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Service Pack 2 (SP2) is Microsoft Windows
XP's latest update. The package itself is quite weighty consisting roughly of
around 272MB. As well as containing major updates it also includes a new
security center which also includes a more usable firewall. Once again the
firewall only scans incoming data so if anything is trying to access the web
from your own machine the firewall will allow it through. To obtain the full
update, rather than relying upon auto update click on the following link.
Windows Service Pack 2 Update Link
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en
Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD Order Link
If you don't want to download the update
and simply want to order the CD please use the following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
PLEASE NOTE
If you are re-installing Windows XP there is no need to install
Service Pack 1 or 1(a) Service Pack 2 contains ALL of these updates. Simply
reinstall Windows XP followed by Service Pack 2.
This download site is
for IT Professionals and Developers and you are advised not to download this
software if you are only updating one computer. This can be ignored because the
software will not only update one pc but also multiple pc's.
1/ Just
click Download
2/ When the download dialog
box appears click Save to save SP2 to your hard drive
3/ Once
saved to your hard drive Click on the icon to begin installing
4/ A read
me document may first appear. If this happens go through the document and you
will find a link to click to install the software
5/ After
installation you will notice that when you reboot the splash screen says Windows
XP. With this latest update the words Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional
have been removed from the splash screen. It now simply says Windows XP. This
isn't a fault it is by design.
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