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Planning Deployment

To ensure a successful service-pack deployment, prepare by assessing the methods and tools available by completing these important planning tasks:

Choose an installation method.
Identify the deployment tools and files.
Check the space requirements.
Test the deployment.

The following sections describe these planning tasks in more detail.

Deployment Methods

Windows XP Professional service packs support the following installation methods:

Update installation. The update-installation method installs the service pack on a computer that’s already running Windows XP Professional.
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