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TeeTewl   12-22-2004 at 01:58:10 PM

With Firefox...they won't let me have it unless I upgrade IE and I don't want to...

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Jake_Barnes   12-22-2004 at 02:13:08 PM
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TT - Couple of ways ... 1. You can order a free M$ SP2 CD <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx" target="_new">here</A> ... or 2. Download the <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en" target="_new">Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers</A> ... both should work for you ... some here caution that the Network Pkg is not the right one ... but I d/l it 1st week and installed from a CD I burned it on ... worked for me ... but, perhaps, ordering the CD might be a better way to go ...

EDit: SP2 will probably upgrade IE for you ... like it or not ...





<b> ...more people are driven insane through religious hysteria than by drinking alcohol - W.C. Fields </b><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Jake_Barnes on 12/22/04 08:14 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

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TeeTewl   12-22-2004 at 04:58:03 PM
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that is just what happened, Jake oh well...it's installed now.

Gort, Klaatu nicto barada...Patricia Neal

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Jake_Barnes   12-22-2004 at 05:46:59 PM
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Well he<b></b>ll TT ... leave it up to M$ to decide what's best for you, huh ... anyhow, I don't believe the new Windows Updates would work with older versions of IE ... btw ... go there now and get the updates - there have been a few since SP2 ...



<b> ...more people are driven insane through religious hysteria than by drinking alcohol - W.C. Fields </b>

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mozzartusm   12-22-2004 at 11:22:10 PM
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Send me a PM with your address and I will send you a copy of what yo need.

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mozzartusm   12-22-2004 at 11:23:22 PM
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I will read the whole thread next time. Didnt see that you had fixed the problem.

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Zoron   12-30-2004 at 05:47:45 PM
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What's wrong with upgrading IE? Personally, I think the updates for IE are good and were long overdue... pop-blocker and complete control over ActiveX installations...

Don't get me wrong, I like Firefox and use it at work... but I still prefer using IE at home.

<font color=red> If you design software that is fool-proof, only a fool will want to use it. </font color=red>

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addiarmadar   01-03-2005 at 07:24:14 PM
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Another way is to use P2P like Kazaa to get the SP2exe. Could locate it through torrents. Should be legit to get this way for it is FREE to DL.

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