exchange SP1 XP disc for SP2 XP disc?

[Drunkgoblin]

I've had my Service Pack 1 Windows XP professional disc for a long time, and
I've had to reinstall with it quite a few times. Every time I reinstall it
takes forever to update, and with my newest hardware I almost wasn't able to
get XP to run because it did not have service pack 2 out of the box(conflict
with some BIOS settings, had to put BIOS in safe mode). What I want to know,
is will Microsoft exchange my service pack 1 XP disc for a service pack 2 XP
disc?

 

[antioch]

I've had my Service Pack 1 Windows XP professional disc for a long time,
and
I've had to reinstall with it quite a few times. Every time I reinstall it
takes forever to update, and with my newest hardware I almost wasn't able
to
get XP to run because it did not have service pack 2 out of the
box(conflict
with some BIOS settings, had to put BIOS in safe mode). What I want to
know,
is will Microsoft exchange my service pack 1 XP disc for a service pack 2
XP
disc?

I doubt they would exchange - and you do not say how you update to SP2 - in
case you are not aware you can order a CD of SP2 - ITS FREE

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

Antioch

 

[Drunkgoblin]

I doubt they would exchange - and you do not say how you update to SP2 - in
case you are not aware you can order a CD of SP2 - ITS FREE

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

Antioch

Yes, I already have a free service pack 2 CD. What I'm saying is its hard to
get my computer to operate with SP1 long enough to install SP2, and it still
would be nice not to have to install SP2 at all. Thanks for your reply
though, I guess I might just have to spring for another copy of XP.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Slipstream SP-2 into your Windows XP CD:
http://msfn.org/comments.php?id=9235&catid=1&highlight=slipstream

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I've had my Service Pack 1 Windows XP professional disc for a long time, and
I've had to reinstall with it quite a few times.

Why? It should almost never be necessary.

Every time I reinstall it
takes forever to update, and with my newest hardware I almost wasn't able to
get XP to run because it did not have service pack 2

If you are getting a message about an "older version," you are not
doing a clean reinstallation properly. When you do a clean
installation, it begins by formatting the drive, so it doesn't matter
what's installed there. Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the
BIOS boot order if necessary to accomplish this) and follow the
prompts for a clean installation (delete the existing partition by
pressing "D" when prompted, then create a new one).

out of the box(conflict
with some BIOS settings, had to put BIOS in safe mode).

??? There's no such thing as BIOS "Safe Mode." Safe mode is a mode
that Windows can run in. Exactly how did you do this?

What I want to know,
is will Microsoft exchange my service pack 1 XP disc for a service pack 2 XP
disc?

Sorry, no, they won't. However you can make your own by slipstreaming
SP2 into your SP1 CD. Read here:
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7262

 

[SG]

Jupiter,

The nLite link on that page is dead.
The final version is here.....
http://www.nliteos.com/download.html

--
All the best,
SG
How to Write a Newsgroup Post:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet

 

[windmap]

I've had my Service Pack 1 Windows XP professional disc for a long time, and
I've had to reinstall with it quite a few times. Every time I reinstall it
takes forever to update, and with my newest hardware I almost wasn't able to
get XP to run because it did not have service pack 2 out of the box(conflict
with some BIOS settings, had to put BIOS in safe mode). What I want to know,
is will Microsoft exchange my service pack 1 XP disc for a service pack 2 XP
disc?

Download the BART PE to slipstream the windows SP2 with windowsxp.