XP Sp2 Build #

[Norman I. Rosenthal]

Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
Microsoft and it said this was the real things

XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158

ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build #?????

[PeteK]

Slashdot reports final build number is 2180.

"Norman I. Rosenthal" <pumbaa70> wrote in message
...
> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
> Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>
> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>
> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build #?????
>
>

[Mark Weinreb]

"Norman I. Rosenthal" <pumbaa70> wrote in message
...
> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
> Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>
> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>
> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build #?????
Yes, its the correct build. I just used Winver, and it reports "Version 5.1
(Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158 : Service Pack 2)"

Note the date (040803). This version was just built on Tuesday.

[CZ]

>> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
Microsoft and it said this was the real things

XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158

Anyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build #?????

Norman:

If you run the winver cmd from within a Command Prompt session you should
see:
"Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158 : Service Pack 2)"

[the size of SP2: 80 - 120 MB]

Hi Rosenthal.

Some version isn't correct.
To be sure you also have to look on the size of the SPS
The correct size vil be 80 - 120 MB
A wrong size could be 250 MB ( it includes some test code)

Best regards
David Jabaroth
Denmark

"Norman I. Rosenthal" wrote:

> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
> Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>
> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>
> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build #?????
>
>
>

[Gene K]

Norman I. Rosenthal wrote:
> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it
> from Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>
> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>
> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build
> #?????
I understand that the final release of SP2 has not yet occurred [I have seen
several places that stated that it would appear on the Windows Update site
Aug. 10]. It is not yet there since I checked a few minutes ago. That leads
to the inevitable question: where did you get what you apparently think is
the final release? Please do not answer. Since Slashdot apparently knows
more than I or you [or maybe Mr. Ballmer or Mr. Gates], address your
question to them.

--
Gene K

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Norman,

If we (Microsoft) gave it to you why are you questioning the validity?
Where exactly and who supplied it to you ?
--

Regards,

Mike
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"Norman I. Rosenthal" <pumbaa70> wrote in message
...
> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
> Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>
> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>
> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build #?????
>

[Plato]

Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
>
> If we (Microsoft) gave it to you why are you questioning the validity?
> Where exactly and who supplied it to you ?

It was from, you know, the official http://microsoft.wareztogo.cz/
website....

[John E. Carty]

"Gene K" > wrote in message
...
> Norman I. Rosenthal wrote:[i]
>> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it
>> from Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>>
>> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>>
>> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build
>> #?????
> I understand that the final release of SP2 has not yet occurred . It is not yet there since I checked a few minutes ago. That
> leads
> to the inevitable question: where did you get what you apparently think is
> the final release? Please do not answer. Since Slashdot apparently knows
> more than I or you [or maybe Mr. Ballmer or Mr. Gates], address your
> question to them.
>
> --
> Gene K
>
>

It's been released to MSDN subscribers as well as the beta testers :-)

[Bill]

"John E. Carty" > wrote in message =
...
>=20
> "Gene K" > wrote in message=20
> ...
>> Norman I. Rosenthal wrote:[i]
>>> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it
>>> from Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>>>
>>> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>>>
>>> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build
>>> #?????
>> I understand that the final release of SP2 has not yet occurred
have=20[i]
>> seen
>> several places that stated that it would appear on the Windows Update =
site
>> Aug. 10]. It is not yet there since I checked a few minutes ago. =
That=20
>> leads
>> to the inevitable question: where did you get what you apparently =
think is
>> the final release? Please do not answer. Since Slashdot apparently =
knows
>> more than I or you [or maybe Mr. Ballmer or Mr. Gates], address your
>> question to them.
>>
>> --=20
>> Gene K
>>
>>
>=20
> It's been released to MSDN subscribers as well as the beta testers =
:-)=20
>=20

I signed up for the beta testing, and reported bugs from time to time, =
but have not been advised that it is available. Is it truly available to =
the testers also?

[Jim Byrd]

:)

--
Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



In ,
Plato <|@|.|> typed:
> Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
>>
>> If we (Microsoft) gave it to you why are you questioning the
>> validity? Where exactly and who supplied it to you ?
>
> It was from, you know, the official http://microsoft.wareztogo.cz/
> website....

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Bill - Courtesy of MVP Torgeir Bakken, here's the current schedule for
release as we know it now:


"Hi

Early next week you should be able to download it (see table below).

I would think that at least the standalone (network) installation will
be available from this URL (note that the URL is not active yet):

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp2/


Here is the distribution plan:

09. August Release to Microsoft Download Center (network
installation package)

10. August Release to Automatic Updates (for machines running
pre-release versions of Windows XP Service Pack 2 only)

16. August Release to Automatic Updates (for machines NOT running
pre-releases versions of Windows XP Service Pack 2)

16. August Release to Software Update Services

Later in August Release to Windows Update for interactive user
installations



--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx"


--
Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



In ,
Bill > typed:
> "John E. Carty" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Gene K" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Norman I. Rosenthal wrote:
>>>> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it
>>>> from Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>>>>
>>>> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>>>>
>>>> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build
>>>> #?????
>>> I understand that the final release of SP2 has not yet occurred [I
>>> have seen
>>> several places that stated that it would appear on the Windows
>>> Update site Aug. 10]. It is not yet there since I checked a few
>>> minutes ago. That leads
>>> to the inevitable question: where did you get what you apparently
>>> think is the final release? Please do not answer. Since Slashdot
>>> apparently knows more than I or you [or maybe Mr. Ballmer or Mr.
>>> Gates], address your question to them.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gene K
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It's been released to MSDN subscribers as well as the beta testers
>> :-)
>>
>
> I signed up for the beta testing, and reported bugs from time to
> time, but have not been advised that it is available. Is it truly
> available to the testers also?

[Norman I. Rosenthal]

I got from the MSDN Web site


"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" > wrote in message
...
> Norman,
>
> If we (Microsoft) gave it to you why are you questioning the validity?
> Where exactly and who supplied it to you ?
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights
>
> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> newsgroups
>
> "Norman I. Rosenthal" <pumbaa70> wrote in message
> ...
>> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
>> Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>>
>> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>>
>> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build #?????
>>
>
>

[John E. Carty]

"Bill" > wrote in message
. ..

"John E. Carty" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Gene K" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Norman I. Rosenthal wrote:[i]
>>> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it
>>> from Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>>>
>>> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>>>
>>> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build
>>> #?????
>> I understand that the final release of SP2 has not yet occurred . It is not yet there since I checked a few minutes ago. That
>> leads
>> to the inevitable question: where did you get what you apparently think
>> is
>> the final release? Please do not answer. Since Slashdot apparently knows
>> more than I or you [or maybe Mr. Ballmer or Mr. Gates], address your
>> question to them.
>>
>> --
>> Gene K
>>
>>
>
> It's been released to MSDN subscribers as well as the beta testers :-)
>

I signed up for the beta testing, and reported bugs from time to time, but
have not been advised that it is available. Is it truly available to the
testers also?

You'll need your beta login info to access it here:
http://windowsbeta.microsoft.com/download/dl3.asp

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"Norman I. Rosenthal" <pumbaa70> wrote in message
...
>I got from the MSDN Web site
>

Then as an MSDN subscriber and reading the description of the product you
downloaded you know exactly what it is and do not require any further
information such as MD5 hashes or file names etc. It is all clearly labelled
on the MSDN site.


--

Regards,

Mike
--
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"Norman I. Rosenthal" <pumbaa70> wrote in message
...
>I got from the MSDN Web site
>
>
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Norman,
>>
>> If we (Microsoft) gave it to you why are you questioning the validity?
>> Where exactly and who supplied it to you ?
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike
>> --
>> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights
>>
>> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
>> newsgroups
>>
>> "Norman I. Rosenthal" <pumbaa70> wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
>>> Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>>>
>>> XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>>>
>>> ANyone know where it would be in the registry to check the build #?????
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Alex Nichol]

Norman I. Rosenthal wrote:

>Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
>Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>
>XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158

That is what Winver will report for you with the final build (2180)
Why 2158 rather than 2180 is not clear - 040803 appears to refer to 3
August 2004

--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Norman I. Rosenthal]

Is the one that is not on MSDN where I got mine from going to have the RTM
in the version #???

Thanks
Norman
"Alex Nichol" > wrote in message
...
> Norman I. Rosenthal wrote:
>
>>Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
>>Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>>
>>XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>
> That is what Winver will report for you with the final build (2180)
> Why 2158 rather than 2180 is not clear - 040803 appears to refer to 3
> August 2004
>
> --
> Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
> Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[CZ]

>>Anyone know how I can check if this is the correct build. I got it from
>>Microsoft and it said this was the real things
>>
>>XPSP2_RTm 040803-2158
>
> That is what Winver will report for you with the final build (2180)
> Why 2158 rather than 2180 is not clear - 040803 appears to refer to 3
> August 2004


Alex/Norman:

2158 refers to 9:58 PM per another user's post

[Alex Nichol]

Norman I. Rosenthal wrote:

>Is the one that is not on MSDN where I got mine from going to have the RTM
>in the version #???

They will all be the same. It has now been pointed out that just as the
040803 is date, the 2158 is time. Service pack build numbers do not get
shown. To be quite sure of build number, go to a central component; eg
C:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll Right click take Properties and look on
the version page, which will give major OS Version and build followed by
the modules own build, in this case
5.1.2600.2180

(Windows 5.1; build 2600 - ie XP; with a module build 2180 - ie included
in SP2)


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)