SP2 Download Question

Where's the option for those of use who will not enable Automatic Updates and
BITS? I'd rather spend the money shipping out an update CD than enable those
services. Earlier, the website indicated there would be "other options"
available for users such as myself, and now no such indication appears.

I know MS is trying to conserve bandwidth and I can accept that. They
should be well aware that a large portion of its user base won't use AU and
BITS, and have an additional option available for us, however.

Go here to download Service Pack 2 to your desktop. Simply click the
Install button.

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

Joe


"JHLund" <> wrote in message
news:FA75A2F4-2148-4294-8FE3-...
> Where's the option for those of use who will not enable Automatic Updates
> and
> BITS? I'd rather spend the money shipping out an update CD than enable
> those
> services. Earlier, the website indicated there would be "other options"
> available for users such as myself, and now no such indication appears.
>
> I know MS is trying to conserve bandwidth and I can accept that. They
> should be well aware that a large portion of its user base won't use AU
> and
> BITS, and have an additional option available for us, however.

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:54:35 -0400, "Joe727" <>
wrote:

>Go here to download Service Pack 2 to your desktop. Simply click the
>Install button.
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
>Joe
>

I just downloaded that monster. All 274 MB of it. It took my 1mb
cable modem 38:39.1 minutes to download at a avg DL rate of 993.1
kbps.

Question for you: I do not have a network, only one Dell pc on a
cable modem. Will this behemouth install on my pc only what is
necessary? Or, will it install the whole 274 mb on my system. I want
to put the monster on a CD and upgrade from a CD. I do not want to
install SP2 using the automatic update. There are too many horror
stories. Thanks.

When it's ready,the Order CD option page will be linked from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
--
Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"JHLund" <> wrote in message
news:FA75A2F4-2148-4294-8FE3-...
> Where's the option for those of use who will not enable Automatic Updates
> and
> BITS? I'd rather spend the money shipping out an update CD than enable
> those
> services. Earlier, the website indicated there would be "other options"
> available for users such as myself, and now no such indication appears.
>
> I know MS is trying to conserve bandwidth and I can accept that. They
> should be well aware that a large portion of its user base won't use AU
> and
> BITS, and have an additional option available for us, however.

<Scared@Scared_Of_SP2.org> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:54:35 -0400, "Joe727" <>
> wrote:
>
> Question for you: I do not have a network, only one Dell pc on a
> cable modem. Will this behemouth install on my pc only what is
> necessary? Or, will it install the whole 274 mb on my system. I want
> to put the monster on a CD and upgrade from a CD. I do not want to
> install SP2 using the automatic update. There are too many horror
> stories. Thanks.
>
It will install only what is necessary. It's large because it also contains
all of SP1 so those folks who did not get SP1 now get to the same level in
one go.
--
Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

<Scared@Scared_Of_SP2.org> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:54:35 -0400, "Joe727" <>
> wrote:
>
>>Go here to download Service Pack 2 to your desktop. Simply click the
>>Install button.
>>
>>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>>
>>Joe
>>
>
> I just downloaded that monster. All 274 MB of it. It took my 1mb
> cable modem 38:39.1 minutes to download at a avg DL rate of 993.1
> kbps.
>
> Question for you: I do not have a network, only one Dell pc on a
> cable modem. Will this behemouth install on my pc only what is
> necessary? Or, will it install the whole 274 mb on my system. I want
> to put the monster on a CD and upgrade from a CD. I do not want to
> install SP2 using the automatic update. There are too many horror
> stories. Thanks.
>

It will only install what you need on your single PC. You can burn it to a
CD if anyone in your family, or any of your friends and neighbors, needs the
Service Pack.

Joe

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 11:28:38 -0700, "Cari \(MS MVP\)"
<> wrote:

>
><Scared@Scared_Of_SP2.org> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:54:35 -0400, "Joe727" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Question for you: I do not have a network, only one Dell pc on a
>> cable modem. Will this behemouth install on my pc only what is
>> necessary? Or, will it install the whole 274 mb on my system. I want
>> to put the monster on a CD and upgrade from a CD. I do not want to
>> install SP2 using the automatic update. There are too many horror
>> stories. Thanks.
>>
>It will install only what is necessary. It's large because it also contains
>all of SP1 so those folks who did not get SP1 now get to the same level in
>one go.

I downloaded the monster and slapped it on a CD. Man it is huge - 274
MB.

Thanks for your assistance.

Thanks for the link! I appreciate the help!

"Joe727" wrote:

> Go here to download Service Pack 2 to your desktop. Simply click the
> Install button.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> Joe
>
>
> "JHLund" <> wrote in message
> news:FA75A2F4-2148-4294-8FE3-...
> > Where's the option for those of use who will not enable Automatic Updates
> > and
> > BITS? I'd rather spend the money shipping out an update CD than enable
> > those
> > services. Earlier, the website indicated there would be "other options"
> > available for users such as myself, and now no such indication appears.
> >
> > I know MS is trying to conserve bandwidth and I can accept that. They
> > should be well aware that a large portion of its user base won't use AU
> > and
> > BITS, and have an additional option available for us, however.
>
>
>