Re: Do I update Before installing SP2?

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From: Harry Ohrn (harry---_at_webtree.ca)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:15:37 -0600

Why not follow the suggestion? 

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
"vince" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:bf4501c489a0$3b7e4480$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm running Windows XP Home Edition and I have not yet
> installed SP2.  When I go into "Windows Updates" I notice
> that I have 16 "High Priority Updates" to install (these
> 16 Updates are mostly Security and Critical Updates and
> their total combined size is 22 MB.
> HERE IS MY QUESTION:  Should I install all of these "High
> Priority Updates BEFORE I install SP2.  Microsoft suggests
> I run these High Priority Updates before installing SP2 in
> order to ensure a successfull installation of SP2.
> However, I was thinking that some of these Updates are
> already a part of SP2 and they would therefore be
> reduntant.
> Any suggestions as to whether I should install the updates
> before installing SP2?
>

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