xp sp1 sp2 sp3

[~~single~~]

do you have to do the service patches in order?

If load sp3 only, does that include sp1 and sp2 fixes?

thanks.
al

 

[Nepatsfan]

do you have to do the service patches in order?

If load sp3 only, does that include sp1 and sp2 fixes?

thanks.
al

If the installation was made with a CD that doesn't include any service packs,
you need to install one of the earlier service packs before installing SP3. If
you try to install SP3 on a computer running XP with no service packs installed,
you'll see this error message.

Service Pack 3 Setup Error
http://home.comcast.net/~nepatsfan2005/XPSP3RC2.JPG

The solution is to install Service Pack 2 first, then Service Pack 3. SP2 can be
obtained either through the Windows Update site or here.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and
Developers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

Note: If you've already installed SP1, you can upgrade directly with SP3.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Shenan Stanley]

do you have to do the service patches in order?

If load sp3 only, does that include sp1 and sp2 fixes?

Service packs for Windows XP are (always have been) cumulative.

Cumulative means they contain everything before them - so SP3 contains SP1a,
SP2 and everything between SP2 and SP3.

The only *catch* in this case is if you have a working install that has *no*
service packs. You have to at least have SP1 installed on the working copy
in order to install SP3.

 

[~~single~~]

ok, thanks a million!

Service packs for Windows XP are (always have been) cumulative.

Cumulative means they contain everything before them - so SP3 contains
SP1a, SP2 and everything between SP2 and SP3.

The only *catch* in this case is if you have a working install that has
*no* service packs. You have to at least have SP1 installed on the
working copy in order to install SP3.