_place_holder;I am putting together an old computer (2.4 GHz P4) to help a relative.  _place_holder;Part of my build is to install Windows XP.  _place_holder;I have license for Windows XP home, but it is SP 1a.  _place_holder;Anyway, this has turned out to be a never-ending series of updates.  _place_holder;After 2 service packs, 63 updates, a new browser install and 5 or 6 reboots, I think that I am getting close to being able to move on to the productivity applications.