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Question

Help with finding Service Pack 1 for windows XP home edition

Jan 27, 2015 8:16PM PST

Hi, I have joined to ask if anyone could help me find a place I can download (to a USB) service pack 1 for windows xp home edition.

I have an old laptop that had to be restored to its factory settings and as a result it has reverted back to its original settings (service pack 0.0) It is not connected to the internet, (as I use a 3g Broadband modem / dongle which won't work without a higher service pack).

So - I need somewhere I can download to a USB (not a disk) a full version of Service Pack 1 (not the express one on the microsoft website - as that one requires a web connection).

Thanks for any advice / suggestions.

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I would download and install SP1a
Jan 27, 2015 8:43PM PST
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Re XP
Jan 27, 2015 8:49PM PST
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Yep, even better.
Jan 27, 2015 8:55PM PST

That said, is there any benefit to going directly to SP3?

Mark

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Thanks
Jan 27, 2015 9:44PM PST

I've tried those, but they don't work. When I try to install them they either needed Sp1 to be already installed,. but when I try and install sp1a it asssumes the laptop is connected to the internet. What I'm after is a full version of sp1 that will successfully save on a usb and download to the laptop that is not connected to the internet.

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Re: full
Jan 27, 2015 10:00PM PST

So all you've got to do: Find a place (friend, family, work, school) where you can connect your laptop to a modem or router using an Ethernet cable and run that sp1a express install. Maybe even wireless works out-of-the-box if you used the recovery disks to reinstall XP.

That seems by far the most easy solution.

Kees

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Service Pack 2 Does NOT Require SP1 To Be Installed
Jan 28, 2015 2:31AM PST

I would try downloading the full offline installer for SP2 again and run it.. It should install and I've used it a number of times on plain vanilla XP "original" installs...

Unfortunately, Microsoft no longer has a link to the Network installer for Service Pack 1 or 1a.. It can be found, but the download is from third party download sites below. (Use at your own risk.)See the links below:

NOTE: Clicking on the link below will immediately bring up the download dialogue window.

http://www.fileplanet.com/112826/download/Windows-XP-Service-Pack-1

Or a number of ftp sites can be found at this link, which are dubious at best:

http://www.filewatcher.com/m/xpsp1_en_x86.exe.140440152.0.0.html

Hope this helps.

Grif