Did the guy at BestBuy give you a disk with XP's Service Pack 2
on it? Or did he give you an XP installation disk which incorporated
Service Pack 2 - commonly called the "XP/SP2" disk? Since it
was free, it in all likelihood was the former (just the Service Pack).
*TimDaniels*
"Bob F." wrote:
Quote:
> I got a new XP SP2 disk free at the Geek Desk in BestBuy once.
> I asked, and the guy said he knows nothing about a Vista SP1
> release offer, but I'd keep my eye on it.
>
> --
> Regards, BobF.
>
> "Timothy Daniels" wrote: Quote:
>> The OP wants a disk with SP1 on it, not a Vista installation disk
>> with SP1 incorporated in it - that would be a new installation disk
>> and it would cost like one. With Windows XP, one could order
>> a disk with just the Service Pack updates for a small fee. The
>> only advantage is that you don't have to do a long download and
>> risk introducing errors, and you don't have to burn it to disk in
>> order to have it available for future re-installations.
>>
>> *TimDaniels*
>>
>> "On the Bridge!" wrote: Quote:
>>> You will be able to get the disks with SP1 included ...When?
>>> its not sure exactly
>>>
>>> why get a sp1 only disk when you can get the vista with sp1
>>> encorporated?
>>>
>>> But if you are in a hurry, why dont you download the whole
>>> sp1 STANDALONE package and write it on a cd or dvd?
>>>
>>> see here for links
>>>
>>> http://keznews.com/4206_Windows_Vist...ack_1_Released!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "andyd" wrote:
>>>> I remember reading that this was possible, at least with XP,
>>>> but I can't seem to find any page that would allow this. The
>>>> only thing I found was a page that allowed digital download
>>>> buyers to get back up discs.
>>>> Considering the fact that slipstreaming isn't possible, I would
>>>> definitely like to replace my Ultimate retail discs with sp1 discs.
>>>
>>> >>
>> >