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does avoiding sp2 mean you can't get any windows updates?
I've been avoiding sp2 - too scared of what could happen. Does this mean
I'm stuck and have no ability to download any additional windows updates or patches, because if I say yes, I'll get the whole deal installed (including sp2)? |
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does avoiding sp2 mean you can't get any windows updates?
"larrylook" wrote in message
... I've been avoiding sp2 - too scared of what could happen. Does this mean I'm stuck and have no ability to download any additional windows updates or patches, because if I say yes, I'll get the whole deal installed (including sp2)? You can still get patches. BUT SP2 contains loads of other fixes and improvements. Forget what you've read in the press or on these groups, millions upon millions of people have installed SP2. If there were real problems with it you wouldn't be able to move in these groups! 8-) But problems that can happen by not installing it are far greater then those of installing it. I'd just go ahead and install it, I've had it on all of my machines since the day it was released. Not one problem with it. If you do get problems, use the groups us geeks will sort it g -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. http://www.dasmirnov.net/ http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site. *Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail* |
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does avoiding sp2 mean you can't get any windows updates?
The first site will tell you how to install SP2
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm The next three will give you some idea of why you should install SP2 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../winxpsp2.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/features.mspx http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1724107,00.asp -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user "larrylook" wrote in message ... I've been avoiding sp2 - too scared of what could happen. Does this mean I'm stuck and have no ability to download any additional windows updates or patches, because if I say yes, I'll get the whole deal installed (including sp2)? |
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