Monkey23
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Can I install Service XP service pack 1 ON TOP OF Service pack 2?
I ask because I recently reformated my hard drive and only installed Service pack 2. A little internet research seems to indivate that only Service pack 1 has the USB2.0 drivers that are now missing from my computer. what to do?
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RE: Can I install Service XP service pack 1 ON TOP OF Service pack 2?
2008/05/25 22:07:32
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SP2 is sp1+sp2 in one. both contain the usb update.
depends on whats usb, is it a laptop? or a pci card that gives the pc usb2?
I had loads of headaches with a usb2 pci card, it used a NONE NEC chipset.. the NEC chipset ones are the best, yep it was more pricey BUT it worked as it should
if it's part of the pc, check the makers site for chipset drivers, normally under support
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Monkey23
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RE: Can I install Service XP service pack 1 ON TOP OF Service pack 2?
2008/05/25 22:52:53
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Yes, it's a laptop. An Acer laptop, and they are reluctant to help me since I don't want to load the 10Gigs of Acer crap they initially installed on it.
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RE: Can I install Service XP service pack 1 ON TOP OF Service pack 2?
2008/05/26 08:45:15
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Monkey23,
my laptop rig is an acer and so is my main setup , but modified (e.g. new PSU etc).. go to the main site.. and their support bit of the site.. depends where you are based, to which drivers you need
go to the support bit, then select your model and go to the FTP site, download all the drivers under "chipset"
my laptop , although I bought in the UK , it's a singapore model and they haven't been helpful support wise.
if you want to update the BIOS be very careful with that, since they caused me hassles by included TWO bios files for 2 revisions of the same laptop in 1 zip file an NO readme.. I wasn't impressed.
they aren't exactly helpful support wise in my experience, but since I've built my own pc's for ages I am as clued up as them I guess.
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Monkey23
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RE: Can I install Service XP service pack 1 ON TOP OF Service pack 2?
2008/05/26 23:19:12
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ORIGINAL: Fog
Monkey23,
my laptop rig is an acer and so is my main setup , but modified (e.g. new PSU etc).. go to the main site.. and their support bit of the site.. depends where you are based, to which drivers you need
go to the support bit, then select your model and go to the FTP site, download all the drivers under "chipset"
my laptop , although I bought in the UK , it's a singapore model and they haven't been helpful support wise.
if you want to update the BIOS be very careful with that, since they caused me hassles by included TWO bios files for 2 revisions of the same laptop in 1 zip file an NO readme.. I wasn't impressed.
they aren't exactly helpful support wise in my experience, but since I've built my own pc's for ages I am as clued up as them I guess.
Thanks, that's very helpful. By installing all of the drivers, am I going to still be free of Acer's hostile takeover of my normal XP OS with all of their Acer management crap?
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RE: Can I install Service XP service pack 1 ON TOP OF Service pack 2?
2008/05/27 12:52:39
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Monkey23 nope, not if it's only the chipset drivers.. if it even did anyway (which it wont).. ccleaner is a good program to remove the things that it installed. get it off www.filehippo.com 
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RE: Can I install Service XP service pack 1 ON TOP OF Service pack 2?
2008/05/27 21:31:12
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Cool, thank you very much for the help!
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RE: Can I install Service XP service pack 1 ON TOP OF Service pack 2?
2008/05/29 09:07:26
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Odd. SP2 should have the drivers in by default. Try to open the device manager and then run "update driver" on all USB hubs and bridges allowing it to search MS update. The only drivers that need to be installed from 3rd party are if you are running basic XP (SP1 does not have fully compliant usb 2.0 drivers - they need to be updated via Win Update, sp2 has them all). Possibly the only thing you are missing is a host bridge driver. Cheers Shad
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Monkey23
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RE: Can I install Service XP service pack 1 ON TOP OF Service pack 2?
2008/05/30 23:52:31
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Odd. SP2 should have the drivers in by default. Try to open the device manager and then run "update driver" on all USB hubs and bridges allowing it to search MS update. The only drivers that need to be installed from 3rd party are if you are running basic XP (SP1 does not have fully compliant usb 2.0 drivers - they need to be updated via Win Update, sp2 has them all). Possibly the only thing you are missing is a host bridge driver.
Cheers
Shad
I don't have the laptop hooked up to the internet. This was on purpose, so I have to do things manually.
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