I just did a clean install of xp professional. Which sp packs do I need and can I download these from another computer onto a cd? I don't have Internet or virus protection yet and don't want to risk a virus by downloading from Internet directly onto my computer. I want to load Microsoft security essentials but you arent supposed to do that unless you have sp3. :?
here is a site that has info re: downloading windows xp pro SP3.
Please make sure you download it from a secure site. My first attempt was to download and save onto a flashdrive. The site was Soft32 and it took forever to finish downloading onto my computer. In the end, I had to reinstall SP3 from Microsoft download Center. Also, they have more than one type of SP3. You need to get the download for just one computer which has SP2 installed. Also, downloading is one thing but installing is a completely different ballgame (see my posts re: Problems Installing SP3). Your computer is probably in much better condition than mine, but I would just get everything from Microsoft. That's just my opinion. Also, they have the automatic updates. You better get some kind of antivirus/malware protection because just about anywhere you go on the internet has THREATS bundled up among the good things. I wish you luck, Aspar Alp Arslan
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