Re: Ram for SP2

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From: Alice (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/19/05 

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:43:50 -0800

If I do NOT put in SP2 (if that is ok) when the automatic
updates gives me a list of updates available, can I
continue to select them and just not ever select SP2?

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Alice,
>
>Regardless, SP2 should work fine.
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>"Alice" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:1c1d01c4fe66$76de83b0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Sorry, wrong message board..I will repost on the
correct
>> one.
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I have XP with only 244 RAM. Is it OK to install SP2?
>> Do
>>>I HAVE to install? Will my computer get any slower if
I
>>>do install SP@2?
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

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