From: "Geo." 

If anyone wants to download the network install version via ftp let me
know. (if you have trouble getting it from the MS site I can put it up
someplace with some bandwidth)

Geo.

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:4118b6fc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Gregg,
>
> Send me your snail mail address, and I'll burn a CD for you of the Network
> install.  Grabbed it yesterday, and have it on our server for local install.
>
> I'm also setting up SUS, but I think I'll have all the XP machines patched
> prior to it hitting the SUS servers.
>
> The initial SUS sync was 244 packages.....Took a few hours do download....
>
> --
> Glenn M.
>
>
> "John Beckett" 
wrote in message
> news:4118a547.4032408{at}216.144.1.254...
> > Gregg N  wrote in message
> > news::
> > > I have automatic update downloads enabled. When can I expect to see a
> > > system tray icon telling me it is downloading an update, and how long
> will
> > > it take over a 56k dial-up that is connnected for a few hours a day?
> >
> > Jerold Schulman recently posted the following on Compuserve WINNT:
> > Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has been released to maunfacturing.
> >
> > The relevant end-user schedules for 2004 are:
> > August 06 Release to manufacturing.
> > August 09 Release to Microsoft Download Center (network installation
> > package).
> > August 09  Release to MSDN subscription site (CD ISO image).
> > August 16  Release to Automatic Updates.
> > August 16  Release to Software Update Services.
> > August xx  Release to Windows Update.
> >
> > I don't know how much AU will download. Perhaps only a stub with core
> > components of SP2. When run, perhaps the stub looks more closely at what
> > is required on the system and may need to download more??
> >
> > I would NOT try to download SP2 over dial-up! Surely one of our
> > well-endowed friends here will send you a CD with the network installation
> > package (around 270M ISTR). At one time there was talk about a free CD
> > from Microsoft - but there should be quite a delay before that arrives.
> >
> > John
> >
>
>

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