Installing Win XP Service pack?

[rockhoward]

I have a copy of WIN XP home edition I got from fry's electronics when I bought my PC. I was able to install Win XP fine. But how do I install the service pack, right on the case I got the CD in it says 'includes service pack 1a'. Has it already been installed and I don't know it.

When I run the CD I don't see an option to install the service pack. When I explore the CD I see the files for a service pack but not a way to install them.

Help?

[Panama Red]

When it says "SP1 included", that means that all the updates that made up Service Pack 1 are already built into that edition of XP. Nothing else to install. There will be additional updates available from Windows Update, but they are in addition to SP1.

[RJ]

That's it. The pre-service-pack-1 files of the original Windows XP don't exist anymore on your Windows XP CD. The CD already contains the newest ones, so there is no service pack 1 to install afterwards.

If you rightclick on "My Computer" you'll see that your Version already includes the SP1.

RJ

[rockhoward]

Ah, so it is, thank you very much.