Hi I need to get a the service pack 1a before I am able to connect to the

internet. How can I obtain service pack 1a without being connected to the

internet myself?

Samantha4251 wrote:

> Hi I need to get a the service pack 1a before I am able to connect

> to the internet. How can I obtain service pack 1a without being

> connected to the internet myself?

 

First off - you want Service Pack 2 - not 1a. 1a is WAY old - not that

service pack 2 is much better at this point in age - but the security

enhancements alone make it better.

 

As for the second part of your question, you are connected to the Internet

or you have a new way of posting I do not understand.

 

Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP

http://snipurl.com/8bqy

 

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD

http://snipurl.com/d41v

 

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MS-MVP

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I don't know why you want SP1a as SP2 is available but I suspect you have

your reasons. You can find SP1a here

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/network.mspx click

the tiny "Go" button on the right side of the page. You can download it

using another system, burn the downloaded .exe file to CD or onto a usb

drive and then install it on your system.

 

If you want SP2 you can get it here

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

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Harry Ohrn MS MVP [shell\User]

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

 

 

"Samantha4251" <Samantha4251@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Hi I need to get a the service pack 1a before I am able to connect to the

> internet. How can I obtain service pack 1a without being connected to the

> internet myself?

Harry Ohrn wrote:

>

> I don't know why you want SP1a as SP2 is available but I suspect you have

> your reasons. You can find SP1a here

> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/network.mspx click

> the tiny "Go" button on the right side of the page. You can download it

> using another system, burn the downloaded .exe file to CD or onto a usb

> drive and then install it on your system.

>

> If you want SP2 you can get it here

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

 

SP2 Info:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

 

SP2 Downloads:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/winxpsp2.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

 

 

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"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> As for the second part of your question, you are connected to the Internet

> or you have a new way of posting I do not understand.

 

Internet cafe possibly? At work, possibly?

Samantha4251 wrote:

> Hi I need to get a the service pack 1a before I am able to connect

> to the internet. How can I obtain service pack 1a without being

> connected to the internet myself?

 

Shenan Stanley wrote:

> First off - you want Service Pack 2 - not 1a. 1a is WAY old - not

> that service pack 2 is much better at this point in age - but the

> security enhancements alone make it better.

>

> As for the second part of your question, you are connected to the

> Internet or you have a new way of posting I do not understand.

>

> Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP

> http://snipurl.com/8bqy

>

> Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD

> http://snipurl.com/d41v

 

Gordon wrote:

> Internet cafe possibly? At work, possibly?

 

It does not matter - they have the connection. Beg, buy, borrow or steal -

here they are on the Internet - and if they can post to the newsgroup - they

can likely do one of the two solutions given.

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

I am at a computer at a university library.

 

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Samantha4251 wrote:

> > Hi I need to get a the service pack 1a before I am able to connect

> > to the internet. How can I obtain service pack 1a without being

> > connected to the internet myself?

>

> First off - you want Service Pack 2 - not 1a. 1a is WAY old - not that

> service pack 2 is much better at this point in age - but the security

> enhancements alone make it better.

>

> As for the second part of your question, you are connected to the Internet

> or you have a new way of posting I do not understand.

>

> Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP

> http://snipurl.com/8bqy

>

> Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD

> http://snipurl.com/d41v

>

> --

> Shenan Stanley

> MS-MVP

> --

> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

>

>

Regardless, the suggestion is to download the stand-alone installer for SP2.

You don't even *want* SP1. If you can't do that directly from your machine,

you'll need to use another machine. Or, order the CD from Microsoft.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"Samantha4251" <Samantha4251@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I am at a computer at a university library.

>

> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:

>

>> Samantha4251 wrote:

>> > Hi I need to get a the service pack 1a before I am able to connect

>> > to the internet. How can I obtain service pack 1a without being

>> > connected to the internet myself?

>>

>> First off - you want Service Pack 2 - not 1a. 1a is WAY old - not that

>> service pack 2 is much better at this point in age - but the security

>> enhancements alone make it better.

>>

>> As for the second part of your question, you are connected to the

>> Internet

>> or you have a new way of posting I do not understand.

>>

>> Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP

>> http://snipurl.com/8bqy

>>

>> Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD

>> http://snipurl.com/d41v

>>

>> --

>> Shenan Stanley

>> MS-MVP

>> --

>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>>

>>

>>

"Samantha4251" <Samantha4251@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I am at a computer at a university library.

 

Know anyone with a high-speed connection, who maybe hangs out or works at an

internet cafe? Any of them could download the SP2 installer and burn it to

CD for you. You can then just run the installer from CD and you'll be off.

 

This will probably be the fastest and cheapest way to do this it may cost

you under $5 for the disk and their time.

 

Incidentally, unless you're forced to use some specific software that

absolutely has to have SP1a, there's no real reason that the original XP

can't connect to the internet so you can download this directly.

 

HTH

-pk

>

> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:

>

>> Samantha4251 wrote:

>> > Hi I need to get a the service pack 1a before I am able to connect

>> > to the internet. How can I obtain service pack 1a without being

>> > connected to the internet myself?

>>

>> First off - you want Service Pack 2 - not 1a. 1a is WAY old - not that

>> service pack 2 is much better at this point in age - but the security

>> enhancements alone make it better.

>>

>> As for the second part of your question, you are connected to the

>> Internet

>> or you have a new way of posting I do not understand.

>>

>> Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP

>> http://snipurl.com/8bqy

>>

>> Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD

>> http://snipurl.com/d41v

>>

>> --

>> Shenan Stanley

>> MS-MVP

>> --

>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>>

>>

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