Windows XP Repair Install question

[Victek]

I understand that to do a repair/install it's necessary to use the original
media (and corresponding license), however what about service pack level?
The original XP CD often predates service pack 1 while the installed version
on the hard drive is SP2. Does it work to just apply SP2 afterward or are
there problems with using an older version for the repair?

 

[Malke]

I understand that to do a repair/install it's necessary to use the
original media (and corresponding license), however what about service
pack level? The original XP CD often predates service pack 1 while the
installed version on the hard drive is SP2. Does it work to just apply
SP2 afterward or are there problems with using an older version for the
repair?

You've posted in a newsgroup for Vista. Here's the answer for your
question, but future questions about XP should be posted in one of the
XP newsgroups. Here's a list of all the MS newsgroups so you can pick
the right one:

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

You want to create a new XP install disk with SP2 slipstreamed into it.
This is quite easy to do. I like AutoStreamer but there are other methods:

How to slipstream sp2 into XP
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html
- AutoStreamer
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49
http://www.windows-help.net/windowsxp/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

Slipstream RAID or SATA controller drivers:
http://www.maximumpc.com/2005/01/how_to_slipstre.html
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/36/SESSID=8b0c51fd6eca712e465d2e6f79256fc8/

How to integrate software updates into your Windows installation source
files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828930

Slipstreaming the Ms Rollup Update -
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstream_06.htm


Malke

 

[Victek]

I understand that to do a repair/install it's necessary to use the

You've posted in a newsgroup for Vista. Here's the answer for your
question, but future questions about XP should be posted in one of the XP
newsgroups. Here's a list of all the MS newsgroups so you can pick the
right one:

Of course this is a Vista group - my apologies! Thanks for the helpful
response. Now I'll take this over to:

microsoft.public.windowsxp.*