SP1 & SP2

[Guest]

If I'm starting from scratch with a new hard drive and a clean installation
of XP Pro, do I still need to install service pack 1 before service pack 2,
or does SP2 contain everything I need ?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

SP2 replaces SP1 in its entirety, therefore only install SP2.

If you wish, you can create a SP2 "slipstreamed version"
of Windows XP, thus allowing SP2 to be installed at the
same time.

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

Information on AutoStreamer 1.0
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=188337&st=0&#entry245

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| If I'm starting from scratch with a new hard drive and a clean installation
| of XP Pro, do I still need to install service pack 1 before service pack 2,
| or does SP2 contain everything I need ?

 

[TomC]

Steve;

XP Pro followed by SP2 has everything you need, for the moment. You don't
need to slipstream anything now, just keep up with the Windows updates.

TomC