Service Packs query

[Guest franktee]

Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install, including SP1

and Sp2.

Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

Thanks for any helpful info.

franktee

Dell insp 4000

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Service Packs query

 

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

news:0500C58F-215E-481D-9EDA-80CDF818CD85@microsoft.com...

> Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

> Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install, including SP1

> and Sp2.

> Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

> Thanks for any helpful info.

> franktee

> Dell insp 4000

>

 

 

What service pack level is XP at currently? You can check this either through

the Control Panel -> System Properties applet or Start -> Run -> winver. In

order to install SP3 you need to have one of the earlier service packs

installed.

 

Bottom line is if your installation CD did not include any service packs, you'll

have to install SP2 before installing SP3. If the CD came with SP1, you only

need to install SP3.

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest franktee]

Re: Service Packs query

 

I presently have no SP's installed

 

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

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

> news:0500C58F-215E-481D-9EDA-80CDF818CD85@microsoft.com...

> > Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

> > Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install, including SP1

> > and Sp2.

> > Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

> > Thanks for any helpful info.

> > franktee

> > Dell insp 4000

> >

>

>

> What service pack level is XP at currently? You can check this either through

> the Control Panel -> System Properties applet or Start -> Run -> winver. In

> order to install SP3 you need to have one of the earlier service packs

> installed.

>

> Bottom line is if your installation CD did not include any service packs, you'll

> have to install SP2 before installing SP3. If the CD came with SP1, you only

> need to install SP3.

>

> Good luck

>

> Nepatsfan

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest Twayne]

Re: Service Packs query

 

> I presently have no SP's installed

>

> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>

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

>> news:0500C58F-215E-481D-9EDA-80CDF818CD85@microsoft.com...

>>> Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

>>> Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install,

>>> including SP1 and Sp2.

>>> Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

>>> Thanks for any helpful info.

>>> franktee

>>> Dell insp 4000

>>>

>>

>>

>> What service pack level is XP at currently? You can check this

>> either through the Control Panel -> System Properties applet or

>> Start -> Run -> winver. In order to install SP3 you need to have one

>> of the earlier service packs installed.

>>

>> Bottom line is if your installation CD did not include any service

>> packs, you'll have to install SP2 before installing SP3. If the CD

>> came with SP1, you only need to install SP3.

>>

>> Good luck

>>

>> Nepatsfan

 

Then install SP1 OR better, SP2, and then SP3. Not sure why that is,

but it seems to be the concensus and I've seen it in MS articles too.

If you let update do the installs, they are smaller files but then you

don't have the file to keep for safe keeping. Download those at that

catalog area.

[Guest Big_Al]

Re: Service Packs query

 

Twayne wrote:

>> I presently have no SP's installed

>>

>> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>>

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

>>> news:0500C58F-215E-481D-9EDA-80CDF818CD85@microsoft.com...

>>>> Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

>>>> Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install,

>>>> including SP1 and Sp2.

>>>> Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

>>>> Thanks for any helpful info.

>>>> franktee

>>>> Dell insp 4000

>>>>

>>>

>>> What service pack level is XP at currently? You can check this

>>> either through the Control Panel -> System Properties applet or

>>> Start -> Run -> winver. In order to install SP3 you need to have one

>>> of the earlier service packs installed.

>>>

>>> Bottom line is if your installation CD did not include any service

>>> packs, you'll have to install SP2 before installing SP3. If the CD

>>> came with SP1, you only need to install SP3.

>>>

>>> Good luck

>>>

>>> Nepatsfan

>

> Then install SP1 OR better, SP2, and then SP3. Not sure why that is,

> but it seems to be the concensus and I've seen it in MS articles too.

> If you let update do the installs, they are smaller files but then you

> don't have the file to keep for safe keeping. Download those at that

> catalog area.

>

>

 

SP1 then SP3 will be fine if you want to end up at SP3.

You can skip SP2.

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Service Packs query

 

If you try to install SP3, you'll see this error message.

 

Service Pack 3 Setup Error

http://home.comcast.net/~nepatsfan2005/XPSP3RC2.JPG

 

As has been noted by other posters, you'll need to install one of the earlier

service packs first.

 

Nepatsfan

 

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

news:703930BD-E8DE-4027-83D6-978AC9F14F50@microsoft.com...

>I presently have no SP's installed

>

> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>

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

>> news:0500C58F-215E-481D-9EDA-80CDF818CD85@microsoft.com...

>> > Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

>> > Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install, including SP1

>> > and Sp2.

>> > Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

>> > Thanks for any helpful info.

>> > franktee

>> > Dell insp 4000

>> >

>>

>>

>> What service pack level is XP at currently? You can check this either through

>> the Control Panel -> System Properties applet or Start -> Run -> winver. In

>> order to install SP3 you need to have one of the earlier service packs

>> installed.

>>

>> Bottom line is if your installation CD did not include any service packs,

>> you'll

>> have to install SP2 before installing SP3. If the CD came with SP1, you only

>> need to install SP3.

>>

>> Good luck

>>

>> Nepatsfan

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Service Packs query

 

Big_Al wrote:

> Twayne wrote:

>>> I presently have no SP's installed

>>>

>>> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>>>

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

>>>> news:0500C58F-215E-481D-9EDA-80CDF818CD85@microsoft.com...

>>>>> Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

>>>>> Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install,

>>>>> including SP1 and Sp2.

>>>>> Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

>>>>> Thanks for any helpful info.

>>>>> franktee

>>>>> Dell insp 4000

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>> What service pack level is XP at currently? You can check this

>>>> either through the Control Panel -> System Properties applet or

>>>> Start -> Run -> winver. In order to install SP3 you need to have one

>>>> of the earlier service packs installed.

>>>>

>>>> Bottom line is if your installation CD did not include any service

>>>> packs, you'll have to install SP2 before installing SP3. If the CD

>>>> came with SP1, you only need to install SP3.

>>>>

>>>> Good luck

>>>>

>>>> Nepatsfan

>>

>> Then install SP1 OR better, SP2, and then SP3. Not sure why that is,

>> but it seems to be the concensus and I've seen it in MS articles too.

>> If you let update do the installs, they are smaller files but then you

>> don't have the file to keep for safe keeping. Download those at that

>> catalog area.

>>

>>

>

> SP1 then SP3 will be fine if you want to end up at SP3.

> You can skip SP2.

 

Or you can play it a bit more safe and conservatively, and just install SP1

and SP2. Or maybe SP2 can be installed directly without SP1 - don't know.

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Service Packs query

 

1. Install SP2.

 

2. Then install SP3.

--

~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/

 

 

franktee wrote:

> I presently have no SP's installed

>

> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>

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

>> news:0500C58F-215E-481D-9EDA-80CDF818CD85@microsoft.com...

>>> Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

>>> Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install, including

>>> SP1

>>> and Sp2.

>>> Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

>>> Thanks for any helpful info.

>>> franktee

>>> Dell insp 4000

>>>

>>

>>

>> What service pack level is XP at currently? You can check this either

>> through the Control Panel -> System Properties applet or Start -> Run ->

>> winver. In order to install SP3 you need to have one of the earlier

>> service packs installed.

>>

>> Bottom line is if your installation CD did not include any service packs,

>> you'll have to install SP2 before installing SP3. If the CD came with

>> SP1,

>> you only need to install SP3.

>>

>> Good luck

>>

>> Nepatsfan

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Service Packs query

 

SP3 is optional.

 

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> 1. Install SP2.

>

> 2. Then install SP3.

> --

> ~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/

>

>

> franktee wrote:

>> I presently have no SP's installed

>>

>> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>>

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

>>> news:0500C58F-215E-481D-9EDA-80CDF818CD85@microsoft.com...

>>>> Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

>>>> Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install, including

>>>> SP1

>>>> and Sp2.

>>>> Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

>>>> Thanks for any helpful info.

>>>> franktee

>>>> Dell insp 4000

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> What service pack level is XP at currently? You can check this either

>>> through the Control Panel -> System Properties applet or Start -> Run ->

>>> winver. In order to install SP3 you need to have one of the earlier

>>> service packs installed.

>>>

>>> Bottom line is if your installation CD did not include any service

>>> packs,

>>> you'll have to install SP2 before installing SP3. If the CD came with

>>> SP1,

>>> you only need to install SP3.

>>>

>>> Good luck

>>>

>>> Nepatsfan

[Guest franktee]

RE: Service Packs query

 

Have installed SP2 and was then prompted to install SP3.

Am now up-to-date with SP's.

Thank you to all, for your helpful responses.

Have a good day.

franktee

 

 

 

"franktee" wrote:

> Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

> Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install, including SP1

> and Sp2.

> Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

> Thanks for any helpful info.

> franktee

> Dell insp 4000

>

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Service Packs query

 

Nit duly picked, thank you.

 

Bill in Co. wrote:

> SP3 is optional.

>

> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

>> 1. Install SP2.

>>

>> 2. Then install SP3.

>> --

>> ~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/

>>

>>

>> franktee wrote:

>>> I presently have no SP's installed

>>>

>>> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>>>

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

>>>> news:0500C58F-215E-481D-9EDA-80CDF818CD85@microsoft.com...

>>>>> Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

>>>>> Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install, including

>>>>> SP1

>>>>> and Sp2.

>>>>> Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

>>>>> Thanks for any helpful info.

>>>>> franktee

>>>>> Dell insp 4000

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> What service pack level is XP at currently? You can check this either

>>>> through the Control Panel -> System Properties applet or Start ->

>>>> Run ->

>>>> winver. In order to install SP3 you need to have one of the earlier

>>>> service packs installed.

>>>>

>>>> Bottom line is if your installation CD did not include any service

>>>> packs,

>>>> you'll have to install SP2 before installing SP3. If the CD came with

>>>> SP1,

>>>> you only need to install SP3.

>>>>

>>>> Good luck

>>>>

>>>> Nepatsfan

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Service Packs query

 

YW & thanks for your feedback!

 

franktee wrote:

> Have installed SP2 and was then prompted to install SP3.

> Am now up-to-date with SP's.

> Thank you to all, for your helpful responses.

> Have a good day.

> franktee

>

>

>

> "franktee" wrote:

>

>> Have successfully reinstalled WinXP Home Edition.

>> Windows update gives me choices of many updates to install, including SP1

>> and Sp2.

>> Should these be installed, even if I intend to install SP3?

>> Thanks for any helpful info.

>> franktee

>> Dell insp 4000