Why wait on WU, just download and install it!
From: eeh (eeh_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/19/04
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:45:04 -0700
Go to the MS SP2 page and download the SP2 for IT Professionals.
It's the same Service Pac for all computers.
It took 14 minutes to download.
Execute the file and it automatically installed on Pro and Home.
The only action required on my part was to accept the EULA and click next 2
or 3 times. I then burned it to a CD and installed it on my other XP-Pro and
2 XP-Home standalone computers.
Worked like a charm. Straight forward and simple. Reboot and you're good
to go. The EXE file is the key for this upgrade, not WU.
The purpose of Windows update is to parcel out the SP2 to home
users so their servers won't be overwhelmed. Only so many can receive it per
day and then the slice of bandwidth you're getting is tiny. With WU the
download time is hours rather than the 15 minutes it should take. Windows
Update doesn't do anything magical on the instal other than execute the EXE
file. The analysis of your system and the update is all handled from within
the EXE file.
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