Saving SP2 to a CD

[Bob L]

Pardon me if this question has been answered but is there anyway to download
SP2 and save it as a file? I have two PCs with XP home and I'd like to copy
SP2 to a CD and upgrade that way.

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Bob;
Yes, see #1 on this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Bob L" > wrote in message
...
> Pardon me if this question has been answered but is there anyway to
> download
> SP2 and save it as a file? I have two PCs with XP home and I'd like
> to copy
> SP2 to a CD and upgrade that way.
>
>

[Malke]

Bob L wrote:

> Pardon me if this question has been answered but is there anyway to
> download
> SP2 and save it as a file? I have two PCs with XP home and I'd like
> to copy SP2 to a CD and upgrade that way.

Download full SP2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=
049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

Order XPSP2 cd
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/
default.mspx

(note: urls are split for my newsreader - enter them into your browser's
addressbar on one line)

Or check your local computer and/or office supply stores for free cd's.
Lots of them have the cd available.

Malke
--
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"

[zag]

Sure, do a Google search for the MS website. It's about
a 270mb download but once you have it, it works fine.
Or, MS will send you a free CD. Takes a couple of weeks,
but no one has to be in a super hurry for SP2.
z ------------------------------------------------------

>-----Original Message-----
>Pardon me if this question has been answered but is there
anyway to download
>SP2 and save it as a file? I have two PCs with XP home
and I'd like to copy
>SP2 to a CD and upgrade that way.
>
>
>.
>

[Bob L]

"Bob L" > wrote in message
...
> Pardon me if this question has been answered but is there anyway to
download
> SP2 and save it as a file? I have two PCs with XP home and I'd like to
copy
> SP2 to a CD and upgrade that way.
>
>

Thanks to all of you for your responses. But what took you so long? :) I
posted at 11:18 PST and the first response was 13 minutes after that.
Amazing!

[Justin Ramos]

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals
and Developers:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

[Alex Nichol]

Bob L wrote:

>Pardon me if this question has been answered but is there anyway to download
>SP2 and save it as a file? I have two PCs with XP home and I'd like to copy
>SP2 to a CD and upgrade that way.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2predl.mspx
and the 'Download and Deploy to multiple machines' A 266 MB download

Or look for the free CDs now on magazine cover disks and in places like
Staples, or on order from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

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