl.com/ewj4 Hit refresh if needed

 

[Bloke at the penning puddle]

Why do you want the inferior version? It is SP1a, because it addresses
inadequacies in SP1.

Not really. If you read Microsoft's explanation, the only thing
missing in SP1a is the MSJAVA virtual machine. SP1 has the MSJAVA
virtual machine.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Well, I downloaded SP-1 and SP-1a and streamlined each into a copy
of XP, so I have XP with both SP-1 and SP-1a. Now that SP-1 has
been designed SP-1a are my two copies now the same? I also have XP
without either SP-1 or SP-1a. If SP-1 was actually SP-1a without java,
and SP-1a has some java, or did have not too long ago,

The SP1 has the Microsoft [Java] Virtual machine - the SP1a does not
have any Java. Otherwise they are the same. Your statement that SP1a
did once have Java is incorrect.