If, however, you’re still working with an SP1 or pre-SP1 version of XP, you’ll need to download up to 200 MB of files. If you installed a Windows XP S2 beta or release candidate (RC) build, for example, the express installer will have to download very little to update you to the final version of SP2.
The amount of data you actually download will vary depending on how up-to-date your system is. This 1.6 MB utility will download only the files needed to install XP SP2 on your system.
Despite the name differences, both files are identical. The version found on the XP SP2 CD-ROM is named xpsp2.exe. This file can have two names: The version found on the Microsoft Web site is named WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe. This version is aimed at IT administrators, but it can be used by anyone who needs to install XP SP2 on more than one computer. The full network installer (about 272 MB).The company issued at least three versions of the service pack: Microsoft finalized Windows XP Service Pack 2 on this date. Here’s the schedule - and what you can do to get SP2 yourself as quickly as possible. Since that date, Microsoft has been staging the release of SP2 to the rest of the world. SP 2 beta testers and MSDN Universal and Professional subscribers were the first to get access to the download on Aug. Microsoft finally released the long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to manufacturing, initiating a set of release-related activities that will likely continue well into October. TOP STORY XP Service Pack 2 released in phases
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