Why does it take so long to download SP1 for XP? I have a T3 connection

[roncarter]

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[tommigsr]

yea same here, it dies down after a little while and then just stops, so i got "FlashGet". It splits up the file into 5 files and mirrors them off from different sites and then combines them into one at the end. Very fast!

Tom

 

[ElFenix]

cuz MS's servers suck?

 

[olouie]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
cuz MS's servers suck?

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
cuz MS's servers suck?

Actually MS's servers & connections rock, they are just getting hammered. The SP has been out for all of what, two weeks?

Viper GTS

 

[zzzz]

if you want sp1, tell me. I have it on my HD and can transfer to you.

 

[MaxDSP]

I tried downloading SP3 for Win2K and it started at like 45 KB/sec but then after 2 minutes or so, it was at 15 KB/sec (this is on a 768 ADSL line). I left it to download overnite, woke up in the morning, and there was a "connection timed out" error. Damnit

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
cuz MS's servers suck?

I thought Microsoft farmed out their updates to other people's servers.

 

[amdskip]

Downloading anything from Microsoft lately has been extremely slow.

 

[roncarter]

i use to dl from Microsoft at CRAZY SPEEDS!!! Now, its really slow. I guess eveyone is dling the new service pack


Also, do you guys know what this express service pack means?? Is it the full service pack?

 

[Harvey]

The d/l for XP is a meager 133 MB, and it's a critical security update so their servers are probably getting hammered by everyone, including schools and businesses, as well as individuals. Glad I use Win98 SE. Next stop will probably be Linux.

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: olouie

Originally posted by: ElFenix
cuz MS's servers suck?