On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 at 20:06:26, Roy wood wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>
>In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tony Firshman
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>>I urgently need to install the latest service pack on my W2k machines!
>>>However, it is a 120+Mb download! and I dont have broadband. Would any of
>>>you like to contact me about downloading this file onto a CD and sending it
>>>to me for a fiver or so?
>>>
>>>SOO unpatriotic and off-topic, I know, but I dont know of any other option.
>>The updates don't work that way.
>>They require the machine connected, and they work out what updates are
>>needed. This then happens automagically without an explicit file being
>>downloaded.
>Sorry to continue an OT discussion here but you are wrong. You can go
>to the Microsoft site and download the SP4. The pack you need to
>download is the one for network users. This is because people with
>multiple machine do not want to connect them individually to do the
>updates.
Ah that is good - did not know that.
I assume this is a complete pack though with all previous updates.
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