CurlingSteve Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Burn yourself an XP install CD that already includes SP2.Slipstream XP with SP2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Great tip CurlingSteve that is very useful.B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robroy Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Thanks for the good tipJD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Good tip, but due to advice of others, I have yet you install SP2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CurlingSteve Posted September 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 The SP2 package itself isn't likely to change for quite a while.Like SP1, they'll probably issue a series of patches until there are so many they make an SP2a.You do not have to have SP2 installed to make this slipstreamed CD!You can burn it and just keep it on standby while they release the "fixup" patches.And doing a clean install with this CD will avoid a lot of the pitfalls folks encounter doing it through Windows Update.Since on a clean install there are no stray viruses or other running programs (like firewalls and AV) there should be fewer problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robroy Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Thats what I'm going to do Thanks Curling SteveJD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inihl8r Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Slipstreamed my SP2 today with a program called nLite.Worked like a dream. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robroy Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Welcome Inihl8r. Glad to se you made it over hereJD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inihl8r Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Welcome Inihl8r. Glad to se you made it over hereJDThanks. Didn't know how I'd be received over here. <off topic>I'm not normally a jackass, G4 has just had me PO'd ever since the "merger" </off topic> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 hi team ive just recieved the sp2 cd from microsoft which i ordered 4 weeks ago.my question.i installed sp2 from win update some time ago which was 75 mgsbut the cd has 250mg.can some one tell me what is the difference. marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nerelda Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 the SP2 CD is not just SP2, it also includes all the updates Preceeding the release of SP2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSKY Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 If you do a clean install of XP then upgrade to SP2, you'll have all the updates and any previous fixes. Found oud it takes a little longer to do the SP2 upgrade on a fresh install. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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