Download And Save XP Updates..

well I've got SP3 RC installed on my mashine, and it works with no
problemo.If you got SP3 then you don't need any other updates becouse SP3 is
collection of all previous updates.Not final.Who cares?It works.

"peter" <peterk@nowhere.net> napisao u poruci diskusione
grupe:67E7E1B1-F1D4-4DBA-B9CD-1437DB876135@microsoft.com...
> Do not download XP SP3........it is not ready for prime time yet.
> All of the other "updates" are best done thru XP Update site...where is
> scans your system and then tells you what might be needed. Even then you
> should only download the High Priority ones.........look at the optional
> software ones and see if you want to............and only download the
> Hardware ones if they apply to a Microsoft Products...other Hardware
> drivers should be updated from the manufacturers website.
>
> Normally on a high speed Internet connection this might take an
> hour........an hour well spend to make certain the RIGHT update is applied
>
> peter
>
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> "JD" <JD@example.invalid> wrote in message
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>> I'm in the process of building a new computer and I don't look forward to
>> updating XP. I'll be installing XP home edition SP2 but I'll still have a
>> boat-load of updates to install after that.
>>
>> I have the following web page:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/r...DisplayLang=en
>>
>> as the place to download all the updates. The problem is there are 879
>> results and I'm not sure I need them all?
>>
>> When I sort them by Popularity, I see #19, Standalone Update Package For
>> Windows XP Service Pack 3. It is the "release candidate" with a release
>> date of 12/18/2007. The file name is windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe
>> and it is 336.1 MB in size.
>>
>> This is the "beta" version of SP3? Has anyone here tried this?
>>
>> If running this this SP3 beta is not a good idea then how do I determine
>> which of the other 879 updates to run and what order to I run them in? I
>> was planning to download them to my 500MB USB enclosure HD.
>>
>> --
>> JD..
>

It is the "release candidate" with a release date of 12/18/2007?

Cocco Bill wrote:
> well I've got SP3 RC installed on my mashine, and it works with no
> problemo.If you got SP3 then you don't need any other updates becouse
> SP3 is collection of all previous updates.Not final.Who cares?It works.
>
> "peter" <peterk@nowhere.net> napisao u poruci diskusione
> grupe:67E7E1B1-F1D4-4DBA-B9CD-1437DB876135@microsoft.com...
>> Do not download XP SP3........it is not ready for prime time yet.
>> All of the other "updates" are best done thru XP Update site...where
>> is scans your system and then tells you what might be needed. Even
>> then you should only download the High Priority ones.........look at
>> the optional software ones and see if you want to............and only
>> download the Hardware ones if they apply to a Microsoft
>> Products...other Hardware drivers should be updated from the
>> manufacturers website.
>>
>> Normally on a high speed Internet connection this might take an
>> hour........an hour well spend to make certain the RIGHT update is
>> applied
>>
>> peter
>>
>> --
>> DISCLAIMER: If you find a posting or message from me
>> offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it.
>> If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to
>> me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... ;-)
>>
>>
>> "JD" <JD@example.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:O3xiJEAaIHA.5900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm in the process of building a new computer and I don't look
>>> forward to updating XP. I'll be installing XP home edition SP2 but
>>> I'll still have a boat-load of updates to install after that.
>>>
>>> I have the following web page:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/r...DisplayLang=en
>>>
>>>
>>> as the place to download all the updates. The problem is there are
>>> 879 results and I'm not sure I need them all?
>>>
>>> When I sort them by Popularity, I see #19, Standalone Update Package
>>> For Windows XP Service Pack 3. It is the "release candidate" with a
>>> release date of 12/18/2007. The file name is
>>> windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe and it is 336.1 MB in size.
>>>
>>> This is the "beta" version of SP3? Has anyone here tried this?
>>>
>>> If running this this SP3 beta is not a good idea then how do I
>>> determine which of the other 879 updates to run and what order to I
>>> run them in? I was planning to download them to my 500MB USB
>>> enclosure HD.
>>>
>>> --
>>> JD..
>>


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