XP CD to upgrade to SP2 - computer name and password

[Xylophone]

I have XP SP1 and a Windows CD to upgrade to SP2. This will ask me for my
computer name and password. Where do I find this name? Is the 'password'
the same password as the one I use when starting my PC? If not, where do I
find that? Thanks

 

[philo]

I have XP SP1 and a Windows CD to upgrade to SP2. This will ask me for my
computer name and password. Where do I find this name? Is the 'password'
the same password as the one I use when starting my PC? If not, where do
I
find that? Thanks

Nope. when you install SP2 your user name and password are not changed...
all it will do is update your system

 

[Daave]

I have XP SP1 and a Windows CD to upgrade to SP2.

What kind of CD is this?

 

[Malke]

I have XP SP1 and a Windows CD to upgrade to SP2. This will ask me for my
computer name and password. Where do I find this name? Is the 'password'
the same password as the one I use when starting my PC? If not, where do I
find that? Thanks

This doesn't make sense. What kind of CD do you have and what exactly
are you trying to do? SP2 is installed from within Windows and it sounds
like you've got hold of an operating system install disk that includes
SP2. Do you want to reinstall Windows?


Malke

 

[Xylophone]

This doesn't make sense. What kind of CD do you have and what exactly
are you trying to do? SP2 is installed from within Windows and it sounds
like you've got hold of an operating system install disk that includes
SP2. Do you want to reinstall Windows?


Malke
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Thanks, guys. I said I have a Windows SP2 CD. I ordered this from
Microsoft some time ago. I have been perfectly happy with SP1. I am now
thinking of installing SP2. Prior to doing so, I thought it prudent to
research what the install would look like on the screen. So I accessed a
web site that provides such a tutorial, page by page. It said I would be
asked, near the end, for the computer name and the password.

 

[Malke]

Thanks, guys. I said I have a Windows SP2 CD. I ordered this from
Microsoft some time ago. I have been perfectly happy with SP1. I am now
thinking of installing SP2. Prior to doing so, I thought it prudent to
research what the install would look like on the screen. So I accessed a
web site that provides such a tutorial, page by page. It said I would be
asked, near the end, for the computer name and the password.

Since you didn't give the URL for the website where you read this, I
can't be sure but it sounds like you were reading about reinstalling
Windows, not installing SP2. You will not be asked to provide a
computer/username/password when you install SP2. Here are links that
will help you install SP2:

Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist -
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
SP2 links to OEMs - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx
http://aumha.net/index.php?c=16 - Windows XP - Service Pack 2 - FAQs &
Best Practices
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#sp2 - Windows SP2 Information,
Guidelines and Troubleshooting
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#General


Malke

 

[Xylophone]

Thanks, guys. I said I have a Windows SP2 CD. I ordered this from
Microsoft some time ago. I have been perfectly happy with SP1. I am now
thinking of installing SP2. Prior to doing so, I thought it prudent to
research what the install would look like on the screen. So I accessed a
web site that provides such a tutorial, page by page. It said I would be
asked, near the end, for the computer name and the password.

 

[Daave]

Thanks, guys. I said I have a Windows SP2 CD. I ordered this from
Microsoft some time ago. I have been perfectly happy with SP1. I am
now thinking of installing SP2. Prior to doing so, I thought it
prudent to research what the install would look like on the screen.
So I accessed a web site that provides such a tutorial, page by
page. It said I would be asked, near the end, for the computer name
and the password.

Is there any reason you still don't what us to see this Web site, too?

As Malke said, the directions are almost surely for how to install
Windows *XP* (with or without SP2).

 

[Xylophone]

Thanks, guys. I said I have a Windows SP2 CD. I ordered this from
Microsoft some time ago. I have been perfectly happy with SP1. I am now
thinking of installing SP2. Prior to doing so, I thought it prudent to
research what the install would look like on the screen. So I accessed a
web site that provides such a tutorial, page by page. It said I would be
asked, near the end, for the computer name and the password.

BTW, I sent this reply a week ago, and it did not appear here! This is a
retry.

 

[Daave]

Once again, you have neglected to give us the URL of this Web site.
Since we are still unable to see it, we can't know what the instructions
refer to.

Almost surely, this is a tutorial for installing Windows because
installing Service Pack doesn't require entering a computer name or a
password.

In the event you missed Malke's post, here it is again for your
convenience:

Since you didn't give the URL for the website where you read this, I
can't be sure but it sounds like you were reading about reinstalling
Windows, not installing SP2. You will not be asked to provide a
computer/username/password when you install SP2. Here are links that
will help you install SP2:

Follow the Service Pack Installation Checklist -
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
SP2 links to OEMs - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx
http://aumha.net/index.php?c=16 - Windows XP - Service Pack 2 - FAQs &
Best Practices
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#sp2 - Windows SP2 Information,
Guidelines and Troubleshooting
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#General

 

[Xylophone]

Thanks, Daave. Yoiu are quite right about the URL. My omission.
Regrettably I have no idea now what it was. Many thanks for the links for
installing SP2, which I will carry out shortly. Still very nervous about
that, in the light of horror stories I have read of other peoples'
experiences there.