shizznats Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Hi,I have Windows XP Pro SP1 ... how do i get SP2 now? i want to format my computer and upgrade to the newest SP2 ... can i do this from the m$ website?thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizznats Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 What does this mean? "Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and Developers" ... it says in CAPS "DO NOT CLICK DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE UPDATING JUST ONE COMPUTER" .... i AM only using one personal computer, should i still update to this SP2? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Use this if you want to update SP2 without being connected to the Internet, otherwise wait for the Express installer to appear on the Windows Update site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msbhi22 Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 B)windows xp service pack 2 for network and it professionals is about hefty 272 mb in size huge ever released by ms . It has combined fixes for home edition asnd professionalYou find this by extracting the exe and get the folder i386 \ip and \icip > for professionalic > for home editionnow if you want you can express installer for windows xp by autmatic updates now nowbut on 25th august1.60 mb exp installer + 70mb of files > windows xp home1.60 mb exp insatller + 90mb of files > windows xp professional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrzycrim Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I'm not sure why MS is so adamant that people depend on Windows Update for installing SP2. The only advantage is a smaller download which varies depending on your system. In the long run, it's not really an advantage. If you want to slipstream sp2 then you have to use the full package. Also, if you need to re-install XP, then it's back to windows update again...I just finished downloading SP2 yesterday. 14 hours. So far, no problems. I slipstreamed it into my original XP disk. For now, however, I have just installed sp2 over my orginial installation. It's working great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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