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

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Tom
"Ian Millward" <ian.millwardxxx@ednet.co.uk> wrote in message
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| 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
|
|

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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/sp...

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
"Ian Millward" <ian.millwardxxx@ednet.co.uk> wrote in
message news:uFYK4Fg4EHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| 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
|
|

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Many thanks to both of you and a merry xmas.


Ian Millward
Edinburgh


"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
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> 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/sp...
>
> 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
> "Ian Millward" <ian.millwardxxx@ednet.co.uk> wrote in
> message news:uFYK4Fg4EHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> | 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
> |
> |
>
>

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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.


"Ian Millward" <ian.millwardxxx@ednet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Many thanks to both of you and a merry xmas.
>
>
> Ian Millward
> Edinburgh
>
>
> "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
> news:%23HF8ydg4EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> 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/sp...
>>
>> 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
>> "Ian Millward" <ian.millwardxxx@ednet.co.uk> wrote in
>> message news:uFYK4Fg4EHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> | 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
>> |
>> |
>>
>>
>
>

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


"Ian Millward" <ian.millwardxxx@ednet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> 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
>
>