Need to repair XP Pro SP2 OS to get OE6 back, can't slipstream originalGateway XP CD with SP2 -- hel

[Sue Morton]

Hoping someone here may be able to help! I have searched several groups
and forums, and come up empty. Please point me to any web pages or
posts that you think may help or I might have missed, thank you!

I have a Gateway Laptop. The CD that came with the Laptop is OEM XP Pro
CD but is only SP1. I have since applied SP2 to the laptop.

OE6 got clobbered at some later point and eventually I wanted it back,
so followed MS article to remove and reinstall OE6. Except OE6 won't
reinstall by any of suggested means. Last option suggested is to try a
repair-install of XP from XP CD.

To do the repair-install, I first need to create a slipstreamed XP CD
with SP2. The Gateway OEM CD will not slipstream with SP2 due to
Gateway having 'patched' the CD.

I have an OEM generic XP Pro SP2 CD I bought for a homebuilt machine, so
I tried a repair install using that CD, the repair install went fine but
unfortunately Windows validation would not let me log on without first
insisting I validate as genuine. It would no longer accept my Gateway
laptop install Key as a valid.

Fortunately I had a disk image prior to trying the generic XP repair so
I was able to recover.

1. Does anyone know a way I can slipstream my original gateway CD with
SP2 (preferred option!) so I can do a valid and legal repair-install to
this machine? Gateway wants me to purchase a new CD with a new license
key just to get SP2!
2. Is there another way I can repair OE6 without doing an XP repair-install
3. ??? ideas on how to get OE6 back? I have probably tried them all
but no way to know until I ask

I could of course live without OE6 and use Thunderbird or other, and I
could also format c: and start over from scratch. But I'd really like
to be able to have a valid XP-SP2 CD for this machine if at all
possible, that would be best of all.

Help would really be appreciated.

Thanks and regards,
Sue Morton

 

[Sue Morton]

Hi Sue,
Try this instruction here and download either or both Nlie or Autostreamer,
then see if you could use either to remove the Hotfixes instaled with the SP1
on your Gateway or if you lucky it will do it without removing the Hotfixes
on the CD.
Beaware that you have the Right XP operating system CD not the second one
for Drivers and Extra Softwares:
Instructions on how to perform Slipstream SP2 to your XP CD:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

Instructions and download of Nlite application to use to remove the Hotfixes
installed etra with SP1 on Gateway
http://techrepublic.com.com/5206-62...Jla_xm732q?forumID=89&threadID=171797&start=0

HTH.
Please let us know.
Regards,
nass

Nass, thank you very much for prompt reply, I will try this as soon as I
can (next day or two at most). Yes I do have proper XP CD (as well as
drivers CD), have formatted c: and reinstalled from this CD more than a
few times . Have also done successful repair-install from this CD
(before having SP2 of course). I will get back to you one way or
another as to how this goes for me. Thank you again.

Sue Morton

 

[Sue Morton]

Good luck and read the instructions to be sure all goes well and write down
which you think you will n't be ab;le to remember into steps 1,2,3... don't
overlook the smaller details.
Regards,
nass

Nass,

I opted to try the NLite software first. NLite removed Gateway's
patches no problem and slipstreamed SP2 right in.

I have now done a repair-install using the new bootable CD I created.
OE6 is back and all seems to be working as it should be on the laptop,
including no MS validation problems.

The NLite software is very nice! It has a number of options I am
interested in exploring at a later time, as it would be nice to create
another CD (DVD actually, due to size) that would also include all
hotfixes, IE7, WMP11 and other goodies since SP2 came out.

Highly recommend NLite. Thanks again for your help. I'm good to go!

Sue Morton

 

[Guest]

Nass,

I opted to try the NLite software first. NLite removed Gateway's
patches no problem and slipstreamed SP2 right in.

I have now done a repair-install using the new bootable CD I created.
OE6 is back and all seems to be working as it should be on the laptop,
including no MS validation problems.

The NLite software is very nice! It has a number of options I am
interested in exploring at a later time, as it would be nice to create
another CD (DVD actually, due to size) that would also include all
hotfixes, IE7, WMP11 and other goodies since SP2 came out.

Highly recommend NLite. Thanks again for your help. I'm good to go!

Sue Morton

You are welcome Sue, Glad it helped and you managed to slipstream your SP2,
true Nlite is good tool to use I'm sure they will be happy to hear that from
you.
Thank you for the feedback and good luck.
Regards,
nass