What about XP service pack 2?

[soky]

This question keeps coming to me from the strangest places. The most recent came from the Cingular sales person I purchased our new cell phones from. It is regarding the new Windows XP service pack 2 update. It would appear that Mr. Gates expects users on dial up connections to use the auto update feature to download up to 255 Meg in order to update the software. My Cingular lady asked me if it was possible to download it from work and burn it to a CD because bandwidth at work is much better. Speaking from experience (Windows 95 and Internet Explorer 4), downloading a major update over a dial up connection is risky. If the transfer is corrupt, it could cause your entire system to become unusable.

So I navigated my way to Microsoft XP to search for a download. Finding none, I visited their developer center. There it was, a download for IT Professionals who need to update more than one computer. I am in the process of downloading it at the moment and will burn a CD tomorrow. Caveat, one should read all the technical information at the link provided. It warns against using this method for updating one computer. I understand it but with the same concerns as my Cingular sales person, I will be using my newly discovered file to update my home computer which is blessed with Windows XP Pro and a slow 40K connection to Gatesland.

Oh... the link?
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers This installation package is intended for IT professionals and developers downloading and installing on multiple computers on a network. If you're updating just one computer, please visit Windows Update

Ref link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

[Infinitation]

Please be aware, no one with a 64 bit processor should update to SP2 yet. There are serious issues with compatibility.

- Conrad

[DigitalSkyline]

really... any word whn the issues will be addressed?

[dpyers]

I've updated a half dozen computers - XP Pro and Home editions using the IT Pro version of SP2. No problems.

[bigdave]

Well the network install is to bring any computers UP TO the SP2 level, so it pretty much includes all the critical patches from right after SP1 on to SP2, the "express install" checks to see what patches you don't have then just does those so I can be considerably smaller in size if you update on a regular basis.

[cambodia]

i can't run my norton virus update file it keep ask me to close / ignore , what should i do :?