question about installing xpSP2 after fresh install of xp pro

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From: Monty (monty.nospam_at_spam.kd6cae.net)
Date: 09/19/04 

Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:26:39 -0700

Hello all. I hope this is the right group to posts queries such as this.
If not please direct me to where I should ask this.
I have a friend who has windows xP pro and he wants to reformat one of his
systems and reinstall xP pro, however he doesn't want to connect his
computer to the net until he has a service pack installed, preferably SP2.
My question is, if I put the full SP2 exe file from microsoft's download
site on to a CD for him, after he installs the main OS which I don't think
has any service pack on that CD, could I then put in this CD that I have
SP2 on and it'll install that, or will I have to dig up SP1, and somehow
get that on his system first before I can proceed with installing SP2?
I'm trying to help my friend and so if possible I'd like to not break his
system, lol.
Any comments on this would be grateful.
Monty From California

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