XP updates

[Jerry]

I am running XP Pro with 512mb of ram. My version of XP is one that came
out very early, before sp1 had been released or at least sp1 is NOT part of
it. XP has performed very well for well for over 3 yrs. I have always kept
it updated. Recently I cracked the Mother Board and had to have it
replaced.

Installing XP went well after calling MS for new activation. Here is what I
would like to know. I have the update CD and the SP2 CD both that I ordered
from Microsoft. After installing XP, I put in the update CD and instead of
just installing the updates, it sent me to the XP update page and indicated
I needed about 15 updates, which I installed. SP2 at that point did not
show as an update option.

After rebooting, then SP2 was listed as an update option, which I installed
from the update page. After installing SP2, then another 26 updates were
needed.

I thought the point of having these CDs was to prevent the need for all
those downloads from the update page. Should I have used the SP2 CD to
start with and bypassed the normal update CD? Is it because my XP install
disk is so old that causes this abnormality?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You should've used the SP2 disk first, as it contains all critical updates
up to its release, there were only a handful after that. Optional updates,
some of which were on the update CD, are not included and would need to be
installed separately from the update site.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Karl]

I haven't installed SP2 yet (call me crazy), but....

Anyway, I reinstalled my XP Home and when I went to Windows Update, I had
several updates to install. Rebooted and went back to Windows Update and had
several more waiting. Rebooted, then had a handful more. Rebooted...all
done! I told someone I was going to invent the Windows Update diet - lose
weight running back to the computer to see if the updates have finished
installing themselves

 

[Jerry]

If on dial up it can be a pain. Even with broadband is no fun at all.

 

[Jerry]

We did this one more time. Reinstalled XP and tried to use the sp2 update
disk from MS. It would NOT install sp2. I friend had the sp2 update on CD
that had been downloaded and had successfully been used before. It also
would NOT run until after going to the update page and getting those first
initial updates.

This is NOT a huge issue, more curiosity than anything.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.