order a cd here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx Cris ----- Original Message ----- From: ~OoO~ To: cristy Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 10:42 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Order your MS XP SP2 CD Depending on the speed of your computer, it could be about 10 minutes to as much as 40-45 minutes on slower systems. ---Troth ::: Original Message ::: Sent Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:37:33 -0400 by cristy > anyone know how long this sp2 update thing takes to d/l? > > cristy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 6:29 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Order your MS XP SP2 CD > > >> From; http://www.winnetmag.com >> In the News by Paul Thurrott, thurrott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Windows XP SP2 Now Shipping Via Automatic Updates, Windows Update, and >> CD-ROM >> Today, as expected, Microsoft is releasing Windows XP Service Pack >> 2 (SP2) to XP Professional Edition users. The company also made the >> unexpected announcement today that it's now shipping the massive >> update to all XP users through Windows Update. In addition, XP users >> can now order the free XP SP2 CD-ROM. These announcements mean that >> virtually all 300 million XP users now have access to the long-awaited >> security update. >> "As you know, SP2 delivers the latest security updates and >> innovations from Microsoft, establishes strong default security >> settings, and adds new proactive protection features that will help >> better safeguard computers from hackers, viruses, and other security >> risks," a Microsoft representative told me last night. "Microsoft >> released SP2 to computer manufacturers on August 6 and made the update >> available to enterprise customers on August 9. Microsoft also began >> distributing SP2 to consumers through Automatic Updates on August 18." >> The company also revealed that it has shipped various international >> versions of XP SP2. Microsoft has now released SP2 to manufacturing in >> German, Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese >> and reports that it's on track to localize the software into 25 >> additional languages by early October. >> Users who want to order XP SP on CD-ROM will be able to do so from >> the Microsoft Web site at some point today (see the URL below). The >> CD-ROM also will be available through various computer-oriented >> magazines starting next month, and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) >> customers will receive the release on CD-ROM this week. XP users who >> want to download the SP2 update will be able to do so starting at 9:00 >> A.M. Pacific time today, Microsoft says. >> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/defaul >> >> t.mspx >> >> Mike ~ >> It is a good day if I learned something new. >> Editor MikesWhatsNews http://www.mwn.ca/ >> >> To unsub or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> For more info: >> //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk