| Doug wrote:
|
| >> No, it's not possible. You can slipstream onto an installation CD,
| >> but not an OEM vendor's recovery CD.
| >>
| >> --
| >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| >> Please reply to the newsgroup
| >
| >
| > Dell's XP discs are actual OEM XP discs, not recovery images. As I
| > stated I have successfully slipstreamed SP2 using the discs that came
| > with my Dell computers using Autostreamer.
|
|
| In my experience, Dell ships either recovery CDs or OEM CDs, and sometimes
| both, depending on what year it is, and perhaps which computer you choose.
| Last I heard, Dell wasl shipping recovery CDs, but added an OEM
installation
| CD for an additional $10 if you chose that option (a very good choice to
| make, in my view).
|
| But it doesn't matter, because his question, which I quoted but you
snipped,
| was "I have XP Home Edition recovery disc for my Dell. Can I slipstream
SP2
| onto the CD. " Please note the word "recovery" in his question; that's
what
| I responded to, correctly. As I said "You can slipstream onto an
| installation CD, but not an OEM vendor's recovery CD."
|
|
| --
| Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| Please reply to the newsgroup
|
Sorry to disappoint Ken but Dell has never shipped "recovery" CDs for it's
Windows XP computers.
"The version of Windows XP that is installed on the computer (and on the
Reinstallation CD) is the same as the retail version. Unlike some computer
makers, Dell does not provide a "Restore CD" which can be used to recreate
the contents of the system to the exact state they were in when the computer
was received. If a user wishes to restore a Dell to its "As received"
condition the PC Restore feature (available on systems made after July 15,
2004) can be used. Otherwise the closest thing to a restore is reinstalling
the operating system, drivers, and applications."
(ref
http://www.djdenham.com/New user questions.htm#DellXP )
Even during the short period of time (systems shipped between the dates of
December 17, 2004 and July 15, 2005) they (Dell) experimented with placing
an application on their computers that would burn one copy of the OS it
burned an OEM XP disc *not* a recovery disc.
That the OP referred to it as a "recovery" disc in his question is
irrelevant as no such animal exists. People also frequently refer to "a
noise from my CPU" and ask if a bigger harddrive is the way to go "because
my computer is low on memory" as you well know. It's simply a disparity in
terminology.
The current offerings from Dell are "with media" (add $10) or "without
media." The media continues to be a Dell branded OEM XP disc.
