WinXP HE and SP2 CD from Microsoft

[Gerry]

SP 2 was installed and as I understand from a previous post I could not do a
repair-install or clean install with a non-integrated WinXp CD, unless I
uninstall SP 2 from my system. What happens in a serious crash where I am
unable to boot and remove SP2? I bought the WinXP-Home Upgrade CD (not OEM)
and installed SP2 from the CD Microsoft sent me. How can I slipstream these
two CD's to make re-install possible?
My system is: Dell 4100 Desktop, 396 MB
RAM, DVD-CD-Drive, CD-RW-Drive with DriveLineAccess and RecordNow software.
Please give simple instructions. I am sort of a 77-year old beginner.
Thanks,
Gerry

 

[Malke]

SP 2 was installed and as I understand from a previous post I could
not do a repair-install or clean install with a non-integrated WinXp
CD, unless I uninstall SP 2 from my system. What happens in a serious
crash where I am unable to boot and remove SP2? I bought the
WinXP-Home Upgrade CD (not OEM) and installed SP2 from the CD
Microsoft sent me. How can I slipstream these two CD's to make
re-install possible? My system is: Dell 4100 Desktop, 396 MB
RAM, DVD-CD-Drive, CD-RW-Drive with DriveLineAccess and RecordNow
software. Please give simple instructions. I am sort of a 77-year old
beginner. Thanks,
Gerry

Here are two ways of slipstreaming that make it very easy:

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49
http://www.windows-help.net/windowsxp/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html

Malke

 

[Ray Edwards]

Hi Malke!

I clicked on the second link
http://www.windows-help.net/windowsxp/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html and got a 404
File not found error. I went to the home page http://www.windows-help.net
and clicked on the link there. This is what showed in the browser address
bar: http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html

 

[Ray Edwards]

Hi Malke!

I clicked on the second link
http://www.windows-help.net/windowsxp/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html and got a 404
File not found error. I went to the home page http://www.windows-help.net
and clicked on the link there. This is what showed in the browser address
bar: http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html

If I just put my cursor on the link on the windows-help home page the link
is the same as posted in your message.