Fresh Install.

[Lee Moeller]

(1)I am ready to do a fresh install of my Win XP operating system.
I understand that after installing Windows there is a way to set
msconfig to stop all unnecessary background operations for the best
environment when installing additional software. What is the procedure?
(2) My Windows XP is a very early version. I have both service
packs 1 and 2.My SP2 is on a cd obtained directly from Microsoft. Will
I need to install SP1 first before installing SP2 or can I just install
SP2 and get the desired installation?
(3) Is there a posting anywhere detailing a fresh install to
obtain the best results ?

Thanks, Lee

 

[Guest]

You really dont need to do that,but if you have to,read article #310560 From
microsoft.SP1 files are in SP2,let windows update for you.An early edition of
xp is as good as the ones released today only the SP1 or SP2 wouldnt be inst-
alled-yet....

 

[Michael Stevens]

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(1)I am ready to do a fresh install of my Win XP operating system.
I understand that after installing Windows there is a way to set
msconfig to stop all unnecessary background operations for the best
environment when installing additional software. What is the
procedure? (2) My Windows XP is a very early version. I have
both service packs 1 and 2.My SP2 is on a cd obtained directly from
Microsoft. Will I need to install SP1 first before installing SP2 or can I
just
install SP2 and get the desired installation?
(3) Is there a posting anywhere detailing a fresh install to
obtain the best results ?

Thanks, Lee

Do you have a specific application that needs certain background operations
turned off? I have found it unnecessary to turn off anything more than AV,
applications are designed to install without doing more than closing open
applications.
You don't need to install SP 1 before SP2. SP 2 includes everything in SP1.
You will need to download and install all the critical updates since SP2 was
released.
How to clean install XP.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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