Re: SP2 from MSDN?

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From: Brian S. Bergin (net.terabyte_at_mspublicnntp.reverse)
Date: 08/07/04 

Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 14:29:14 -0400

"Ronald" <new@reply.only> wrote:

>>
>> I d/l it, installed it. I thought it was supposed to be build 2180, but
>> when I do a Winver I get the following:
>>
>> Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158: Service Pack 2 which sounds like
>build
>> 2158.
>
>that shows it's the sp2 rtm (ppl in the wild don't care about build
>numbers..)

People in the wild who don't care about build numbers will end up
downloading from some unknown site and getting 2179 or 2162 or earlier
just repackaged as XPSP2.exe or something stupid like that. Build
numbers are absolutely critical. Be sure you have 2180 and that you
get it from a MS-sanctioned DL site or order the CD from MS.

Sincerely,
Brian S. Bergin
Terabyte Computers, Inc.

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