Should I update to SP2 now or wait??

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This Microsoft website explains the new features of SP2 and has some
useful pictures too:

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

 

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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:04:14 -0400, "MB" <mel@prodigy.invalid.net>
wrote:

>I see SP2 is available but ONLY if I turn on automatic updates, which I
>don't want to do.

That is absurd. You can download the entire update and install it and
leave auto-updates off. I have done just that.
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"Paul Knudsen" <HughG@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:04:14 -0400, "MB" <mel@prodigy.invalid.net>
> wrote:
>
>>I see SP2 is available but ONLY if I turn on automatic updates, which I
>>don't want to do.
>
> That is absurd. You can download the entire update and install it and
> leave auto-updates off. I have done just that.
> --
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> http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/

Correct. That's the biggest reason to do the full (network) download. That
and if you have more than one machine to update.

Tom