(All responding to a query re re:installing Windows XP)...
David, et al:
Don't know if you're familiar with the (freebie) AutoStreamer program. It's
designed to create slipstreamed versions of XP, i.e., XP including SP1
and/or SP2. It's become enormously popular as the program of choice for many
users to create slipstreamed copies of XP, and rightly so, because of its
simplicity & effectiveness in doing so. I believe the latest version is
1.0.33. Take a look at it at:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562
Anna