Since this is my first full, two-day weekend in six weeks I managed to do everything I needed to do today. That leaves me with tomorrow and nothing on my to-do list. So, what do I come up with, installing WindowsXP Service Pack 2 on both my laptop and desktop. Since the laptop is a tablet and sp2 gives me way cool new features, that’s the first to go under the knife.
For those wondering how I’m pulling this off without waiting for the “automatic update” feature of Windows to do this for me, you can download the 272.391MB version on the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers page. The only difference between this one and the auto version is that the auto version only downloads the files you need for your system. This download includes everything, but only installs the files you need. So, if you’re on dial-up, this is not the version you want.
I’ll report on the success or failure of the installs later.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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