Re: Service Packs

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From: NobodyMan (none_at_none.net)
Date: 06/13/04

Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 20:04:14 -0400

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:15:01 -0700, "heinz - atholon.com" <heinz -
atholon.com@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Anyone know where I can get teh service packs on a CD as well as all of the latest Windows XP updates?

You mean Service Pack, not Packs. There has only been one released
SP, SP1.

SP2 is in Beta and not yet released, except in trial form. Installing
it on your everyday use machine is tatamount to suicide for that box.

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