Re: Service pack 2 or 1 and 2?

From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 10/14/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 18:16:31 +0100

Eric wrote:

>As I am about to install XP again on my computer will the SP 2 cover all the
>security issues and patches and updates including those in SP 1 or will I
>have to install SP 1 first?

SP2 is comprehensive. The only thing SP1 would provide that SP2 does
not (and nor does SP1a) is the Microsoft Java Virtual machine, but there
are separate sources where you can get that 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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