What's the difference b/w SP1, SP1a and SP2 in win xp ?? [Archive]

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ranjit jacob

11-25-2005, 02:57 PM

Hi All

i am aware of the different SP we have for Win XP. But pls can you let me know what exactly the difference is b/w sp1, sp1a and sp2. I k now SP2 comes with built in firewall and pop-up blocker but what else ??

pop pop

11-25-2005, 03:34 PM

Look here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/features.mspx

ranjit jacob

11-25-2005, 03:47 PM

But what abt SP1 and SP1a ??

PrntRhd

11-25-2005, 03:59 PM

SP1 was a service pack primarily for networking issues and USB 2.0 support.
SP1a was a response to a court order about the version of Java Virtual Machine shipped in Windows.
http://www.updatexp.com/windowsxpservicepack1.html
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813926

ranjit jacob

11-29-2005, 04:04 PM

Thanks a lot for the info !! cheers mate