How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
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SUMMARYMicrosoft Windows XP updates are distributed in service packs.
Service packs help keep Windows XP current, and extend and update the
functionality of your computer. Service packs are cumulative. Each new service
pack contains all the fixes that are included with earlier service packs
and any new fixes. You do not have to install an earlier version of a service
pack before you install the latest version. For example, if you have already
installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you do not have to install Windows
XP Service Pack 1a (SP1a). MORE INFORMATIONWindows XP Service Pack 2Release Date: August 25, 2004How to obtainYou can use Automatic Updates or Windows Update to obtain Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).Automatic UpdatesThe best way to make sure that you get Windows XP SP2 is by turning on the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP. Visit the Protect Your PC site to let us turn it on for you or follow these manual steps. Either way, you will receive Windows XP SP2 automatically. After you turn on Automatic Updates, your computer can start to download important updates automatically, including the latest version of Windows Update. Windows Update
Product CDTo obtain Windows XP SP2 on CD, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Fix listFor additional information about what is fixed in Windows XP Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:811113
List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 2
Release notesFor additional information about issues with Windows XP Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:835935
Release notes for Windows XP Service Pack 2
Additional resourcesFor information that can help you successfully download and install Windows XP SP2 on a single computer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Windows XP Service Pack 1aRelease Date: February 3, 2003How to obtainTo obtain Service Pack 1a (SP1a), visit the following Microsoft Web site:Differences between Windows XP SP1 and SP1aFor additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:813926
Differences between Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 1a
Fix listFor additional information about what is fixed in SP1a, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:324720
List of bugs that are fixed in Windows XP Service Pack 1a
Windows XP Service Pack 1a (SP1a) includes Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Therefore, the problems corrected by Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 are also fixed by Windows XP SP1a.
For additional information about these problems, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 326489
List of issues fixed in Internet Explorer 6 service packs
For additional information about how to obtain the latest service pack for
Internet Explorer 6, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
328548
How to obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer 6
Release notesFor additional information about issues with Windows XP Service Pack 1a, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:324722
Release notes for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 1a
Windows XP Service Pack 1Release Date: September 9, 2002How to obtainService Pack 1 (SP1) is no longer available for download.Fix listFor additional information about what is fixed in SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:324720
List of bugs that are fixed in Windows XP Service Pack 1a
Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes Internet
Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Therefore, the problems corrected by
Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 are also fixed by Windows XP SP1.
For additional information about these problems, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 326489
List of issues fixed in Internet Explorer 6 service packs
For additional information about how to obtain the latest service pack for
Internet Explorer 6, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
328548
How to obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer 6
Release notesFor additional information about issues with Windows XP Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:324722
Release notes for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 1a
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