XP Service packs

I've had conflicting information that all Service Packs are cumulative, and
from another source that SP3 is in fact stand alone.

Logic tells me that it is unlikely that SP3 would incorporate SP's 1 and 2
and all XP updates from inception, since it's offered as a "Download" via MS
update service.

Can someone give me the correct information please?

six-h <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Can someone give me the correct information please?

Coulda EASILY found what you are asking for by visiting the MS site
for SP3:

"Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released
updates for the operating system."

Whys that logical?
The autoupdate download process examines your sys, then updates what is
required

"six-h" <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F2EA0E72-DC86-40B2-BB69-3D414A97EEB2@microsoft.com...
> I've had conflicting information that all Service Packs are cumulative,
> and
> from another source that SP3 is in fact stand alone.
>
> Logic tells me that it is unlikely that SP3 would incorporate SP's 1 and 2
> and all XP updates from inception, since it's offered as a "Download" via
> MS
> update service.
>
> Can someone give me the correct information please?

While researching a previous post, I came across a piece of information that
surprised me. This may be corrected when the final release is provided but
it said that if you have the Windows Media Center Edition without SP2
preinstalled, WMC may not function after the beta SP3 was installed.
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...1/relnotes.htm

Otherwise the final release should be totally self-sustaining, in other
words, you should be able to install XP Gold and then install the SP 3 over
top of it.

See here for an overview:
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...Pack%203. pdf

"six-h" <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F2EA0E72-DC86-40B2-BB69-3D414A97EEB2@microsoft.com...
> I've had conflicting information that all Service Packs are cumulative,
> and
> from another source that SP3 is in fact stand alone.
>
> Logic tells me that it is unlikely that SP3 would incorporate SP's 1 and 2
> and all XP updates from inception, since it's offered as a "Download" via
> MS
> update service.
>
> Can someone give me the correct information please?

My recent experience, no...nightmare re-setting my system to factory settings
took me back to XP Home SP1, having installed SP 2 from the disk I have, I
then spent 20 hours in one go trying to coax windows into accepting and
install the 98 updates that windows update said I required to get back to the
present day.
Not an experience I would like to repeat, especially since it did not escape
the problem that I was trying to leave behind.

"DL" wrote:

> Whys that logical?
> The autoupdate download process examines your sys, then updates what is
> required
>
> "six-h" <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F2EA0E72-DC86-40B2-BB69-3D414A97EEB2@microsoft.com...
> > I've had conflicting information that all Service Packs are cumulative,
> > and
> > from another source that SP3 is in fact stand alone.
> >
> > Logic tells me that it is unlikely that SP3 would incorporate SP's 1 and 2
> > and all XP updates from inception, since it's offered as a "Download" via
> > MS
> > update service.
> >
> > Can someone give me the correct information please?
>
>
>

This from the Windows SP3 web site: -

>>>Overview
>>>Microsoft is allowing Windows XP Service Pack 2 machines to be offered >>>Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 Refresh via Windows Update. >>>You may also download standalone update packages for Windows XP SP3 >>>RC2, in English, German, and/or Japanese. Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be >>>offered on Windows Update when Service Pack 3 releases in the first half of 2008.<<<

Note the statement "Microsoft is allowing Windows XP Service Pack 2 machines
to be offered..."

This indicates to me that SP3 does not include SP2, ergo it is unlikely to
include SP1 either.


"PD43" wrote:

> six-h <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Can someone give me the correct information please?
>
> Coulda EASILY found what you are asking for by visiting the MS site
> for SP3:
>
> "Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released
> updates for the operating system."
>

Yet more levels of complexity!
I've never heard of "XP Gold"
I've got XP Home SP1, (circa 2003) and have to install SP2 from a later
acquired Ms Sp2 Disk, which incorporates SP1, but I then have to install all
the updates that bring me up to March 2008.

"LVTravel" wrote:

> While researching a previous post, I came across a piece of information that
> surprised me. This may be corrected when the final release is provided but
> it said that if you have the Windows Media Center Edition without SP2
> preinstalled, WMC may not function after the beta SP3 was installed.
> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...1/relnotes.htm
>
> Otherwise the final release should be totally self-sustaining, in other
> words, you should be able to install XP Gold and then install the SP 3 over
> top of it.
>
> See here for an overview:
> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...Pack%203. pdf
>
> "six-h" <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F2EA0E72-DC86-40B2-BB69-3D414A97EEB2@microsoft.com...
> > I've had conflicting information that all Service Packs are cumulative,
> > and
> > from another source that SP3 is in fact stand alone.
> >
> > Logic tells me that it is unlikely that SP3 would incorporate SP's 1 and 2
> > and all XP updates from inception, since it's offered as a "Download" via
> > MS
> > update service.
> >
> > Can someone give me the correct information please?
>
>
>

Gold is the original, without any service packs already installed. Sorry
for not specifying this previously.

"six-h" <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E45DF0C1-7619-42E7-84EE-E1A58F41BBDF@microsoft.com...
> Yet more levels of complexity!
> I've never heard of "XP Gold"
> I've got XP Home SP1, (circa 2003) and have to install SP2 from a later
> acquired Ms Sp2 Disk, which incorporates SP1, but I then have to install
> all
> the updates that bring me up to March 2008.
>
> "LVTravel" wrote:
>
>> While researching a previous post, I came across a piece of information
>> that
>> surprised me. This may be corrected when the final release is provided
>> but
>> it said that if you have the Windows Media Center Edition without SP2
>> preinstalled, WMC may not function after the beta SP3 was installed.
>> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...1/relnotes.htm
>>
>> Otherwise the final release should be totally self-sustaining, in other
>> words, you should be able to install XP Gold and then install the SP 3
>> over
>> top of it.
>>
>> See here for an overview:
>> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...Pack%203. pdf
>>
>> "six-h" <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F2EA0E72-DC86-40B2-BB69-3D414A97EEB2@microsoft.com...
>> > I've had conflicting information that all Service Packs are cumulative,
>> > and
>> > from another source that SP3 is in fact stand alone.
>> >
>> > Logic tells me that it is unlikely that SP3 would incorporate SP's 1
>> > and 2
>> > and all XP updates from inception, since it's offered as a "Download"
>> > via
>> > MS
>> > update service.
>> >
>> > Can someone give me the correct information please?
>>
>>
>>

Wrong. It includes all SP2.

"six-h" <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2BA8D499-BDAB-4605-8045-14ACE41845CF@microsoft.com...
> This from the Windows SP3 web site: -
>
>>>>Overview
>>>>Microsoft is allowing Windows XP Service Pack 2 machines to be offered
>>>> >>>Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 Refresh via Windows
>>>>Update. >>>You may also download standalone update packages for Windows
>>>>XP SP3 >>>RC2, in English, German, and/or Japanese. Windows XP Service
>>>>Pack 3 will be >>>offered on Windows Update when Service Pack 3 releases
>>>>in the first half of 2008.<<<
>
> Note the statement "Microsoft is allowing Windows XP Service Pack 2
> machines
> to be offered..."
>
> This indicates to me that SP3 does not include SP2, ergo it is unlikely to
> include SP1 either.
>
>
> "PD43" wrote:
>
>> six-h <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Can someone give me the correct information please?
>>
>> Coulda EASILY found what you are asking for by visiting the MS site
>> for SP3:
>>
>> "Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released
>> updates for the operating system."
>>

Since I've not got "XP Gold", but XP home SP1, where does that leave me?

"LVTravel" wrote:

> Gold is the original, without any service packs already installed. Sorry
> for not specifying this previously.
>
> "six-h" <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E45DF0C1-7619-42E7-84EE-E1A58F41BBDF@microsoft.com...
> > Yet more levels of complexity!
> > I've never heard of "XP Gold"
> > I've got XP Home SP1, (circa 2003) and have to install SP2 from a later
> > acquired Ms Sp2 Disk, which incorporates SP1, but I then have to install
> > all
> > the updates that bring me up to March 2008.
> >
> > "LVTravel" wrote:
> >
> >> While researching a previous post, I came across a piece of information
> >> that
> >> surprised me. This may be corrected when the final release is provided
> >> but
> >> it said that if you have the Windows Media Center Edition without SP2
> >> preinstalled, WMC may not function after the beta SP3 was installed.
> >> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...1/relnotes.htm
> >>
> >> Otherwise the final release should be totally self-sustaining, in other
> >> words, you should be able to install XP Gold and then install the SP 3
> >> over
> >> top of it.
> >>
> >> See here for an overview:
> >> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...Pack%203. pdf
> >>
> >> "six-h" <sixh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:F2EA0E72-DC86-40B2-BB69-3D414A97EEB2@microsoft.com...
> >> > I've had conflicting information that all Service Packs are cumulative,
> >> > and
> >> > from another source that SP3 is in fact stand alone.
> >> >
> >> > Logic tells me that it is unlikely that SP3 would incorporate SP's 1
> >> > and 2
> >> > and all XP updates from inception, since it's offered as a "Download"
> >> > via
> >> > MS
> >> > update service.
> >> >
> >> > Can someone give me the correct information please?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>