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Hello, is there a CD that contains Microsoft's Security updates? I recently had to reload my Win XP with a disk from 2002. The minute I plugged in my DSL modem, I was flooded with pop ups, spyware and eventially something that cut me off from the internet all together. I did a second reformat, but now I'm "scared" to attempt the SP2 d/l which has the firewall and other security features. I've gone to Microsoft's website, but I don't see where I can order a CD, but maybe I'm not looking in the right place.

P.S. My Norton is from 2002 as well, so it's about as useful as a hole in the head.

Thx!

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This thread is from 2005, so two important points for anyone landing here later:

Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft (end of support: April 8, 2014). No new security patches are issued for XP, so running an Internet‑connected XP machine carries real risk. See the official Microsoft end‑of‑support notice for details: Windows XP end of support.

Practical safe‑install checklist (applies to a fresh XP install from old media):

  1. Do not attach the machine directly to the Internet until it has SP2 and other critical updates installed. This echoes @pcschrottie’s advice to update first.
  2. On a separate, Internet‑connected computer, download the SP2 full/offline package and any post‑SP2 security updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog: Microsoft Update Catalog. Use those files to create updated install media (slipstream) or to apply updates immediately after installing XP.
  3. Slipstreaming summary: copy the XP CD contents to a folder, run the SP2 standalone installer with its integration option to merge the service pack into that folder, then burn a new CD or create a USB installer. A common pattern for the SP installer is:
    SP2-standalone.exe /integrate:C:\Path\To\XP_Source

    (Use the exact file name of the SP2 package downloaded and point the /integrate path at the folder holding the i386 files.)

After install and updates: enable a hardware NAT/router between the PC and the modem, install an up‑to‑date antivirus/antimalware that still supports XP (or run periodic offline scans), and avoid using the PC for sensitive online tasks. If upgrading to a supported operating system is possible, that is the safest long‑term choice.

Note: reported ordering an SP2 CD back in 2005; today the Microsoft Update Catalog and creating slipstreamed media are the reliable ways to get offline updates.

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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/cd/order.mspx


Hmm, seems one can't order this cd anymore. Get SP2 from a friend, and install it BEFORE you connect to the internet with a Windows XP OS.

Michael

Do YOU have one I could borrow? I only have one other friend with a computer and she doesn't have it. Maybe EBay? lol

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Do YOU have one I could borrow?

Sure, if you come to Germany to get it. Seriously, just activate the Windows XP firewall, go to Start->run and type shutdown -a click OK and then download SP2 and install it.


Michael

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Sure, if you come to Germany to get it. Seriously, just activate the Windows XP firewall, go to Start->run and type shutdown -a click OK and then download SP2 and install it.

Michael

Windows firewall IS in SP2 - that's my problem!! LOL. Actually, I work for Phoenix Contact, I should be in Germany towards the middle of this year ;-)

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