Guest Alan Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 Hi PA Bear, Do you have any idea whether SP3 will require mandatory upgrading to IE7 and/or WMP 11? Alan From: "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Install XP on new hard drive -- have to load all updates? Date: Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:00 AM Not a zillion, no, but you'll need to install WinXP SP2 and then about 80 or so post-SP2 updates. Sorry, no "mega-update" until SP3 is released (and it's not even in beta yet). -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org Mel wrote: > Do I have to install a zillion updates if I install XP on a new hard > drive? > > The old hard drive died. I have a new 250gb drive installed with > nothing on it. When I use my 5 year-old XP CD to load XP on this > "virgin" c:\ drive, am I going to have to spend hours downloading and > loading update after update, or is there some way to get one recent > mega-update that will save me several evenings of work? > > Thanks for any help. > > Mel
Guest PA Bear Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 As SP3 isn't even in beta yet, I have no idea...but I'd bet $5 that SP3 will include an upgrade to IE7 if it's not already installed. Alan wrote: > Hi PA Bear, > > Do you have any idea whether SP3 will require mandatory upgrading to IE7 > and/or WMP 11? > > Alan > > From: "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Install XP on new hard drive -- have to load all updates? > Date: Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:00 AM > > Not a zillion, no, but you'll need to install WinXP SP2 and then about 80 > or > so post-SP2 updates. > > Sorry, no "mega-update" until SP3 is released (and it's not even in beta > yet). > > Mel wrote: >> Do I have to install a zillion updates if I install XP on a new hard >> drive? >> >> The old hard drive died. I have a new 250gb drive installed with >> nothing on it. When I use my 5 year-old XP CD to load XP on this >> "virgin" c:\ drive, am I going to have to spend hours downloading and >> loading update after update, or is there some way to get one recent >> mega-update that will save me several evenings of work? >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> Mel
Guest Alan Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 I hope you lose THAT bet. And if you do lose, please keep the $5 with my compliments. :> Alan "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23nZhy9jyHHA.5584@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > As SP3 isn't even in beta yet, I have no idea...but I'd bet $5 that SP3 > will include an upgrade to IE7 if it's not already installed. > > Alan wrote: >> Hi PA Bear, >> >> Do you have any idea whether SP3 will require mandatory upgrading to IE7 >> and/or WMP 11? >> >> Alan >> >> From: "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: Install XP on new hard drive -- have to load all updates? >> Date: Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:00 AM >> >> Not a zillion, no, but you'll need to install WinXP SP2 and then about 80 >> or >> so post-SP2 updates. >> >> Sorry, no "mega-update" until SP3 is released (and it's not even in beta >> yet). >> >> Mel wrote: >>> Do I have to install a zillion updates if I install XP on a new hard >>> drive? >>> >>> The old hard drive died. I have a new 250gb drive installed with >>> nothing on it. When I use my 5 year-old XP CD to load XP on this >>> "virgin" c:\ drive, am I going to have to spend hours downloading and >>> loading update after update, or is there some way to get one recent >>> mega-update that will save me several evenings of work? >>> >>> Thanks for any help. >>> >>> Mel >
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