How much will SP1 cost?

Jhill

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Does anyone know how much Microsoft SP1 for windows xp will cost and when is it going to come out?
 

woodie1

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Should be a free update via download or you can buy a cd. Last I read it will be out in August.
 

joohang

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Originally posted by: Jhill
Does anyone know how much Microsoft SP1 for windows xp will cost and when is it going to come out?

Free. Maybe a CD will be available for around 7 bucks for S&H.

BTW, SP1 is not Windows XP equivalent of Windows 98 SE. It's similar in how it updates the OS, but it is not sold as a distinct product.
 

BFG10K

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It'll be free to download but you can probably order the CD from Microsoft for a minimal S&H fee.
 

sean2002

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Originally posted by: jjsole
M$ charge us to for their bug fixes? hahahaha :D

Do you expect them to pay shipping to everyone who owns Windows XP, all that would do is screw over Microsoft stock holders.
 

Miramonti

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Originally posted by: sean2002
Originally posted by: jjsole M$ charge us to for their bug fixes? hahahaha :D
Do you expect them to pay shipping to everyone who owns Windows XP, all that would do is screw over Microsoft stock holders.

i.e. Bill and Paul (and whatever other losers that haven't dumped it yet)...that would be cool. :D
 

joohang

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Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: sean2002
Originally posted by: jjsole M$ charge us to for their bug fixes? hahahaha :D
Do you expect them to pay shipping to everyone who owns Windows XP, all that would do is screw over Microsoft stock holders.

i.e. Bill and Paul (and whatever other losers that haven't dumped it yet)...that would be cool. :D

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Sunner

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Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: sean2002
Originally posted by: jjsole M$ charge us to for their bug fixes? hahahaha :D
Do you expect them to pay shipping to everyone who owns Windows XP, all that would do is screw over Microsoft stock holders.

i.e. Bill and Paul (and whatever other losers that haven't dumped it yet)...that would be cool. :D

Thank you for your contribution to this thread.
 

aswedc

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Originally posted by: Jhill
Does anyone know how much Microsoft SP1 for windows xp will cost and when is it going to come out?

Free of course, what'd you think it was, a MacOS X service pack? :D
 

joohang

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Originally posted by: fishingeek
I installed a beta version that is about 124 megs. So far no problems!

You, sir, are a very brave man.

Either that or you don't give much fsck about your computer. :)
 

MrBond

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Originally posted by: joohang
Originally posted by: fishingeek
I installed a beta version that is about 124 megs. So far no problems!

You, sir, are a very brave man.

Either that or you don't give much fsck about your computer. :)
Indeed. I don't trust beta software in general, but a beta service pack. You are definatly braver then I :).

A 100mb service pack for a consumer os is insanity. Not everyone is on broadband. They could get away with it with Win2k/NT because most people used that on LAN's and distribution was easy. I've heard that it will contain all previous bugfixes, so if you've downloaded them already, it wont redownload/apply those fixes.
 

fishingeek

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You, sir, are a very brave man.

Either that or you don't give much fsck about your computer.


I am in the process of setting up a network, and I installed it on my extra computer. Like I said though, no problems so far. I did quite a bit of reading up on it on another forum and it had gone well for everyone else so I figured why not. I do need some brass polish for my conolies though ;).


 

PiSquared

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Originally posted by: joohang
Originally posted by: fishingeek
I installed a beta version that is about 124 megs. So far no problems!

You, sir, are a very brave man.

Either that or you don't give much fsck about your computer. :)

I have a beta of SP1 installed on my laptop and I haven't had any issues with it at all (knock on wood).

=Pi