Best way to install Vista SP2??

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
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> 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
>
>
>
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>
>>
>>
>
> "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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>

 

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
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>
> "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
>
>