Rhobite
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said by ryanthadude2  :
said by Rhobite :
No, that's just the network install of SP2 for IT professionals. MS estimates that the express install only needs to download 80-90MB.
Still, 80-90MB takes quite a while for people without broadband. There is quite a few people who wouldn't even give it a thought to download.
Well, with Microsoft's "trickle" update it would come down over the course of a number of hours. The user isn't really affected by the download, it happens in the background. So after 12 hours or so of being connected to the Internet, the service pack is ready to install. Pretty neat, IMO.
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hottboiinnc
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Cleveland, OH | Yah thats one good thing about that. But how many people on Dial-up can keep connections for long periods of time anyway.
Even without being connected for the full 12hours it still is a long time for a dial-up user. |
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Rhobite
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clubs: | If you disconnect it resumes where it left off. You could download it over the course of a few days or even weeks.
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hottboiinnc
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Cleveland, OH | Yes but with Microsoft who says there won't be another one then.
even though they have said less updates. |
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wolfox
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Dunnellon, FL
| Luckily, SP installs are not cumulative like they used to be. So say you skipped SP2, and SP3 manages to come along while you managed to safely dodge the bullet. Between the intelligent background file transfer service built into XP and even the *slowest* connection - you can still manage to keep up to date. Really, this is not an issue at all guys.  Just be sure not to smack the Windows Update icon out of your systray when it asks for attention.
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hottboiinnc
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| that maybe true but the updates released for the SPs are still coming out fast. Do not up date yours for a year and see how many you get to download and try downloading them on dial-up. Thats a lot of updates on Dial-up and will take a long time.
Even though SP2 uses idle bandwidth it is still going to slow down the dial-up users somewhat. anything you download on the internet slows down your Internet connection. Especially with dial-up. |
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wolfox
Gentle Wolfox
join:2002-11-27
Dunnellon, FL
| Hence the term "Intelligent Network Background Service". It does not actively use the connection while *you* surf. It's a set and forget technology. It uses idle bandwidth only to gather and assemble the patches. If set up properly, unnoticeable to the user and only asks for intervention when the packs are assembled and ready to install.  Unless, you watch your modem. It will look like activity when there should be none. But once you click a URL, download e-mail, etc. it stops, only to resume when the machine is idle again.
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