Windows XP SP2 Installation

Automatic Instructions

Turning on Automatic Updates today allows your PC to begin downloading important updates automatically, including the latest version of Windows Update. It also ensures you will receive future updates, such as SP2. To turn automatic updates on, do the following:

• Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
• Click Performance and Maintenance.
  Note If the Performance and Maintenance category is not visible, click Switch to Category View.
• Click System.
• Click Automatic Updates and then select Keep my computer up to date.
• Select a setting. Microsoft recommends selecting Automatically download the updates, and install them on the schedule that I specify and setting a daily update.

**You can set the automatic download time for any time, day or night. Just be sure your computer is on at that time. If you forget to leave your computer on, you will see a notification balloon near the time in the bottom right hand corner of your computer. Click the notification balloon to review and install the updates.

 

SP2 is also available to download manually through:

Manual Instructions

1. Go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
2. Click on:

Express Install (Recommended): High Priority Updates for Your Computer Choose this for the fastest updating. Quickly scan for, download, and install only the critical and security updates your computer needs.

3. Windows will look for any available updates
4. Click Install.

 

Detailed Instructions

More detailed instructions for installing Windows XP SP2 are also available if you need or want them.