SP3 Update Question

I currently have XP Home SP1. When I go to Windows Update, it gives me the
SP2 Update option. Do I have to update to SP2 before I update to SP3 or is
there another link to get SP3? The Sp3 site gives me a link back to Windows
Update and SP2.

You won't be able to install SP2 or SP3 via Windows Update.

See
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...66ae41add7dd2b
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KLINK wrote:
> I currently have XP Home SP1. When I go to Windows Update, it gives me the
> SP2 Update option. Do I have to update to SP2 before I update to SP3 or is
> there another link to get SP3? The Sp3 site gives me a link back to
> Windows
> Update and SP2.

I had the same issue, and i just went and downloaded the sp3 and it was no
problem, you can just go to microsoft.com and search for sp3.

"KLINK" wrote:

> I currently have XP Home SP1. When I go to Windows Update, it gives me the
> SP2 Update option. Do I have to update to SP2 before I update to SP3 or is
> there another link to get SP3? The Sp3 site gives me a link back to Windows
> Update and SP2.
>

=?Utf-8?B?VGFzdHk=?= <> wrote in
news:93FE3C6E-9445-4002-894A-:

> I had the same issue, and i just went and downloaded the sp3 and it
> was no problem, you can just go to microsoft.com and search for sp3.
>
> "KLINK" wrote:
>
>> I currently have XP Home SP1. When I go to Windows Update, it gives
>> me the SP2 Update option. Do I have to update to SP2 before I update
>> to SP3 or is there another link to get SP3? The Sp3 site gives me a
>> link back to Windows Update and SP2.
>>
>

Thanks for the reply.

That is what I did and it just sends me back to Windows Update and SP2.

What am I, chopped liver?

Repost:

You won't be able to install SP2 or SP3 via Windows Update.

See
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...66ae41add7dd2b
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

KLINK wrote:
> =?Utf-8?B?VGFzdHk=?= <> wrote in
> news:93FE3C6E-9445-4002-894A-:
>
>> I had the same issue, and i just went and downloaded the sp3 and it
>> was no problem, you can just go to microsoft.com and search for sp3.
>>
>> "KLINK" wrote:
>>
>>> I currently have XP Home SP1. When I go to Windows Update, it gives
>>> me the SP2 Update option. Do I have to update to SP2 before I update
>>> to SP3 or is there another link to get SP3? The Sp3 site gives me a
>>> link back to Windows Update and SP2.
>>>
>>
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> That is what I did and it just sends me back to Windows Update and SP2.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in
news::

> What am I, chopped liver?
>
> Repost:
>
> You won't be able to install SP2 or SP3 via Windows Update.
>
> See
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro....general/msg/a
> 066ae41add7dd2b --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> KLINK wrote:
>> =?Utf-8?B?VGFzdHk=?= <> wrote in
>> news:93FE3C6E-9445-4002-894A-:
>>
>>> I had the same issue, and i just went and downloaded the sp3 and it
>>> was no problem, you can just go to microsoft.com and search for sp3.
>>>
>>> "KLINK" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I currently have XP Home SP1. When I go to Windows Update, it gives
>>>> me the SP2 Update option. Do I have to update to SP2 before I
>>>> update to SP3 or is there another link to get SP3? The Sp3 site
>>>> gives me a link back to Windows Update and SP2.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> That is what I did and it just sends me back to Windows Update and
>> SP2.
>

Thanks for the Repost.

I am using Xnews as my news reader and I did not see your first post. I
did see it by using a googlegroups search.