Cindra, you can order the SP2 on cdrom from MS. I ordered one and they sent me two. Its free to order one from here; Hope this helps. Scott. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx "And it would not do a SP2 but is that one considered critical?" C -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> 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/