How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Issue: How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Steps:

To install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), either Windows XP Service Pack 1a (SP1a) or Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) must already be installed.

If you have to install Windows XP Service Pack 1a or Windows XP Service Pack 2, go to the "Windows XP Service Pack 1a" section or the "Windows XP Service Pack 2" section in this article.

Important:

These service packs apply only to 32-bit versions of Windows XP. For more information about service packs for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
889100 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889100/ ) How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003 To determine which service pack is currently installed on your computer, follow these steps:

Click Start, and then click Run.

Copy and paste, or type the following command and then click OK:
winver
A dialog box displays the version of Windows and the service pack that is currently installed on your computer.

Note If you still are not sure which service pack that you have, you might want to ask someone for help, or you might want to contact Support http://support.microsoft.com/ (http://support.microsoft.com/) .

There are three ways to obtain the latest service pack:

More at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389

Device Manager not showing after installing SP3

SYMPTOMS

After you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), Device Manager may not show any devices and Network Connections may not show any network connections.

This problem may occur when an antivirus application is running during the installation of Windows XP SP3.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953979/en-us

The hotfix download is not available in the link. You may request it from here: http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=953979&kbln=en-us.

The hotfix package is password protected, it is provided from the mail sent from Microsoft.

It has to be installed in safe mode.

Important

* A hotfix is intended to correct a specific problem. Apply the hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the specific problem.
* Installing the incorrect hotfix can cause damage to your system.
* If you are not sure whether the hotfix is the correct one for your system, do not install it.
* Hotfixes are included in subsequent service packs that are safer to install through Microsoft Update.

Downloading Mozilla Firefox browser and Ad-Aware thru FTP

If your Internet Explorer browser is not loading but you are sure you have internet connection, you could try to download Mozilla Firefox as an alternate browser thru the following steps:


Mozilla Firefox

1. Click Start, choose Run, run CMD
2. Enter ftp dahmer.vistech.net
3. Enter the user name: Dell
4. The cursor will not move while you type the password. Enter 254163
5. Enter BIN.
6. Enter get internet.exe
7. The file download will start and might take between 50s(cable) to 20min.(dial-up). There will be no progress indicators. When the download will be over Ftp will display the message Transfer Completed.
8. Enter quit or bye to exit the Ftp Application.
9. Enter internet to launch the setup

Ad-Aware

1. Click Start, choose Run, run CMD
2. Enter ftp –A ftp.download.com
3. Enter CD pub/win95/utilities
4. Enter BIN.
5. Enter get aawsepersonal.exe
6. The file download will start and might take between 10s(cable) to 15min.(dial-up). There will be no progress indicators. When the download will be over Ftp will display the message Transfer Complete.
7. Enter quit or bye to exit the Ftp Application.
8. Enter aawsepersonal to launch the setup.

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