SP may refer to any of the following:

  1. Short for service pack, an SP is a large update containing several fixes and updates for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Service Packs are a collection of fixes that help resolve software and hardware related issues with Microsoft Windows. We recommend all Microsoft Windows be running under the latest Windows Service Pack. Below are the different Service Packs available for each of the major versions of Microsoft Windows.

Windows 7 - SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista - SP1 and SP2 Microsoft Windows XP - SP1, SP2, SP2b, SP2c, and SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 - SP1, SP2, SP3, and SP4 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5, and 6.0a.

Service Packs were released for Windows 7 and earlier versions only. For Windows 8 and later versions, Microsoft released Feature Upgrades instead.

  1. Abbreviation for spelling, SP is often used in online communications such as chat where you’re typing a word and not sure on the spelling. Below is an example of how this could be used.
  • Determining what service pack I have installed in Windows.
  • How to update a Microsoft Windows computer.

User1: So did you see that guy last night?User2: I sure did, it was fun.User1: What’s his name?User2: It’s Abraham (sp?)

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