Reinstall XP after a motherboard upgrade

[Guest]

I have an OEM version of XP Pro from several years ago (pre-SP1). Over the
years I have upgraded XP to SP2 and also my boot hard drive to 300GB. I
recently upgraded my motherboard which apparently requires me to reinstall
Windows.

My problem is the original OEM CD (pre-SP1) can't read hard disks over 137GB
and so it can't see my existing boot drive (at least not properly). I know
the hardware works because I tested a new XP Pro with SP2 CD from another
system and it could correctly see the hard drive and install Windows files.
Of course, my old product key doesn't work with the new SP2 CD.

Is there any way to get an updated XP Pro w/ SP2 CD for my original product
key?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (preferred)
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en


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Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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|I have an OEM version of XP Pro from several years ago (pre-SP1). Over the
| years I have upgraded XP to SP2 and also my boot hard drive to 300GB. I
| recently upgraded my motherboard which apparently requires me to reinstall
| Windows.
|
| My problem is the original OEM CD (pre-SP1) can't read hard disks over 137GB
| and so it can't see my existing boot drive (at least not properly). I know
| the hardware works because I tested a new XP Pro with SP2 CD from another
| system and it could correctly see the hard drive and install Windows files.
| Of course, my old product key doesn't work with the new SP2 CD.
|
| Is there any way to get an updated XP Pro w/ SP2 CD for my original product
| key?

 

[Ron Martell]

I have an OEM version of XP Pro from several years ago (pre-SP1). Over the
years I have upgraded XP to SP2 and also my boot hard drive to 300GB. I
recently upgraded my motherboard which apparently requires me to reinstall
Windows.

My problem is the original OEM CD (pre-SP1) can't read hard disks over 137GB
and so it can't see my existing boot drive (at least not properly). I know
the hardware works because I tested a new XP Pro with SP2 CD from another
system and it could correctly see the hard drive and install Windows files.
Of course, my old product key doesn't work with the new SP2 CD.

Is there any way to get an updated XP Pro w/ SP2 CD for my original product
key?

You can create one yourself on any computer that runs Windows XP and
has a CD Burner. You will need both your original OEM CD and the
complete Service Pack 2 (download or on CD) plus a slipstreaming
program.

I use nLite (free) from http://www.nliteos.com/ for slipstreaming CDs.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Guest]

You can download SP2 then slipstream it into existing xp cd.Try useing search
in these newsgroup columns,simply type:slipstreaming w or w/o SP2,im
sure youll locate a link to the few software utilities that'll let you do
this....

 

[Michael Stevens]

I have an OEM version of XP Pro from several years ago (pre-SP1).
Over the years I have upgraded XP to SP2 and also my boot hard drive
to 300GB. I recently upgraded my motherboard which apparently
requires me to reinstall Windows.

My problem is the original OEM CD (pre-SP1) can't read hard disks
over 137GB and so it can't see my existing boot drive (at least not
properly). I know the hardware works because I tested a new XP Pro
with SP2 CD from another system and it could correctly see the hard
drive and install Windows files. Of course, my old product key
doesn't work with the new SP2 CD.

Is there any way to get an updated XP Pro w/ SP2 CD for my original
product key?

Move XP to new hardware.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html
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