xp sp2 available as .msi?

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Mike

Can I push this down via AD? Is it available as an .msi?

I haven't found it as such yet.

THanks,

Mike
 
Absolutely -
First, assuming you don't already know this, you need to
unpack the files by using the -x switch placed after the
name of the packed executable (most likely named WindowsXP-
KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe).
You will then be prompted for a directory in which to save
the files. You would probably want to make this the
directory that you use as a distribution point for your
app packages that are deployed through AD.
The name of the msi is "Update.msi" and the path to it is
\i386\update.
I assume that you know how to do the rest.
Good luck.
 
Cool, thanks. I did not know about the -x switch.

Everyone is talking like they already have the SP2, and I
see tons of pages, and articles on it, but it's nowhere to
be found? Perhaps everyone here got it off a reseller or
MSDN subscription? I went to KB 835935, but didn't see a
download link to it. I guess it's not officially released
yet?

Thanks again for the info. This will help.

Mike
 
Yeah, the full install is kind of buried on the MS site,
but it's been there for about a week and now is at this
link -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-
9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

They call it the Network Install, which makes sense when
you are planning to use AD to deploy it.
I've used AD to distribute past SPs in a fairly small
environment. I guess the best thing to do is to try to
schedule groups of machines at a time to reboot late at
night. If a user reboots, they won't be able to use their
machine for a while as it installs.
By the way, all of the MS SPs and other updates have
helpful switches. The problem is that sometimes you have
to go to thier support site to find out what they are.
 
Geesh, why didn't think they just put a link off that one
KB article and make our lives easier?

Thanks for the link - much appreciated.

Mike
 
Mike said:
Geesh, why didn't think they just put a link off that one
KB article and make our lives easier?
Click to expand...

Because they want to let Windows Update handle it, let 100 million
people try to download the entire thing all at once.

Windows Update will spread the download over a longer time and will
only download the files which actually need to be updated. According
to MS, the typical download will be 80-100M. That is still large, but
not as large as the complete 280M "network" install.

- Pat
 
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