Re: Downloading XP's SP2 and all other patches...

[Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx>]

There are sites out there dedicated to windows patches for slipstreaming XP
SP2 installs. It is pretty slick if you take the time to get it setup. I
don't have any off the top of my head.

On 7/24/07, Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 7/24/07, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Easy solution:  Have him bring his machine to your house and get on your
> > connection, do the download(s)?
>
>
> Unfortunately, not a viable solution.  I only get home on the weekends,
> and
> he wants it before then, and besides, that's not how I like to spend my
> weekend.
>
> Even so, downloading SP2 and all of the subsequent updates, even on a
> cable
> connection, would be an extremely long task.  Even beyond the time to
> download, his pc is probably slow enough that installing everything would
> take several hours.
>
> - Dan
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