Automatic update

[Daniel]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Hey All

I'm curious about the SP2 update but from what I've seen
and read you can only get it thru Automatic update.
Here's the thing I can't get mine working. It says it's
turned on but I don't get the icon in the task bar. Any
Ideas anyone?

Daniel

 

[Reza]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Go to control Panel and double click automatic update.
the below link mabye help you:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maint
ain/xpmanaged/28_xpupd.mspx

>-----Original Message-----
>Hey All
>
>I'm curious about the SP2 update but from what I've seen
>and read you can only get it thru Automatic update.
>Here's the thing I can't get mine working. It says it's
>turned on but I don't get the icon in the task bar. Any
>Ideas anyone?
>
>Daniel
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Hi Daniel,

You can get the full network install (stand-alone) version of SP2, but it's
a whopping 266MB download and is unnecessary for the average home user. Keep
in mind that Automatic Updates is not going to do everyone at once.

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

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"daniel" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:a65c01c48717$ce7a36d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hey All
>
> I'm curious about the SP2 update but from what I've seen
> and read you can only get it thru Automatic update.
> Here's the thing I can't get mine working. It says it's
> turned on but I don't get the icon in the task bar. Any
> Ideas anyone?
>
> Daniel
>

 

[user]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

daniel wrote:
> Hey All
>
> I'm curious about the SP2 update but from what I've seen
> and read you can only get it thru Automatic update.
> Here's the thing I can't get mine working. It says it's
> turned on but I don't get the icon in the task bar. Any
> Ideas anyone?
>
> Daniel
>
I understand SP 2 will eventually be available FREE from MS on
a CD. There is a MS page that can be accessed for availability info. I
am waiting form that option, since I have only a slow dial-up
connection. Furthermore, I can decide when the time is right to install
SP 2.
{redoak}

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

As other people has spcified in their responses, you have following options:

a) Download the network install from here
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

b) Wait for the CD, following link has more information:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

c) Follow the instructions provided here:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/updates.aspx

d) Let Website do it for you:
http://protect.microsoft.com/security/protect/WSA/en/default.asp

If you have high speed internet connection and you want to do very few
steps, then follow option d) from above. In case you have dialup, download
the full/network install from option a) specified above.


"daniel" wrote:

> Hey All
>
> I'm curious about the SP2 update but from what I've seen
> and read you can only get it thru Automatic update.
> Here's the thing I can't get mine working. It says it's
> turned on but I don't get the icon in the task bar. Any
> Ideas anyone?
>
> Daniel
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

One reason could be as Jupiter Jones outlines in this message. Read It.:

http://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers&mid=e826299b-1fb5-4b3c-9983-ef329d75349b&sloc=en-us

Recommended steps from above message are:

Right click My Computer
Click Properties
Click Automatic Update tab
Select "Automatic Recommended"
Click OK and follow prompts



"daniel" wrote:

> Hey All
>
> I'm curious about the SP2 update but from what I've seen
> and read you can only get it thru Automatic update.
> Here's the thing I can't get mine working. It says it's
> turned on but I don't get the icon in the task bar. Any
> Ideas anyone?
>
> Daniel
>
>