Re: Installing XP SP1

From: NobodyMan (none_at_none.net)
Date: 03/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:41:33 -0500

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:48:07 -0800, "John D. Miller"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>When I download/install SP1 from fthe Windows Update
>site, it takes perhaps 1 minute to download the 1.9 mb
>file. Progress was shown in the download progress bar.
>Then installation was automatic...it just began, this
>time showing progress in the install progress bar. This
>took 45-60 minutes or longer. It appeared--since both
>bars were in 1 small window that the Update site was
>installing the files but that doesn't quite make sense;
>ones computer installs files, right? Yet, as noted, both
>bars were in 1 Update window. Is Windows Update
>monitoring the install progress.
>
>Anyhow, 2 questions:
>
>1. How does it work? Who or what is doing the install?
>
>2. Why did it take so long to install SP1. I'm running
>XP with broadband and a 1.7ghz cpu. I noticed that for
>long periods the CPU light was off, occasionally
>flickering briefly, sometimes strongly on. If not on are
>files not being installed?

So you know: if you don't download the full Network Intall version of
the SP, all you are getting is a very small loader file. This file
examines your OS, and then contacts MS to get the files needed to run
the install - and that is a large amount of files.

Depending on how much has to be pulled down, the speed of your
broadband, how busy the MS servers are, and internet congestion, this
takes a bit. Once the files are retrieved, they are installed, which
takes a few minutes (minimum) as well.

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