> >What!?!?! The service packs being discussed are for WinXP.
> > No way will either SP1 or SP2 install on Win98SE.
>
> Oh my, I have not explained well.
>
> _I_ happily use 98se and Norton SW. I don't like XP. _I_
> have no interest in SP2 for _my_ system. _I_ don't have
> problems -- except for the interminable spam -- which the
> government seems unwilling to deal with -- But I don't see a
> limitation in downloading SP1 and/or SP2 to my system
> for use elsewhere.
>
> Is that correct?
Quite reasonable. You should be able to download SP2, burn it to a CD (don't
think any other portable storage would be big enough) and load it onto XP
machines.
> The organization I often work with uses many XP systems over
> a large area, but in a very controlled fashion --allegedly..
> We/they used to use an intranet for intra organizational
> communication with no connection to the Internet and we never
> had grief of any kind.
>
> We are now switching to some sort of strange limited/filtered
> Internet connection which I don't understand -- and some have
> been receiving viruses. The organization is allegedly working on
> protection, and most of us have recently installed virus protection,
> however, some of us are saying that we should "upgrade" to SP2
> which has firewall protection of some sort.
It enhances the XP's built-in firewall protection, and turns it on. I think
it's off by default. In SP1 and earlier.
> Hence my original question: Is SP2 worth the pain? I take
> the answer to be "Yes". The question arose because my previous
> understanding was that SP1 and/or SP2 gave grief.
My understanding is that SP2, properly installed, is a very good thing.
Apparently downloading it to an XP machine can get a file tailored to that
machine (to limit the size of the download). Installing that on a different
machine can lead to grief. If you get the entire thing, either by download
or getting a CD from Microsoft, it's fine.
> Now I hear here that we have to install SP1 first.
Not so. SP2 is cumulative, it includes SP1 and if your machine doesn't
already have that it will be installed.
> Can I infact download SP1 and/or SP2 installers to a CD? Or
> do I have to let Bill meddle with our systems?
I'm quite sure you can download the entire thing, but I don't have a URL.
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Tim Slattery
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