SP2?

[Guest]

Howdy, I want to install SP2 on a blank hard drive. I'm going to order an SP2
CD, (I'm a dail-up user, so slipstreaming is out of the question, 270MBs!
Yikes!) and I wanted to know if the SP2 CD is complete with everything needed
to install it. Or am I going to have to install SP1 and then upgrade with the
SP2 CD? OR could I use that slipstreaming trick (but with the CD, duh) where
I make a bootable CD by copying SP1 and adding the SP2 stuff?
Thanks for any help!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

SP2 supersedes SP1 in its entirety. Do not install SP1 at all.

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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Howdy, I want to install SP2 on a blank hard drive. I'm going to order an SP2
| CD, (I'm a dail-up user, so slipstreaming is out of the question, 270MBs!
| Yikes!) and I wanted to know if the SP2 CD is complete with everything needed
| to install it. Or am I going to have to install SP1 and then upgrade with the
| SP2 CD? OR could I use that slipstreaming trick (but with the CD, duh) where
| I make a bootable CD by copying SP1 and adding the SP2 stuff?
| Thanks for any help!

 

[chriske911]

CompuStooge outputte 't volgende:

Howdy, I want to install SP2 on a blank hard drive. I'm going to order an SP2
CD, (I'm a dail-up user, so slipstreaming is out of the question, 270MBs!
Yikes!) and I wanted to know if the SP2 CD is complete with everything needed
to install it. Or am I going to have to install SP1 and then upgrade with the
SP2 CD? OR could I use that slipstreaming trick (but with the CD, duh) where
I make a bootable CD by copying SP1 and adding the SP2 stuff?
Thanks for any help!

SP2 includes all previous patches so SP1 is not required for upgrading
to SP2

just install XP and then exclude and include all Windows services you
need (like MSN explorer, IIS, ...)
after that install SP2

offcourse slipstreaming SP2 into a new install CD will speed up future
installations if you plan to within a certain timeframe
otherwise it is a waist of time and resources since future servicepacks
will arrive before you get a chance to do another install

grtz