I have 2 pc. I have Xp SP3 on one, and XP SP2 on another. I want to update XP
SP2 to XP SP3 from my first pc. Can I ?

Perhaps. Was the original SP3 installation saved to your hard drive or just
simply run ? Either way there should be a folder "ServicePack Files" that
has a sub-folder \i386. If you locate it ( ~600 Megabytes in size ) there is
a
Setup.Exe. You should be able to copy the entire \i386 to your other PC &
invoke Setup.
*There are multiple \i386 folders on a Windows XP setup, so be sure you
copy the correct one.

You can always use Microsoft Update to install the SP3. It will download
only the components necessary to update your machine.

"Danny" <Danny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:22ADCE44-046D-46CE-89B3-4CBC4682BB85@microsoft.com...
> I have 2 pc. I have Xp SP3 on one, and XP SP2 on another. I want to update
> XP
> SP2 to XP SP3 from my first pc. Can I ?

Probably not and certainly not advisable anyway.

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP2 fully patched
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...66ae41add7dd2b
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


Danny wrote:
> I have 2 pc. I have Xp SP3 on one, and XP SP2 on another. I want to update
> XP SP2 to XP SP3 from my first pc. Can I ?

On Aug 9, 8:32*pm, Danny <Da...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have 2 pc. I have Xp SP3 on one, and XP SP2 on another. I want to update XP
> SP2 to XP SP3 from my first pc. Can I ?

Yes you can. If you want any assistance from a MVP (Most Valuable
Professional) you need to pay $22.50 for each quesry. Please let me
know if you want to register for this service.

Microsoft has stopped giving free support to Windows XP. All XP users
should buy Windows Vista to continue receiving free support through
these newsgroups.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
-- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Go away, Paddy!

Shenan Stanley SPOOF wrote:
<snip>
> Yes you can. If you want any assistance from a MVP (Most Valuable
> Professional) you need to pay $22.50 for each quesry. Please let me
> know if you want to register for this service.
>
> Microsoft has stopped giving free support to Windows XP. All XP users
> should buy Windows Vista to continue receiving free support through
> these newsgroups.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you soon.