Anyway to save Service pack 3 to disk for later installation?

I am one of the unfortuante people still using dial-up (location). I have a
friend with broadband and want to know if there is a way to save it, and
install later. Thanks for any advice.
Brian

"mignuts" <> wrote in message
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>I am one of the unfortuante people still using dial-up (location). I have a
> friend with broadband and want to know if there is a way to save it, and
> install later. Thanks for any advice.
> Brian

It's here, all 316 MB of it.

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

Bruce.

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:30:02 -0700, mignuts wrote:

> I am one of the unfortuante people still using dial-up (location). I have a
> friend with broadband and want to know if there is a way to save it, and
> install later. Thanks for any advice.

Ask your friend to download:
Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

....then burn the file to a CD. You then can install SP3 to your machine at
your convenience (you can do this while on dial-up).

Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron...tallation.aspx