How do i set the windows update for another drive

Hi guys

I have XP Pro installed on my other HDD and XP Home on my main one. I unable
to the Pro to update my usb thus I couldnt used my modem on it. The Home is
updated and I am able to connect to the internet. The question is how do I
update the Pro to SP 2 or SP 3 by the windows update. Getting the cd is out
of question for me as it takes time to arrive and downloading by external
link takes too long for me as my bandwith speed is limited.

Thanks

> I have XP Pro installed on my other HDD and XP Home on my main one. I
> unable
> to the Pro to update my usb thus I couldnt used my modem on it. The Home
> is
> updated and I am able to connect to the internet. The question is how do I
> update the Pro to SP 2 or SP 3 by the windows update. Getting the cd is
> out
> of question for me as it takes time to arrive and downloading by external
> link takes too long for me as my bandwith speed is limited.

Not that I understood the sentences - but...

Download it elsewhere, put it on a USB drive and install it from there.
(Work, Friends house, Family member, coffef shop, cafe, bookstore, etc.)

If your Windows XP Professional is SP1 or later - you only need the SP3
installation.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...0-fe22559d164e

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for
IT Professionals and Developers (works just as well for you.)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...8-1E1555D4F3D4

In case your Windows XP is RTM, not SP1 or later already, here is the SP2
download link:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for
IT Professionals and Developers (works just as well for you.)
http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/d...5-9e368d3cdb5a

Truthfully - if I am reading this correctly - you need to download the
driver updates for your computer and install them. Then your WIndows XP
Professional would be able to access all the same hardware your Windows XP
Home Edition can on that computer. The service packs will not assist with
that - only the hardware vendors will give you the drivers you need.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

If you're running WinXP or WinXP SP1, you cannot update via Windows Update
until you've manually download/installed SP2 or SP3.

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...5afa8ed33e121c

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1 or SP2 fully patched
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...66ae41add7dd2b

NB: Computers running WinXP SP2 will NOT be offered any further critical
security updates, Automatic Updates will cease to function, and Windows
Update website will not be available after 12 April 2010 until and unless
SP3 is installed.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


Toms wrote:
> I have XP Pro installed on my other HDD and XP Home on my main one. I
> unable
> to the Pro to update my usb thus I couldnt used my modem on it. The Home
> is
> updated and I am able to connect to the internet. The question is how do I
> update the Pro to SP 2 or SP 3 by the windows update. Getting the cd is
> out
> of question for me as it takes time to arrive and downloading by external
> link takes too long for me as my bandwith speed is limited.

"Toms" <> wrote in message
news:3607A469-E562-4539-98D8-...
> Hi guys
>
> I have XP Pro installed on my other HDD and XP Home on my main one. I
> unable
> to the Pro to update my usb thus I couldnt used my modem on it. The Home
> is
> updated and I am able to connect to the internet. The question is how do I
> update the Pro to SP 2 or SP 3 by the windows update. Getting the cd is
> out
> of question for me as it takes time to arrive and downloading by external
> link takes too long for me as my bandwith speed is limited.
>
> Thanks


Not much choice.

Go to a library, family or a friend's house with high-speed internet
connection and download Windows XP SP1 and SP3 to a flash drive.

You need SP1 to install SP3 for Windows XP.