SP1 update

When I go to install the SP1 update the size is shown as 65MB. I have only a
dial up connection which downloads at around 12MB's per hour thus the
download would take 5+ hours. My ISP automatically disconnects after about 3
hours. My question is if I start this download and get disconnected will it
resume at the point I was disconnected or will it start all over again from
the beginning?

"Al Roosov" wrote:

> When I go to install the SP1 update the size is shown as 65MB. I have only a
> dial up connection which downloads at around 12MB's per hour thus the
> download would take 5+ hours. My ISP automatically disconnects after about 3
> hours. My question is if I start this download and get disconnected will it
> resume at the point I was disconnected or will it start all over again from
> the beginning?


you will probably need to start again.
you can try downloading using Firefox or download a Download Manager..
This will allow the download to start from where it left off.

regards
hb

Other dial-up users have reported that the download resumes if the
connection is lost, Al.
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Al Roosov wrote:
> When I go to install the SP1 update the size is shown as 65MB. I have only
> a
> dial up connection which downloads at around 12MB's per hour thus the
> download would take 5+ hours. My ISP automatically disconnects after about
> 3
> hours. My question is if I start this download and get disconnected will
> it
> resume at the point I was disconnected or will it start all over again
> from
> the beginning?

Hi - when XP SP2 was released, I only had a dial-up connection and so had
the same problem. I contacted Microsoft and they sent it to me on a CD -
free of charge. I received it only a few days later. Maybe this might be an
option for you if Microsoft still do this.
Brian.


"hb21l5" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Al Roosov" wrote:
>
>> When I go to install the SP1 update the size is shown as 65MB. I have
>> only a
>> dial up connection which downloads at around 12MB's per hour thus the
>> download would take 5+ hours. My ISP automatically disconnects after
>> about 3
>> hours. My question is if I start this download and get disconnected will
>> it
>> resume at the point I was disconnected or will it start all over again
>> from
>> the beginning?
>
>
> you will probably need to start again.
> you can try downloading using Firefox or download a Download Manager..
> This will allow the download to start from where it left off.
>
> regards
> hb
>