kell wrote:
> After trying and failing to load sp2, it looks like I am going to
> have to edit the registry. But before I start, I would like to
> know if I can get a version of sp2 that's smaller than the full
> version of 266 megs.
No.
> MS states that a computer for individual use should get the smaller
> version of sp2.
No - they don't. They say you should use Windows Update.
> That's fine with me, but how do I get the
> single-user version?
The large download is the full installation of SP2 - everything you MIGHT
need. The Windows Update "version" simply downloads some, figures out what
you do/do not need, and downloads the rest accordingly. There is no smaller
complete version than the 266+MB one.
> The disc I got from MS seems to be the full
> version; and in making attempts to download sp2 online, when I
> tried to find the smaller version, it was nowhere to be found --
> the links I followed led to a batch of updates that was only 9
> megs, and wasn't labeled as sp2.
Because there is not smaller version (complete version.)
> Since the lean version of sp2
> seems elusive as a unicorn, I was wondering if there's anybody out
> there that has actually seen it?
It doesn't exist. You have misinterpretted what you read.
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