Re: XP Home without SP

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Woody wrote:
My XP Home disk doesnt have the service packs. I would like to
replace a bad hard drive with a new 400GB drive. Will I have to
purchase another XP disk? Or can I trade it in to Microsoft for one
with the SP, so it will recognize the whole drive? Or can it be made
into a SP disk? TIA

Please describe your XP Home disk. Is it an installation or recovery
disk? Retail, generic OEM, or branded OEM? What is the make and model of
your PC?

To answer your last question, the answer is yes; the process is called
"slipstreaming." See the following links from
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

Another Slipstream step by step
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

AutoStreamer mirror link for AutoStreamer
http://www.autopatcher.com/autostreamer.html
http://mhtools.knoware.nl/raptor/autostreamer/AutoStreamer.exe

Step by Step on AutoStreamer
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html


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