How do I download a large Service Pack on a dial-up connection?

P

Peter

Office 2003 Service Pack 2 (English version)
46036 KB / Download Time = 215 min at your connection speed

My ISP disconnects me when I'm just over half way through. Any suggestions?
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

Peter: See if you can find a friend who has broadband, and have them
download the full version for you and burn to a cd so you can use it on your
computer.
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Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

| Office 2003 Service Pack 2 (English version)
| 46036 KB / Download Time = 215 min at your connection speed
|
| My ISP disconnects me when I'm just over half way through. Any
suggestions?
 
W

Wally

Peter,

I don't believe this will work. The Microsoft downloads seem to integrate
themselves into the software in a way that doesn't provide access to what has
been downloaded. If you'll remember the download didn't have a "Save" option
during the process.

Also, per my previous answer to a pos titled "Download of office2003-sp2 is
over 2.5 hours, i want a CD-rom":

I totally agree with the original post. Posting a Service Pack (in my case
I
need both SP 1 & 2) without providing an option for obtaining the CD, and not
indicating any future availability on CD (as Don MI provides in his answer)
shows very little concern for the time of those who are led to believe that
their only option is the download.
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

The full file (not the one via office update) on a cd will work fine, if
someone who has broadband can download it for you.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...97-2DB6-4654-9DB6-EC7D5B4DD867&displaylang=en

Tom
| Peter,
|
| I don't believe this will work. The Microsoft downloads seem to integrate
| themselves into the software in a way that doesn't provide access to what
has
| been downloaded. If you'll remember the download didn't have a "Save"
option
| during the process.
|
| Also, per my previous answer to a pos titled "Download of office2003-sp2
is
| over 2.5 hours, i want a CD-rom":
|
| I totally agree with the original post. Posting a Service Pack (in my
case
| I
| need both SP 1 & 2) without providing an option for obtaining the CD, and
not
| indicating any future availability on CD (as Don MI provides in his
answer)
| shows very little concern for the time of those who are led to believe
that
| their only option is the download.
|
|
|
|
|
| "Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:
|
| > Peter: See if you can find a friend who has broadband, and have them
| > download the full version for you and burn to a cd so you can use it on
your
| > computer.
| > --
| > ===
| > Tom [Pepper] Willett
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >
| > | > | Office 2003 Service Pack 2 (English version)
| > | 46036 KB / Download Time = 215 min at your connection speed
| > |
| > | My ISP disconnects me when I'm just over half way through. Any
| > suggestions?
| >
| >
| >
 
W

Wally

Hi Tom,

Thanks so much for the link. It may come in handy for smaller downloads,
but not this one at 102 Mb max.

Wally
 

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