From: "Rich" 

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   Downloads of SP2 are being throttled.  They have been since release.  =
It may be that one means of throttling is to limit how many Windows =
Update visitors are offered the option.  I'm just guessing.

Rich

  "George Sherwood"  wrote in message =
news:pan.2004.09.22.10.50.56.33483{at}beernabeer.com...
  On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 01:02:47 -0500, Dave wrote:

  > Has SP2 been withdrawn?  I got my Thinkpad back from IBM today, and =
after
  > a few annoying glitches I decided to wipe the HDD clean and =
re-install
  > Windows.  After getting XP up and running, I did the usual Windows =
Update
  > routine, and SP2 was not among the updates offered.

  I did this last weekend and it took two runs through Windows Update.  =
The
  first time, I got a bunch of updates without SP2 and after restarting =
I
  ran Windows Update again and SP2 showed up.  This was on XP Pro.

  George

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throttled.  They have been since release.  It may be that
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throttling is to limit how many Windows Update visitors are offered the=20
option.  I'm just guessing.
 
Rich
 

  "George Sherwood" <george{at}beernabeer.com>">mailto:george{at}beernabeer.com">george{at}beernabeer.com>
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  message news:pan.2004.=
09.22.10.50.56.33483{at}beernabeer.com...On=20
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 01:02:47 -0500, Dave wrote:>
Has SP2 been=20
  withdrawn?  I got my Thinkpad back from IBM today, and =
after> a=20
  few annoying glitches I decided to wipe the HDD clean and =
re-install>=20
  Windows.  After getting XP up and running, I did the usual =
Windows=20
  Update> routine, and SP2 was not among the updates =
offered.I=20
  did this last weekend and it took two runs through Windows =
Update. =20
  Thefirst time, I got a bunch of updates without SP2 and after =
restarting=20
  Iran Windows Update again and SP2 showed up.  This was on XP=20
 
Pro.George

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