10-11-2006, 10:37 AM
I will reinstall my old computer from scratch, including reinstalling windows XP. Now, the version of Windows XP I will put on it is an original one with no SP bundled. Considering all problems it seems that it might be a problem simply using it unpatched at all to, for example, connect to the net to update Windows automatically (true?). Having done so in thepast (befre SP2 at least) but also updating one that DID come with SP2, includes a whole bunch of pre updates of the updater and all sort of things as well that always takes lots of time. Is there some more simple way of simply downloading the SP2 to put on a hard drive and then patch Windows off line?
In addition, it would be good to have such an update handy if I ever need to reinstall, for example my mothers computer (no idea why I would, but anyway) or some other computer were there is only a modem, since the simple downloading itself otherwise takes hours upon hours upon hours. Last time I resorted to take the whole computer home to me with broadband to speed it up.
In addition, it would be good to have such an update handy if I ever need to reinstall, for example my mothers computer (no idea why I would, but anyway) or some other computer were there is only a modem, since the simple downloading itself otherwise takes hours upon hours upon hours. Last time I resorted to take the whole computer home to me with broadband to speed it up.
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