RE: Why wait on WU, just download and install it!

From: eeh (eeh_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:59:03 -0700

The link to the SP2 page is:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/winxpsp2.mspx

"eeh" wrote:

> 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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