Where do I find the correct version of SP2 for my XP Home edition

[Ian Millward]

This is fairly basic enough.

I have just bought a new computer with XP Home edition version 2002
installed which, I understand, includes SP1. I don't actually know as there
is a hardware issue and I haven't managed to get it started yet. Meanwhile,
I thought I would download SP2 to my old machine, Win2k, in anticipation so
that I could install it prior to exposing my new, unprotected, PC to the
Internet.

I have looked at the download area of M$'s site and, sure enough, there is a
plethora of downloads of various flavours of SP2 but, sadly, not one clearly
entitled "SP2 - XP Home edition for dummies"

I realise that I am somewhat lacking in the Geek Speak area so I would be
most grateful if one of you out there who has been down this road could
spell it out for me in a fairly unambiguous way.

Many thanks

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

Download from this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

Tom
| This is fairly basic enough.
|
| I have just bought a new computer with XP Home edition version 2002
| installed which, I understand, includes SP1. I don't actually know as
there
| is a hardware issue and I haven't managed to get it started yet.
Meanwhile,
| I thought I would download SP2 to my old machine, Win2k, in anticipation
so
| that I could install it prior to exposing my new, unprotected, PC to the
| Internet.
|
| I have looked at the download area of M$'s site and, sure enough, there is
a
| plethora of downloads of various flavours of SP2 but, sadly, not one
clearly
| entitled "SP2 - XP Home edition for dummies"
|
| I realise that I am somewhat lacking in the Geek Speak area so I would be
| most grateful if one of you out there who has been down this road could
| spell it out for me in a fairly unambiguous way.
|
| Many thanks
|
|

 

[Jim Macklin]

The IT release of SP2 is 266 MB and covers all versions of
Windows XP. If you check to make sure the SP1 version has
the firewall turned ON , it is safe to connect and download
just the required update for the particular computer from
Windows Update.
You can also order a SP2 CD (free, including free shipping)
from MS
at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

The 266 MB download can be burned to a CD, perhaps a friend
has already done this. The "big" file or the CDs will
update any version of XP to SP2.


--
Merry Christmas
Have a Safe and Happy New Year
Live Long and Prosper
Jim Macklin
message | This is fairly basic enough.
|
| I have just bought a new computer with XP Home edition
version 2002
| installed which, I understand, includes SP1. I don't
actually know as there
| is a hardware issue and I haven't managed to get it
started yet. Meanwhile,
| I thought I would download SP2 to my old machine, Win2k,
in anticipation so
| that I could install it prior to exposing my new,
unprotected, PC to the
| Internet.
|
| I have looked at the download area of M$'s site and, sure
enough, there is a
| plethora of downloads of various flavours of SP2 but,
sadly, not one clearly
| entitled "SP2 - XP Home edition for dummies"
|
| I realise that I am somewhat lacking in the Geek Speak
area so I would be
| most grateful if one of you out there who has been down
this road could
| spell it out for me in a fairly unambiguous way.
|
| Many thanks
|
|

 

[Ian Millward]

Many thanks to both of you and a merry xmas.


Ian Millward
Edinburgh

 

[D.Currie]

Are you sure you don't have SP2? It's been out long enough that unless you
bought an old model, your computer will probably already have it installed.

 

[Mike Hall]

What hardware issue do you have that stops the new computer from working?..