You can use Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 or SMS 2003 to distribute Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) from a shared distribution folder on a network.

This article assumes that you have an understanding of SMS and that you have a working knowledge of software distribution. Additionally, this article assumes that your SMS infrastructure is established or that you will establish an SMS infrastructure before you deploy Windows XP SP2. For more information about SMS 2.0, see SMS 2.0 Administrator's Guide. For specific information about SMS 2.0 software distribution, see Chapter 12,"Distributing Software," in SMS 2.0 Administrator's Guide.

For more information about SMS 2003, see Systems Management Server 2003 Concepts, Planning, and Deployment Guide. You can download the most recent version of this guide at the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=784838B3-34E0-4122-B3E2-17C5B4EEF8F4&displaylang=en