Service Pack 2 CD

[Guest Crystal]

I have windows xp professional and I am trying to order service pack 2 on CD.

I have a dial up connection and the file is too large to download with my my

connection so I need it on CD. Every link I have found on the microsoft

website says it is to order service pack 2 but when I click on it to order it

says service pack 3. Does anyone know how I can order SP2?

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: Service Pack 2 CD

 

 

"Crystal" <Crystal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I have windows xp professional and I am trying to order service pack 2 on

>CD.

> I have a dial up connection and the file is too large to download with my

> my

> connection so I need it on CD. Every link I have found on the microsoft

> website says it is to order service pack 2 but when I click on it to order

> it

> says service pack 3. Does anyone know how I can order SP2?

 

I found a similar problem. The way I solved it was to find someone who had

a copy and copied it.

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Service Pack 2 CD

 

Are you currently running WinXP SP1? If so, why not order/install SP3,

skipping SP2 and scores (literally) of post-SP2 updates?

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

Crystal wrote:

> I have windows xp professional and I am trying to order service pack 2 on

> CD. I have a dial up connection and the file is too large to download with

> my my connection so I need it on CD. Every link I have found on the

> microsoft website says it is to order service pack 2 but when I click on

> it

> to order it says service pack 3. Does anyone know how I can order SP2?

[Guest Crystal]

Re: Service Pack 2 CD

 

Well I bought a new computer that had Windows Vista on it and switched it to

Windows XP Pro. I'm having a hard time getting my drivers to install and was

told that my drivers need SP2 to work. I wasn't sure if they would work with

SP3.

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Are you currently running WinXP SP1? If so, why not order/install SP3,

> skipping SP2 and scores (literally) of post-SP2 updates?

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>

> Crystal wrote:

> > I have windows xp professional and I am trying to order service pack 2 on

> > CD. I have a dial up connection and the file is too large to download with

> > my my connection so I need it on CD. Every link I have found on the

> > microsoft website says it is to order service pack 2 but when I click on

> > it

> > to order it says service pack 3. Does anyone know how I can order SP2?

>

>

[Guest David B.]

Re: Service Pack 2 CD

 

In theory there should be no issues using SP3 over SP2.

 

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"Crystal" <Crystal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:429BD727-C03D-49A9-8AA4-596E41A4CC58@microsoft.com...

> Well I bought a new computer that had Windows Vista on it and switched it

> to

> Windows XP Pro. I'm having a hard time getting my drivers to install and

> was

> told that my drivers need SP2 to work. I wasn't sure if they would work

> with

> SP3.

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> Are you currently running WinXP SP1? If so, why not order/install SP3,

>> skipping SP2 and scores (literally) of post-SP2 updates?

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>> Crystal wrote:

>> > I have windows xp professional and I am trying to order service pack 2

>> > on

>> > CD. I have a dial up connection and the file is too large to download

>> > with

>> > my my connection so I need it on CD. Every link I have found on the

>> > microsoft website says it is to order service pack 2 but when I click

>> > on

>> > it

>> > to order it says service pack 3. Does anyone know how I can order SP2?

>>

>>

[Guest Twayne]

Re: Service Pack 2 CD

 

> Well I bought a new computer that had Windows Vista on it and

> switched it to Windows XP Pro. I'm having a hard time getting my

> drivers to install and was told that my drivers need SP2 to work. I

> wasn't sure if they would work with SP3.

 

Chances are excellent that it will; SP3 is basically SP2 with all of its

updates and a few pretty minor additions. Be sure to read MS's

instructions about installing either service pack in order to avoid

problems.

 

HTH

 

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> Are you currently running WinXP SP1? If so, why not order/install

>> SP3, skipping SP2 and scores (literally) of post-SP2 updates?

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>> Crystal wrote:

>>> I have windows xp professional and I am trying to order service

>>> pack 2 on CD. I have a dial up connection and the file is too large

>>> to download with my my connection so I need it on CD. Every link I

>>> have found on the microsoft website says it is to order service

>>> pack 2 but when I click on it

>>> to order it says service pack 3. Does anyone know how I can order

>>> SP2?

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Service Pack 2 CD

 

Start | Run | (type in) winver | OK

 

Does the first line reference "Service Pack 1" or "Service Pack 2"?

 

Did the computer come with downgrade rights to WinXP? Is the downgrade

supported by the manufacturer?

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

 

Crystal wrote:

> Well I bought a new computer that had Windows Vista on it and switched it

> to

> Windows XP Pro. I'm having a hard time getting my drivers to install and

> was

> told that my drivers need SP2 to work. I wasn't sure if they would work

> with

> SP3.

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> Are you currently running WinXP SP1? If so, why not order/install SP3,

>> skipping SP2 and scores (literally) of post-SP2 updates?

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>> Crystal wrote:

>>> I have windows xp professional and I am trying to order service pack 2

>>> on

>>> CD. I have a dial up connection and the file is too large to download

>>> with

>>> my my connection so I need it on CD. Every link I have found on the

>>> microsoft website says it is to order service pack 2 but when I click on

>>> it

>>> to order it says service pack 3. Does anyone know how I can order SP2?