No \i386 dir on SP2 CD

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George W. Barrowcliff

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898594/ talks about installing the recovery
console from the SP2 CD by running \i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons

I have the SP2 CD purchased from Microsoft and no i386 directory exists on
the CD nor is Winnt32.exe anywhere to be found.

Anyone else seen this or solved it?

TIA
 
George said:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898594/ talks about installing the
recovery console from the SP2 CD by running \i386\winnt32.exe
/cmdcons
I have the SP2 CD purchased from Microsoft and no i386 directory
exists on the CD nor is Winnt32.exe anywhere to be found.

Anyone else seen this or solved it?
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I believe you have the Windows XP Service Pack 2 installation CD..
Not the Windows XP installation CD w/SP2 integrated.

One is just the freely downloadable full installation patch.
The other is the actual installable CD with the patch *integrated* into it.
 
OK, I think you are right. I re-read that several times and it seems that
it could have been made a little clearer. Anyhow, is it possible to make a
bootable cd that has the command console on it?

Thanks again, GWB
 
You slipstream your original XP CD with the SP2 download and then burn a new
CD which will then be a complete XP w/SP2 CD.

George W. Barrowcliff said:
OK, I think you are right. I re-read that several times and it seems that
it could have been made a little clearer. Anyhow, is it possible to make
a bootable cd that has the command console on it?

Thanks again, GWB
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