Service Pack 2 Basic Information

Service Pack 2 Overview

What to know before you download and install Windows XP Service Pack 2
What to expect from SP2
How do I know if my computer is ready to install SP2?
What are the SP2 minimum system requirements?

How to Get Service Pack 2

You can either download SP2 from the Microsoft Web site or order a CD containing SP2 directly from Microsoft.

Before you download SP2
Download SP2 from the Microsoft Web site


Order a free Service Pack 2 CD from Microsoft

SP2 Installation/Removal Steps

Installation After Downloading Service Pack 2
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Express Installation
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Removal Through Add or Remove Programs
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Removal Through Recovery Console

Internet Explorer - Service Pack 2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 includes several changes to Internet Explorer.

Internet Options interface
Why does some local content, such as an instructional CD-ROM, not work properly in Internet Explorer?
How do I reset all of the defaults in Internet Explorer?
For information on how to troubleshoot problems accessing secure Web pages with Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 2, refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base article 870700.
For information if pictures do not appear as expected, or you receive an error message when you open an HTML file on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer, refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base article 878461.

Service Pack 2 Featured Updates

Internet Explorer - Outlook Express
Media Center Edition 2004
Security Center
Tablet PC Edition 2004
Windows Firewall
Windows Update Version 5
Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration