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

From: Derek Cheng [MSFT] (derekch_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:49:08 -0700

Please note that the file available at that link is substantially larger
than the download that is made available through Automatic Updates and
Windows Update.

Thanks.

Derek 

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"eeh" <eeh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:697BF572-F889-491B-8430-B78376110231@microsoft.com...
> 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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