Service Packs and installing OS's?

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Hi. I was wondering if someone downloaded and saved a Service Pack, installed

an OS, then installed that Service Pack: Would it save them from downloading

the prior service packs and updates?



Eg: A person installs Windows XP with Service Pack 1. But beforehand they

got a copy of Service Pack 3. They then install Service PAck 3 ontop of

Service Pack 1. Hence erasing the need to get Service Pack 2.



Or do you need to start from the first update and get the rest no matter what?



Windows update messages told me Service packs have all the previous updates

and service packs with the newer one. So Service Pack 3 has everything before

is (including Service Pack 2 and 1).
 
"Brian V" wrote in message

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> Hi. I was wondering if someone downloaded and saved a Service Pack, installed

> an OS, then installed that Service Pack: Would it save them from downloading

> the prior service packs and updates?

>

> Eg: A person installs Windows XP with Service Pack 1. But beforehand they

> got a copy of Service Pack 3. They then install Service PAck 3 ontop of

> Service Pack 1. Hence erasing the need to get Service Pack 2.

>

> Or do you need to start from the first update and get the rest no matter what?

>

> Windows update messages told me Service packs have all the previous updates

> and service packs with the newer one. So Service Pack 3 has everything before

> is (including Service Pack 2 and 1).



What you heard from Windows Update is true in theory, but the devil is in the

details and here it is:



"To install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), either Windows XP Service Pack 1a

(SP1a) or Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) must already be installed."



Read all about it here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/



Google is your friend.
 
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:29:01 -0700, Brian V

wrote:



>Hi. I was wondering if someone downloaded and saved a Service Pack, installed

>an OS, then installed that Service Pack: Would it save them from downloading

>the prior service packs and updates?

>

>Eg: A person installs Windows XP with Service Pack 1. But beforehand they

>got a copy of Service Pack 3. They then install Service PAck 3 ontop of

>Service Pack 1. Hence erasing the need to get Service Pack 2.

>

>Or do you need to start from the first update and get the rest no matter what?

>

>Windows update messages told me Service packs have all the previous updates

>and service packs with the newer one. So Service Pack 3 has everything before

>is (including Service Pack 2 and 1).



Regardless of what the service pack contains, the system must be at a

level that meets the requirements documented for the service pack.



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