downloading service pack 2 to a cd

[NJDevil]

I'm currently reformatting my drive to make it ready for hl2 (along with my x800 xt and another 512 mb of ram). I want to make sure that I don't get worms as soon as I set up my internet connection, so I wanted to dl service pack 2. However, I can't figure out how to download it as a setup file so i can burn it to a cd and install it on the other computer. I went to download.com and they had a link to microsoft. I already have sp2 installed on this machine so I can't just download. Any suggestions?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Try this link

or this one...Direct Download Link

 

[NJDevil]

it says to NOT download it if you are only updating one computer ...

edit: I'm dl'ing it, but will I have trouble if I am just installing it on one PC?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: NJDevil
it says to NOT download it if you are only updating one computer ...

... :roll:

Download it and Google "xp sp2 slipstream" - follow those instructions and you'll have SP2-ready install media.

- M4H

 

[NJDevil]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: NJDevil
it says to NOT download it if you are only updating one computer ...

... :roll:

Download it and Google "xp sp2 slipstream" - follow those instructions and you'll have SP2-ready install media.

- M4H

thanks!

 

[BlueWeasel]

Well, I downloaded SP2 a few months ago and it shows up as being ~266mb, which is the same size as this one.

 

[JetBlack69]

Originally posted by: NJDevil
it says to NOT download it if you are only updating one computer ...

edit: I'm dl'ing it, but will I have trouble if I am just installing it on one PC?

They just don't want people to download the network install because it is much larger and takes more bandwidth. You'll be fine.

 

[NJDevil]

thanks a lot guys, I'm actually posting from that computer. Everything seems to be working fine, currently downloading hl2 to test it out!