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Is SP1 needed before installing SP2?
I have Win XP Home Ed.
I know I should have the Service Packs installed. However, the individual security updates that were offered are all installed. I decided to get SP2 and ordered the CD after my auto update would show that on a list to be downloaded. After I received the SP2 CD, I checked for new updates by turning on the auto updater. It showed SP2 on the download window. I went to the Windows Update Website and it showed that I needed SP1. That is confusing because it showed only SP2 on the list a couple of weeks prior to this. So can I just go ahead and install SP2 from my CD, or do I have to install SP1 first? Thanks. Nancy |
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"Nancy" wrote in message ... I have Win XP Home Ed. I know I should have the Service Packs installed. However, the individual security updates that were offered are all installed. I decided to get SP2 and ordered the CD after my auto update would show that on a list to be downloaded. After I received the SP2 CD, I checked for new updates by turning on the auto updater. It showed SP2 on the download window. I went to the Windows Update Website and it showed that I needed SP1. That is confusing because it showed only SP2 on the list a couple of weeks prior to this. So can I just go ahead and install SP2 from my CD, or do I have to install SP1 first? Thanks. Nancy No. Read through the help files on the CD. |
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Is SP1 needed before installing SP2? Na! Just install SP2 first then perform your required updates. Set Autoupdates to manual as well. - Winux P "Nancy" wrote in message ... I have Win XP Home Ed. I know I should have the Service Packs installed. However, the individual security updates that were offered are all installed. I decided to get SP2 and ordered the CD after my auto update would show that on a list to be downloaded. After I received the SP2 CD, I checked for new updates by turning on the auto updater. It showed SP2 on the download window. I went to the Windows Update Website and it showed that I needed SP1. That is confusing because it showed only SP2 on the list a couple of weeks prior to this. So can I just go ahead and install SP2 from my CD, or do I have to install SP1 first? Thanks. Nancy |
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On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 19:11:11 -0500, Nancy wrote:
I have Win XP Home Ed. I know I should have the Service Packs installed. However, the individual security updates that were offered are all installed. I decided to get SP2 and ordered the CD after my auto update would show that on a list to be downloaded. After I received the SP2 CD, I checked for new updates by turning on the auto updater. It showed SP2 on the download window. I went to the Windows Update Website and it showed that I needed SP1. That is confusing because it showed only SP2 on the list a couple of weeks prior to this. So can I just go ahead and install SP2 from my CD, or do I have to install SP1 first? SP2 is cumulative, meaning all fixes from SP1 are included. No need to install SP1 before SP2. -- Tom Porterfield MS-MVP Windows http://support.telop.org Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only. |
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SP2 is cumulative, meaning all fixes from SP1 are
included. No need to install SP1 before SP2. -- Tom Porterfield MS-MVP Windows http://support.telop.org _________________________________________ Thank you for the super fast replies. I will go ahead and install SP2. Nancy |
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To require the install of SP1 before installing SP2 would waste millions of
extra man-hours around the world. That would be pretty dumb. Making SP2 a stand-alone update is the only sensible way to do it. "Nancy" wrote in message ... I have Win XP Home Ed. I know I should have the Service Packs installed. However, the individual security updates that were offered are all installed. I decided to get SP2 and ordered the CD after my auto update would show that on a list to be downloaded. After I received the SP2 CD, I checked for new updates by turning on the auto updater. It showed SP2 on the download window. I went to the Windows Update Website and it showed that I needed SP1. That is confusing because it showed only SP2 on the list a couple of weeks prior to this. So can I just go ahead and install SP2 from my CD, or do I have to install SP1 first? Thanks. Nancy |
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Paul Pedersen typed: To require the install of SP1 before installing SP2 would waste millions of extra man-hours around the world. Nevertheless, lots of other products work that way. That would be pretty dumb. Making SP2 a stand-alone update is the only sensible way to do it. It has the advantage of not requiring people to download SP1 first. It has the disadvantage of requiring people who already have SP1 installed to effectively download it a second time. Which is better, I don't know for sure, but it's nowhere near as clear cut as you make it out to be. From a personal point of view, it would have been better for me if it didn't include SP1 fixes, since I already had them installed. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Nancy" wrote in message ... I have Win XP Home Ed. I know I should have the Service Packs installed. However, the individual security updates that were offered are all installed. I decided to get SP2 and ordered the CD after my auto update would show that on a list to be downloaded. After I received the SP2 CD, I checked for new updates by turning on the auto updater. It showed SP2 on the download window. I went to the Windows Update Website and it showed that I needed SP1. That is confusing because it showed only SP2 on the list a couple of weeks prior to this. So can I just go ahead and install SP2 from my CD, or do I have to install SP1 first? Thanks. Nancy |
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