Reinstall XPHome/SP2

I'm helping a friend install a new HD replacing
a crashed drive. I'd appreciate a link to a URL
for downloading SP2 (Not SP3). Thank you.

"William B. Lurie" <billurie@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> I'm helping a friend install a new HD replacing
> a crashed drive. I'd appreciate a link to a URL
> for downloading SP2 (Not SP3). Thank you.

www.google.com
"xp sp3 download"
<Enter>
First result will do:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Don't really understand why you didn't do something like this yourself. It's
quicker than making your post then waiting and checking for replies!

"William B. Lurie" <billurie@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:uUAFB%23iXKHA.508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> I'm helping a friend install a new HD replacing
> a crashed drive. I'd appreciate a link to a URL
> for downloading SP2 (Not SP3). Thank you.

Post didn't go earlier so this is a repost!

Download Windows XP Service Pack 2 directly from
Microsoft's download site to a newly created folder on your PC.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en


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Olórin

If everyone will do it and find everything themselves then there would be no
newsgroups such as this. Unfortunately it is called "a fact of life "

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"Olórin" <inc****@erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message
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>
> "William B. Lurie" <billurie@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:uUAFB%23iXKHA.508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I'm helping a friend install a new HD replacing
>> a crashed drive. I'd appreciate a link to a URL
>> for downloading SP2 (Not SP3). Thank you.
>
> www.google.com
> "xp sp3 download"
> <Enter>
> First result will do:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> Don't really understand why you didn't do something like this yourself. It's
> quicker than making your post then waiting and checking for replies!
>

No newsgroups like this *because* everyone is managing to find their
solutions another way isn't necessarily bad - although it's not going to
happen, IMO.

At least William may now have some idea for a way of finding out answers
more directly and speedily.


"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Olórin
>
> If everyone will do it and find everything themselves then there would be
> no newsgroups such as this. Unfortunately it is called "a fact of life "
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Olórin" <inc****@erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message
> news:uJ0wkmjXKHA.5368@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "William B. Lurie" <billurie@nospam.net> wrote in message
>> news:uUAFB%23iXKHA.508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm helping a friend install a new HD replacing
>>> a crashed drive. I'd appreciate a link to a URL
>>> for downloading SP2 (Not SP3). Thank you.
>>
>> www.google.com
>> "xp sp3 download"
>> <Enter>
>> First result will do:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>>
>> Don't really understand why you didn't do something like this yourself.
>> It's quicker than making your post then waiting and checking for replies!
>>
>

On Nov 5, 8:05*pm, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Olórin
>
> If everyone will do it and find everything themselves then there would be no
> newsgroups such as this. Unfortunately it is called "a fact of life "
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Olórin" <inca...@erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message
>
> news:uJ0wkmjXKHA.5368@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
> > "William B. Lurie" <billu...@nospam.net> wrote in message
> >news:uUAFB%23iXKHA.508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> I'm helping a friend install a new HD replacing
> >> a crashed drive. I'd appreciate a link to a URL
> >> for downloading SP2 (Not SP3). Thank you.
>
> >www.google.com
> > "xp sp3 download"
> > <Enter>
> > First result will do:
> >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...d=049C9DBE-3B8....
>
> > Don't really understand why you didn't do something like this yourself. It's
> > quicker than making your post then waiting and checking for replies!

You are dead right, Peter but it's beyond some grumpy people. :-)

"sandy58" <aleckie68@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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On Nov 5, 8:05 pm, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Olórin
>
> If everyone will do it and find everything themselves then there would be
> no
> newsgroups such as this. Unfortunately it is called "a fact of life "
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Olórin" <inca...@erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message
>
> news:uJ0wkmjXKHA.5368@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
> > "William B. Lurie" <billu...@nospam.net> wrote in message
> >news:uUAFB%23iXKHA.508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> I'm helping a friend install a new HD replacing
> >> a crashed drive. I'd appreciate a link to a URL
> >> for downloading SP2 (Not SP3). Thank you.
>
> >www.google.com
> > "xp sp3 download"
> > <Enter>
> > First result will do:
> >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...d=049C9DBE-3B8...
>
> > Don't really understand why you didn't do something like this yourself.
> > It's
> > quicker than making your post then waiting and checking for replies!

You are dead right, Peter but it's beyond some grumpy people. :-)

Please expand on your point, since I'm missing it. You're agreeing that if
EVERYONE looked elsewhere other than these newsgroups for answers, and found
them (which premise I disagree with), then the groups would die out. Well,
if they're not needed - so what?

Sincerely,

Grumpy (apparently)