Reinstallation of Window XP

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RAOUL RAULD

I have a Dell computer Dimension 8200 and installed McAfee VirusScan. The
system erased various files and instruct me to reinstall "Microsoft Windows
XP Home Edition" When I inserted the CD the system indicated that the CD
has an older version of XP and reinsall will erase my files. The Windows XP
CD is the one that came with the computer
Raoul H. Rauld
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I have the same warning displayed when I try to install Win XP Pro on my
machine with win xp home with SP2. XP Home has all latest updates installed.
I assume I should be able to upgrade, then run win udates and I will have
most current config of XP Pro
 
RAOUL said:
I have a Dell computer Dimension 8200 and installed McAfee
VirusScan. The system erased various files and instruct me
to reinstall "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" When I
inserted the CD the system indicated that the CD has an
older version of XP and reinsall will erase my files. The
Windows XP CD is the one that came with the computer Raoul H.
Rauld
(e-mail address removed)
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You've got two options, uninstall SP2, or create what's called
a "slipstreamed" installation CD. Here are a few web sites that
will explain the process a whole lot better than I could in
this forum.

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

Here are some of the files you'll need to obtain in order to
follow this procedure:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT
Professionals and Developers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1

CDBurner XPPro
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php

Here's another article that you may find helpful with this
issue:

How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
Nepatsfan said:
You've got two options, uninstall SP2, or create what's called
a "slipstreamed" installation CD. Here are a few web sites that
will explain the process a whole lot better than I could in
this forum.

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

Here are some of the files you'll need to obtain in order to
follow this procedure:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT
Professionals and Developers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1

CDBurner XPPro
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php

Here's another article that you may find helpful with this
issue:

How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html

Good luck

Nepatsfan
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Will the XP2 CD obtained from MS plus the Fujitsu Siemens Product Recovery
CD supplied with my machine produce a viable slipstreamed CD?

I slipstreamed mine using Autostreamer and it *seems* to have produced the
desired effect. I don't want to reach a point where I have to reinstall only
to find that this version won't work.

I only ask because you specified Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network
Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers.

Thanks
 
You can not slipstream a recovery CD. You need a valid Windows XP install CD
plus SP2 to complete the slipstreamed CD.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Richard Urban said:
You can not slipstream a recovery CD. You need a valid Windows XP install CD
plus SP2 to complete the slipstreamed CD.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
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Thanks Richard.
So what has Autostreamer created in this case? Just another copy of the
Recovery CD? It does look identical.
 
It depends what you mean by recovery CD. The CD shipped with some of the
major players just restores an image of the operating system, as it was when
shipped from the factory. Doing this will usually wipe out every partition
on your primary master hard drive. The object is to put the P/C back into
pristine shape so the customer can start messing it up - yet again. The
companies don't give a rat's a** that you lose everything that you had
accumulated and stored on the computer. This kind of recovery CD can NOT be
slipstreamed with SP2.

If by recovery CD you mean an OEM version of the Windows XP operating system
then, yes, you may be able to do this. You have to try and see.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Richard Urban said:
It depends what you mean by recovery CD. The CD shipped with some of the
major players just restores an image of the operating system, as it was when
shipped from the factory. Doing this will usually wipe out every partition
on your primary master hard drive. The object is to put the P/C back into
pristine shape so the customer can start messing it up - yet again. The
companies don't give a rat's a** that you lose everything that you had
accumulated and stored on the computer. This kind of recovery CD can NOT be
slipstreamed with SP2.

If by recovery CD you mean an OEM version of the Windows XP operating system
then, yes, you may be able to do this. You have to try and see.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
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I see you emphasise "can NOT be slipstreamed...". Is it the case that it's
impossible for slipstreaming to produced ANYTHING with a Reccovery CD? What I
have, after extracting the Iso looks like a carbon copy of the original.
Not that it's critical as I haven't deleted the SP2 uninstall files anyway.
Should the need arise, I suppose I could uninstall SP2 then reformat with the
Recovery CD and then re-install SP2, yes?
Thanks again for your replies. Much appreciated.
 
coliboy said:
Will the XP2 CD obtained from MS plus the Fujitsu Siemens
Product Recovery CD supplied with my machine produce a
viable slipstreamed CD?

I slipstreamed mine using Autostreamer and it *seems* to
have produced the desired effect. I don't want to reach a
point where I have to reinstall only to find that this
version won't work.

I only ask because you specified Windows XP Service Pack 2
Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and
Developers.

Thanks
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First off, you shouldn't have a problem using the SP2 CD with
Autostreamer to create a slipstreamed XP installation CD.

Whether it would work with your "Fujitsu Siemens Product
Recovery CD" depends on what your computer manufacturer means
by "Recovery CD". For some manufacturers, a "Recovery CD" is a
very limited tool. It's only function is to restore the
computer to the state it was in when it left the factory.
That's it! You won't be able to slipstream SP2 into this type
of CD.

Other manufacturers will include their OEM version of XP and
call it a "Recovery CD". That CD is capable of doing all of the
things that you'd expect from an XP installation CD. You'd have
no problem slipstreaming SP2 into this CD.

Unless you have a spare computer that you can test your CD on,
there's no way of knowing whether you're slipstreamed CD will
do the job should you need to reinstall XP. You can do some
minor testing by doing things like booting from the CD and
running the Recovery Console. Any testing beyond that carries a
good deal of risk.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
A recovery CD may be just a disk image. You can't alter it, you can use it
or not. It may be a Ghost Image or an image created by Drive Image or True
Image. The manufacturer knows. Call them and find out.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
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