Problems downloading MS Service Pack Updates

[James Williams]

Is there some way I can get updates to XP without
downloading them? I have a dial up modem and cannot keep
the connection to my server long enough to complete the
download.

I started downloading the Service Pack yesterday at 1:00
pm and the download popup window stated that some 38mb of
data would be transferred and it would take some 600
minutes. At 10:00 PM when I went to bed, some 24MB were
still to be downloaded and it would take some 400 minutes
to complete. When I got up today, the telephone
connection was terminated and according to the pop-up
window, this must have occured shortly after I went to
bed last night.

I logged back into the server and tried to resume the
download...now the pop up window stated that there were
some 73MB to download and it would take 1401 minutes.
Feeling something ws wrong here, I terminated the
download.

If I download all of the other updates MS offers, will
this reduce the number of files for the Service Pack?

Is there a way I can get all of these updates on a disk?

Can I do the downloads to a disk at our local library
(better connection) and install them on my home computer?

How do I contact MS to ask them these questions?

Thank you for your assistance.

Jim Williams

[Richard]

Hi James

You can get SP1a on disk for about $10.00 than use it to update all your
computers.

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp

The other updates can be downloaded from the Windows Catalog than installed
from your HD. Or burnt into a cd to transfer to the other PCs

To get the catalog go to the Windows update sight and click on
" Personalize Windows Update. " Than click the option to display the
catalog and save the settings.

Than you can go to the catalog and sellect the needed updates to download to
your pc and they can than be installed directly without going to the update
sight.

HTH
Richard

"James Williams" > wrote in message
...
> Is there some way I can get updates to XP without
> downloading them? I have a dial up modem and cannot keep
> the connection to my server long enough to complete the
> download.
>
> I started downloading the Service Pack yesterday at 1:00
> pm and the download popup window stated that some 38mb of
> data would be transferred and it would take some 600
> minutes. At 10:00 PM when I went to bed, some 24MB were
> still to be downloaded and it would take some 400 minutes
> to complete. When I got up today, the telephone
> connection was terminated and according to the pop-up
> window, this must have occured shortly after I went to
> bed last night.
>
> I logged back into the server and tried to resume the
> download...now the pop up window stated that there were
> some 73MB to download and it would take 1401 minutes.
> Feeling something ws wrong here, I terminated the
> download.
>
> If I download all of the other updates MS offers, will
> this reduce the number of files for the Service Pack?
>
> Is there a way I can get all of these updates on a disk?
>
> Can I do the downloads to a disk at our local library
> (better connection) and install them on my home computer?
>
> How do I contact MS to ask them these questions?
>
> Thank you for your assistance.
>
> Jim Williams