XPhome and sp2

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XPhome and sp2

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I have a legal copy of XP home I'm installing on my daughter's computer. My question is, do I add sp 1 or sp2 neither or both?
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If you connect to the inter-net with it go for SP2 and all security updates,
but if it is not connected to any other computer system then it should run fine with the basic install.
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If you have a basic XP copy (no SPs) run automatic updates which will update and then ask to update SP2 (it will skip SP1)

I would highly recommend you load SP2 and all the other security updates...
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the first update will be SP2.

SP1 is nolonger avaiable

sp2 must be installed to receive an more updates
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It will install Microsft Installer 3.1 and the WGA check as first two updates, you need to reboot after them, anything else comes after that. Which is most likely SP2 and some 70 other updates.
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Thanks for the info folks. I have a copy of sp2 and I will install.
I just wasn't sure if sp2 went with the home version. I have had this XP disk for several years and never used it because I purchased XP pro for myself, so I'm installing the home version on my daughter's machine, which presently has ME. It's dialup internet here so it will take a while to get all the updates.
Thanks again :D
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Does SP1/2 provide some additional drivers? At least my laptop has XP (No SP) and I heard I need SP1/2 to get some USB controller to up my USB speed. Sound right? :?
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USB 2.0 support non-existant in vanilla XP. That's where the SP comes in...
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olly wrote:Does SP1/2 provide some additional drivers? At least my laptop has XP (No SP) and I heard I need SP1/2 to get some USB controller to up my USB speed. Sound right? :?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx
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Post by sbrehm72255 »

The best thing to do for current and future use would be to slipstream your current basic XP version to SP2. They will save from downloading updates in case of future installs.........;)

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
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