Windows Updates?

[Sunnysdsr]

Hello, sorry for the noobish question, but do you think its necessary that I update my Windows constantly? They're are to many updates and im to lazy to do em' ::) I'm still on SP1. Do you think SP2 actually offers better security?

[Blackspear]

-{ Quote: "Hello, sorry for the noobish question, but do you think its necessary that I update my Windows constantly? They're are to many updates and im to lazy to do em' ::) I'm still on SP1. Do you think SP2 actually offers better security?" }-Yes, and yes.

Grab Service Pack 2 on a disk if you don't want to download it.

Cheers ;D

[Sunnysdsr]

Thanks for the reply. Actually, the problem is that, I usually reformat my computer once every 2-3 months to keep it clean and after my reformat my SP2 is gone and all I'm left with is SP1 hotfixes in control panel. Is there anyway I can keep Windows SP2 permanently installed even after a reformat?

[tayres]

Slipstreaming.

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

[SSK]

Google is your frieend! ;D

http://help.lockergnome.com/general/Slipstream-Xp-Sp2-ftopict33272.html
http://www.tweaksforgeeks.com/Integrate_Service_Packs_Into_Windows.html

or google for "slipstream sp2"

[Sunnysdsr]

Thanks for the replies. Okay, I found a lot of sites with slipstream tutorials but the problem is, some of them have the SP2 file as 266 MB and others as 272 MB. So I was wondering, which file is legit?

[Sunnysdsr]

And I don't even think slipstreaming is possible for me because I don't have a Windows XP Home Edition CD. It was pre installed when I purchased my HP computer from Futureshop and all my reformats are done from within HP system recovery. All the factory shipped files are restored is it. Please, reply.

[tayres]

From HP.com:

-{ Quote: "A set of recovery discs can be made by using the HP Recovery Disc Creator software. Click Start, All Programs, Hewlett-Packard, HP Pavilion PC Tools, and then HP PC Recovery CD Creator. For more information about creating recovery discs, use HP Desktop PCs - Creating Recovery CDs Using HP's Recovery CD Creator." }-