Re: Windows XP Home Edition Reinstall problems
- From: RicRob <RicRob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:24:01 -0700
The slipstreamed CD worked OK!
Thanks for your help everyone.
"JS" wrote:
You have the correct location (Link) for the SP2 download, just ignore the.
wording that it's for networked computers, this file is large because it
contains everything whereas if you go to the Windows Update site your PC
will be analyzed and only the components you need for your PC will be
downloaded and automatically installed. Since you already have SP2 installed
Windows Update reports that and does not download anything.
Don't worry about the SP2 file size as even though it does contains a lot of
things you may things never need, they will not be installed on a PC if not
required. Just download the file, make a note as to the location (folder)
you downloaded the SP2 file to and then create the slipstream .ISO file in a
separate folder. Since I have multiple XP CD(s) (SP1 and original Win XP) I
usually name the .ISO file using the last part of the key code, this way I
can tell what XP CD was use to create the file.
Keep in mind that the final step is to use the .ISO file to make a useable
Windows XP CD that now includes SP2. Therefore you will need software that
can create a CD from an ISO file. (Nero or Easy CD Creator).
JS
"RicRob" <RicRob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is the SP2 download file that I obtained from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en
Ok to use with the slipstream method or do I need to get a different
download file for non-networked computers? I tried going to the download
center but it does not give me the link to download SP2 since it says I've
already got it installed.
Thanks
"Script" wrote:
On this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en
of the "Method 1' you used, did you notice it says "DO NOT USE for
single-computer"? This is for networked computers.
Use the Slip-stream method.
"RicRob" wrote:
That's interesting, because this Microsoft knowledge base article
315341 must
be incorrect if what you say is true. In the method 1 described in the
article it clearly does not have you booting from the CD.
"sgopus" wrote:
You must boot to the cd to do a repair, a format is NOT required!
You can't perform a repair while within windows. certain files will
not
overwrite while open, a boot to the cd is required.
"RicRob" wrote:
Reformatting the drive is something I'm trying to avoid. I think
what I'm
trying to do is also referred to as a "repair installation".
"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:36:03 -0700, RicRob
<RicRob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm trying to reinstall Windows XP Home Edition and am running
into problems.
The computer has SP2 installed, but the CD is older than that
so it won't
reinstall from the CD.
You are trying to do the reinstallation incorrectly, and that's
why
you get the error. If you do it correctly, it formats the drive,
wiping out whatever is there, and what starts out there makes no
difference at all.
You're trying to do the installation from within Windows, and
that's
what is wrong. Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS
boot
order if necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for
a
clean installation (delete the existing partition by pressing "D"
when
prompted, then create a new one).
You can find detailed instructions here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
or here
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_install_windows_xp.htm
or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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