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12-29-2006, 02:58 PM
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Updating XP Home with SP1 to SP2
Will be building a new system down the road and was going to use XP for the OS. I found a place online that has the retail version of XP Home with Service Pack 1 for $141 - http://www.royaldiscount.com/wixphoed.html
My question is, can I take a recent SP2 disc from Microsoft and use it to update the above to SP2? If so, it would save me about $40 vs buying the retail version of XP Home with SP2 already on it. Thanks - Dave |
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12-29-2006, 03:06 PM
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You can, just download it from M$ or use the upgrade disc.
However, you can pick up a current XP Home OEM from Newegg for about $90... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116169
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12-30-2006, 08:00 AM
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If you use that SP1 disk, it will not be able to create an initial partition larger than 137gb. You are better off buying XP with SP2 OEM for 90 bucks.
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