Re: New service pack#2

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From: Papa (bikingis_at_my.fun)
Date: 08/23/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 09:23:03 -0400

I got SP2 that way too. The only annoyance I encountered was that I had to
re-activate XP. Did you?

"xfile" <cou-cou@remove.msn.com> wrote in message
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> Another place to get the file is TechNet and you can get the full version
> of
> SP2 for download.
>
> Although it is meant for IT professional to perform update on multiple
> systems, the file can also be used for single computer - according to
> various industry reports.
>
> I did download it and install on my single computer and put it to a DVD
> for
> our MIS.
>
>
>
> "Vikas Ahuja [MSFT]" <vahuja@online.microsoft.com> ¦b¶l¥ó
> news:11A3E59D-63F3-42B3-8831-DAB9BBB459BE@microsoft.com ¤¤¼¶¼g...
>> Another user suggests that dowing a right click on task bar icon might
> help
>> resolve this.
>>
>>
> http://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general&mid=251d866c-21b2-4ebd-9af4-93eb2fddfc00&sloc=en-us
>>
>>
>> "anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" wrote:
>>
>> > Yes I understand the updates are going to hundreds of
>> > millions of people......I already got the notification
>> > for the update. BUT when I clicked the download button,
>> > it did absolutely nothing...............
>> > >-----Original Message-----
>> > >Since automatic updates is going to hundreds of millions
>> > of users across the
>> > >world, your computer will eventually get download from
>> > windows update site.
>> > >
>> > >meanwhile, you can verify following to ensure that
>> > automatic updates are set
>> > >up correctly. If you want to verify your PC is setup
>> > correctly for auto
>> > >updates, you can
>> > >follow instructions from
>> > >http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsx
>> > p/updates.aspx
>> > >
>> > >Or, Let the wizard from website do it for you.
>> > >http://protect.microsoft.com/security/protect/WSA/en/defa
>> > ult.asp
>> > >
>> > >Alternatively you could download the full install from
>> > following link and
>> > >install it yourself. Please note the full install
>> > download is approx 270 MB
>> > >large so for slow connection it would long time
>> > >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
>> > FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-
>> > 9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >"Mike" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> I recieved notifications that the new service pack was
>> > >> ready to be downloaded. However, when I clicked the
>> > >> download button, nothing happened. It usually will
>> > let
>> > >> me know when the download is finished and ready for
>> > >> installation.
>> > >>
>> > >> Since the new service pack #2 is set up for the
>> > automatic
>> > >> updates, how do I get the update. I went to the
>> > windows
>> > >> update website but it indicates that the service pack
>> > is
>> > >> only for the automatic updates....
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks
>> > >>
>> > >.
>> > >
>> >
>
>

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