Re: Service Pack 1a download

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From: Yves Leclerc (yleclercNOSPAM_at_maysys.com)
Date: 07/14/04


Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:44:41 -0400

If you recently purchased the XP upgrade kit, you may already have SP1a
installed with it.

Also, you can order a special Security Update CD (free for USA/Canada) which
contains all the security patches/update up to 2003.

"Tom" <twkiv@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
news:2c02d01c469a5$9791c690$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi there
>
> I use 2 computers. One is connected to the internet, uses
> XP (came with the 'puter), and is fully updated. The
> other computer runs Win98se, is not/will never be
> connected to the web. I recently purchased an XP upgrade
> for my non internet Win98se computer. I know that once I
> upgrade that computer to XP, I will need the Windows
> Service Pack 1a for that non internet computer. I want to
> download the entire SP1a on my internet computer to its
> dektop, transfer it to a cd, and be ready to install it to
> my soon to be upgraded computer.
>
> When I go to the MS website to download SP1a, all I find
> is the URL to download SP1a that scans my internet
> computer, and prepares the download for THAT computer.
> That is NOT the computer that I am planning on installing
> SP1a on.
>
> Is there a URL where I can download THE ENTIRE Service
> Pack 1a to my internet computers desktop? What am I
> missing?
>
> Hoping someone can help.
> Tom
>



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