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Best way to install Vista SP2??

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Blithe, May 31, 2009.

  1. Randem

    Randem Guest

    I would thing that the MS site would probably be best for a MS download ...

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3&displayLang=en

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    "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
    news:8A81CEBB-8981-4DAE-BFF1-9BF6D097BC13@microsoft.com...
    > yeah, you're correct.
    >
    > my perspective was
    > skewed since my
    > recent downloads
    > of other things have
    > been in the hundred
    > gigabyte ranges.
    >
    > anyway here is a link
    > for anyone who is
    > interested in the download:
    >
    > http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Microsoft-Windows-Vista-32bit/1149728719/1
    >
    >
    >
    > --
    >
    > db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
    > DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
    > - Systems Analyst
    > - Database Developer
    > - Accountancy
    > - Veteran of the Armed Forces
    > - Microsoft Partner
    > - @hotmail.com
    > ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen
    >
    >>
    >>

    >
    > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    > news:exx$pVk4JHA.1424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
    >> SP2 will fit on any 2 gig USB thumb drive, and most are much larger than
    >> that at this point.
    >>
    >> --
    >>
    >> Richard Urban
    >> Microsoft MVP
    >> Windows Desktop Experience
    >>
    >>
    >> "db" <databaseben at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
    >> news:73DFEB13-A25A-4C76-A04F-7B6F02C17A03@microsoft.com...
    >>> won't fit on a flash
    >>> drive.
    >>>
    >>> but you might take your
    >>> computer and connect it
    >>> to that faster connection,
    >>> temporarily and for the
    >>> purpose of the update.
    >>>
    >>> the other option is to
    >>> use a freeware like
    >>> free download manager
    >>> and let it use smart technology
    >>> to download the update.
    >>>
    >>> the benefit of a download
    >>> manager is that if the
    >>> computer gets disconnected
    >>> or turned off
    >>>
    >>> the download manager can
    >>> pick up where the connection
    >>> was lost or stopped or you
    >>> manually paused.
    >>>
    >>> a technique may be to dedicate
    >>> your computer for a couple of
    >>> hours each day, like at dinner
    >>> time and let it download sp2
    >>> in increments over the course
    >>> of several days - until the entire
    >>> download is completed.
    >>> --
    >>>
    >>> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
    >>> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
    >>> - Systems Analyst
    >>> - Database Developer
    >>> - Accountancy
    >>> - Veteran of the Armed Forces
    >>> - Microsoft Partner
    >>> - @hotmail.com
    >>> ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen
    >>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>
    >>> "ELW" <ewyatt__delme__@excite.com> wrote in message
    >>> news:gvuoup$jgv$1@news.datemas.de...
    >>>> Sorry if this is redundant. I have a fairly slow broadband connection
    >>>> (1
    >>>> mbps) but barely good enough for downloading Vista SP2. However,
    >>>> considering efficiency and reliability, would I be better off
    >>>> downloading
    >>>> the standalone installer (using another faster connection elsewhere)
    >>>> and
    >>>> bringing the download on a flash drive to my computer?
    >>>>
    >>>> Is this standalone installer much bigger, containing irrelevant stuff,
    >>>> than
    >>>> what Windows Update would eventually supply me with (since I'm current
    >>>> with
    >>>> all previous updates)?
    >>>>
    >>>> Thanks.
    >>>>
    >>>> EW
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>

    >>
     
  2. Rick Rogers

    Rick Rogers Guest

    Hi,

    Nope, not missing anything. The original 1.4GB pack was 5 languages, they've
    broken it down to individual ones finally.

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    "ELW" <ewyatt__delme__@excite.com> wrote in message
    news:gvv3ib$g89$1@news.datemas.de...
    >
    > "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
    > news:ObB3FAj4JHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
    >> Hi,
    >>
    >> The standalone is nearly 1.4GB and will contain far more than you
    >> actually need. The vast majority should just use Windows Update to get
    >> the parts they actually need.
    >>

    >
    > Yikes!! I thought it was less than 400 MB. See this:
    > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...D5-F907-4406-9012-A5C3199EA2B3&displaylang=en
    >
    > Am I missing something?
    >
    > EW
    >
    >
     

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