Download SP2 for unconnected PC

[Eric Liong]

Hello all.

I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by dial-up.
A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.

Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for XP-Home, to
his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and apply
it?

Thanks.

Eric

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Eric,

You can order one free from MS.
Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

Or it can be downloaded from MS:
Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and
Developers:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

"Eric Liong" wrote
> Hello all.
>
> I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by dial-up.
> A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
> My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.
>
> Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for XP-Home, to
> his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and apply
> it?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Eric

[Eric Liong]

Thanks Bert.

I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time to get here.
And I was weary of the "... for IT Professionals and Developers" version.
Can I use this version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?

Thanks.

Eric


"Bert Kinney" > wrote in message >...
> Hi Eric,
>
> You can order one free from MS.
> Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
>
> Or it can be downloaded from MS:
> Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and
> Developers:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> http://dts-l.org/
>
> "Eric Liong" wrote
> > Hello all.
> >
> > I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by dial-up.
> > A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
> > My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.
> >
> > Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for XP-Home, to
> > his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and apply
> > it?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Eric

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Eric,

It's the only one available from MS.
It should work fine.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

"Eric Liong" wrote
> Thanks Bert.
>
> I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time to get here.
> And I was weary of the "... for IT Professionals and Developers" version.
> Can I use this version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Eric
>
>
> "Bert Kinney" > wrote in message
> >...
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>> You can order one free from MS.
>> Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
>>
>> Or it can be downloaded from MS:
>> Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and
>> Developers:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
>> http://dts-l.org/
>>
>> "Eric Liong" wrote
>> > Hello all.
>> >
>> > I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by dial-up.
>> > A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
>> > My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.
>> >
>> > Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for XP-Home, to
>> > his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and apply
>> > it?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > Eric

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Eric,

Just to confirm this, I downloaded it and compared it with
the setup file on the CD and it is exactly the same.
So go for it. You may want to get the Free CD just to have
it on have thou.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

"Eric Liong" wrote
> Thanks Bert.
>
> I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time to get here.
> And I was weary of the "... for IT Professionals and Developers" version.
> Can I use this version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Eric
>
>
> "Bert Kinney" > wrote in message
> >...
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>> You can order one free from MS.
>> Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
>>
>> Or it can be downloaded from MS:
>> Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals and
>> Developers:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
>> http://dts-l.org/
>>
>> "Eric Liong" wrote
>> > Hello all.
>> >
>> > I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by dial-up.
>> > A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
>> > My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.
>> >
>> > Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for XP-Home, to
>> > his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and apply
>> > it?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > Eric

[eliong@cura.net]

Thanks Bert,

I downloaded it and burned it on a CD, WindowsXP ..... ENU.exe @277Mb
approx.
Next question: can I apply it straight, or must I first get up-to-date
with my Windows-updates (at least critical ones) before executing SP2?

Eric



Bert Kinney wrote:
> Hi Eric,
>
> Just to confirm this, I downloaded it and compared it with
> the setup file on the CD and it is exactly the same.
> So go for it. You may want to get the Free CD just to have
> it on have thou.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> http://dts-l.org/
>
> "Eric Liong" wrote
> > Thanks Bert.
> >
> > I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time to get
here.
> > And I was weary of the "... for IT Professionals and Developers"
version.
> > Can I use this version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > "Bert Kinney" > wrote in message
> > >...
> >> Hi Eric,
> >>
> >> You can order one free from MS.
> >> Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
> >>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
> >>
> >> Or it can be downloaded from MS:
> >> Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT Professionals
and
> >> Developers:
> >>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> >> http://dts-l.org/
> >>
> >> "Eric Liong" wrote
> >> > Hello all.
> >> >
> >> > I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not even by
dial-up.
> >> > A friend of mine has a PC with a fast connection to Internet.
> >> > My PC has XP-Home Edition, his has XP-Professional.
> >> >
> >> > Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2 for
XP-Home, to
> >> > his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory key, stick it in my PC and
apply
> >> > it?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > Eric

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Eric,

SP2 has all but a couple of new updates. Install SP2 then
run
Windows Update.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

wrote:
> Thanks Bert,
>
> I downloaded it and burned it on a CD, WindowsXP .....
> ENU.exe @277Mb approx.
> Next question: can I apply it straight, or must I first
> get up-to-date with my Windows-updates (at least critical
> ones) before executing SP2?
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> Bert Kinney wrote:
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>> Just to confirm this, I downloaded it and compared it
>> with the setup file on the CD and it is exactly the same.
>> So go for it. You may want to get the Free CD just to
>> have it on have thou.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
>> http://dts-l.org/
>>
>> "Eric Liong" wrote
>>> Thanks Bert.
>>>
>>> I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time
>>> to get here. And I was weary of the "... for IT
>>> Professionals and Developers" version. Can I use this
>>> version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bert Kinney" > wrote in message
>>> >...
>>>> Hi Eric,
>>>>
>>>> You can order one free from MS.
>>>> Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
>>>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
>>>>
>>>> Or it can be downloaded from MS:
>>>> Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT
>>>> Professionals and Developers:
>>>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
>>>> http://dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>> "Eric Liong" wrote
>>>>> Hello all.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not
>>>>> even by dial-up. A friend of mine has a PC with a
>>>>> fast connection to Internet. My PC has XP-Home
>>>>> Edition, his has XP-Professional.
>>>>>
>>>>> Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2
>>>>> for XP-Home, to his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory
>>>>> key, stick it in my PC and apply it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric

[Eric Liong]

Bert,

Thanks for your input.

Eric


"Bert Kinney" > wrote in message >...
> Hi Eric,
>
> SP2 has all but a couple of new updates. Install SP2 then
> run
> Windows Update.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> http://dts-l.org/
>
> wrote:
> > Thanks Bert,
> >
> > I downloaded it and burned it on a CD, WindowsXP .....
> > ENU.exe @277Mb approx.
> > Next question: can I apply it straight, or must I first
> > get up-to-date with my Windows-updates (at least critical
> > ones) before executing SP2?
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> >
> > Bert Kinney wrote:
> >> Hi Eric,
> >>
> >> Just to confirm this, I downloaded it and compared it
> >> with the setup file on the CD and it is exactly the same.
> >> So go for it. You may want to get the Free CD just to
> >> have it on have thou.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> >> http://dts-l.org/
> >>
> >> "Eric Liong" wrote
> >>> Thanks Bert.
> >>>
> >>> I live in the Caribbean so the CD will take a long time
> >>> to get here. And I was weary of the "... for IT
> >>> Professionals and Developers" version. Can I use this
> >>> version safely for my XP-Home PC, for sure?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks.
> >>>
> >>> Eric
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Bert Kinney" > wrote in message
> >>> >...
> >>>> Hi Eric,
> >>>>
> >>>> You can order one free from MS.
> >>>> Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD:
> >>>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
> >>>>
> >>>> Or it can be downloaded from MS:
> >>>> Download details: Windows XP Service Pack 2 for IT
> >>>> Professionals and Developers:
> >>>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> >>>> http://dts-l.org/
> >>>>
> >>>> "Eric Liong" wrote
> >>>>> Hello all.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have a PC which is not connected to Internet, not
> >>>>> even by dial-up. A friend of mine has a PC with a
> >>>>> fast connection to Internet. My PC has XP-Home
> >>>>> Edition, his has XP-Professional.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Question: is there a way to download the complete SP2
> >>>>> for XP-Home, to his PC? Then put it on a CD or memory
> >>>>> key, stick it in my PC and apply it?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Eric