Bite the bullet-Reinstall XP PRO

[mogur2]

I have decided to bite the bullet and reinstall XP Pro.

I have both, the XP PRO CD, & the SP2 CD. I am presuming that after I install XP Pro,
then SP2, I can just go to the MS website to download/install all the latest patches.

Is there a way to download all current patches to burn to a CD before the reformat?

What other procedures will make this as painless as possible?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Warm Regards,
Mogur2
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[philo]

I have decided to bite the bullet and reinstall XP Pro.

I have both, the XP PRO CD, & the SP2 CD. I am presuming that after I
install XP Pro,
then SP2, I can just go to the MS website to download/install all the
latest patches.

Is there a way to download all current patches to burn to a CD before the
reformat?

What other procedures will make this as painless as possible?

If you look at the Windows catalog page...you should be able to download the
updates individually...
but since you already have SP2...the size of the add'l updates is fairly
small. If you have a dsl or cable
connection...it will only take you a few minutes to re-apply the updates.

If your XP is legal...you should have no problems updating

 

[Ron Martell]

I have decided to bite the bullet and reinstall XP Pro.

I have both, the XP PRO CD, & the SP2 CD. I am presuming that after I install XP Pro,
then SP2, I can just go to the MS website to download/install all the latest patches.

Is there a way to download all current patches to burn to a CD before the reformat?

What other procedures will make this as painless as possible?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Warm Regards,
Mogur2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If you have a CD burner then you can create a new Windows XP Pro
install CD with SP2 slipstreamed into it.

There are a number of ways to create a slipstreamed CD. I use nLite
(free) from http://www.nliteos.com

nLite also has the ability to incorporate the post-SP2 patches into
the new CD. You can download these from
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
Make sure you check the catalog listings for both "Windows XP
Professional SP2" and for "Windows XP SP2". You will also probably
want to eliminate many of the language versions of the same updates.

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."

 

[Steve Frank]

If you have a CD burner then you can create a new Windows XP Pro
install CD with SP2 slipstreamed into it.

There are a number of ways to create a slipstreamed CD. I use nLite
(free) from http://www.nliteos.com

nLite also has the ability to incorporate the post-SP2 patches into
the new CD. You can download these from
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
Make sure you check the catalog listings for both "Windows XP
Professional SP2" and for "Windows XP SP2". You will also probably
want to eliminate many of the language versions of the same updates.

Good luck

Nice! I'd like to try this, but with the corporate version that I have the
CD isn't self booting, and I have to go through the six disk shuffle with
the floppies. Is there a way to make the CD bootable as well?

Steve Frank

 

[Ron Martell]

Nice! I'd like to try this, but with the corporate version that I have the
CD isn't self booting, and I have to go through the six disk shuffle with
the floppies. Is there a way to make the CD bootable as well?

Steve Frank

Never tried it. You would have to check with the nLite web site. I
believe they have some support forums or similar.

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."

 

[Steve Frank]

Never tried it. You would have to check with the nLite web site. I
believe they have some support forums or similar.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

thanks

Steve Frank