Why wait on WU, just download and install it!

Go to the MS SP2 page and download the SP2 for IT Professionals.
It's the same Service Pac for all computers.
It took 14 minutes to download.
Execute the file and it automatically installed on Pro and Home.
The only action required on my part was to accept the EULA and click next 2
or 3 times. I then burned it to a CD and installed it on my other XP-Pro and
2 XP-Home standalone computers.
Worked like a charm. Straight forward and simple. Reboot and you're good
to go. The EXE file is the key for this upgrade, not WU.

The purpose of Windows update is to parcel out the SP2 to home
users so their servers won't be overwhelmed. Only so many can receive it per
day and then the slice of bandwidth you're getting is tiny. With WU the
download time is hours rather than the 15 minutes it should take. Windows
Update doesn't do anything magical on the instal other than execute the EXE
file. The analysis of your system and the update is all handled from within
the EXE file.

Please note that the file available at that link is substantially larger
than the download that is made available through Automatic Updates and
Windows Update.

Thanks.

Derek

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"eeh" <> wrote in message
news:697BF572-F889-491B-8430-...
> The link to the SP2 page is:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../winxpsp2.mspx
>
>
> "eeh" wrote:
>
> > Go to the MS SP2 page and download the SP2 for IT Professionals.
> > It's the same Service Pac for all computers.
> > It took 14 minutes to download.
> > Execute the file and it automatically installed on Pro and Home.
> > The only action required on my part was to accept the EULA and click
next 2
> > or 3 times. I then burned it to a CD and installed it on my other
XP-Pro and
> > 2 XP-Home standalone computers.
> > Worked like a charm. Straight forward and simple. Reboot and you're
good
> > to go. The EXE file is the key for this upgrade, not WU.
> >
> > The purpose of Windows update is to parcel out the SP2 to home
> > users so their servers won't be overwhelmed. Only so many can receive
it per
> > day and then the slice of bandwidth you're getting is tiny. With WU the
> > download time is hours rather than the 15 minutes it should take.
Windows
> > Update doesn't do anything magical on the instal other than execute the
EXE
> > file. The analysis of your system and the update is all handled from
within
> > the EXE file.
> >
> >

Yes, noted Derek, 14 minutes to D/L the complete SP compared to 6 hours for
WU to download SP2 to me. I understand the reasons and have no complaints.
Just trying to help out the few who are strugling with WU. I'm assuming most
are not.
Thanks,

"Derek Cheng [MSFT]" wrote:

> Please note that the file available at that link is substantially larger
> than the download that is made available through Automatic Updates and
> Windows Update.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Derek
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "eeh" <> wrote in message
> news:697BF572-F889-491B-8430-...
> > The link to the SP2 page is:
> >
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../winxpsp2.mspx
> >
> >
> > "eeh" wrote:
> >
> > > Go to the MS SP2 page and download the SP2 for IT Professionals.
> > > It's the same Service Pac for all computers.
> > > It took 14 minutes to download.
> > > Execute the file and it automatically installed on Pro and Home.
> > > The only action required on my part was to accept the EULA and click
> next 2
> > > or 3 times. I then burned it to a CD and installed it on my other
> XP-Pro and
> > > 2 XP-Home standalone computers.
> > > Worked like a charm. Straight forward and simple. Reboot and you're
> good
> > > to go. The EXE file is the key for this upgrade, not WU.
> > >
> > > The purpose of Windows update is to parcel out the SP2 to home
> > > users so their servers won't be overwhelmed. Only so many can receive
> it per
> > > day and then the slice of bandwidth you're getting is tiny. With WU the
> > > download time is hours rather than the 15 minutes it should take.
> Windows
> > > Update doesn't do anything magical on the instal other than execute the
> EXE
> > > file. The analysis of your system and the update is all handled from
> within
> > > the EXE file.
> > >
> > >
>
>
>