Installing SP2 off an XP disc?
I have a WinXP Pro desktop machine with no service packs. I have an install CD with Windows XP Pro SP2 on it. Is it possible for me to take the SP2 files on the disc and install them to my current OS? Just curious, and figured that would be a more convenient way to go about it rather than download the files. I'm also wondering if performing an in-place upgrade with this disc would install SP2 for me. I'll obviously still need to communicate with microsoft before being allowed to run SP2, but that's nothing new.
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blargoe
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Doing an upgrade from the media with SP2 on it should give you the result you're looking for, but I don't understand why simply downloading the files is such a big deal. If you do an OS upgrade you always stand the risk of something breaking.IT guy since 12/00
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WanBoy67
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Download the Service pack or order the CD if you’re on a narrowband connection, do not do an upgrade it's completely unnecessary.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspxYes we can, yes we can... -
matradley
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Though there is a way to properly slipstream SP2 into a Windows install, an alternative would be to use Nlite - http://www.nliteos.com/ .From Security+ book by Sybex:
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WanBoy67
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Not on an existing installation, you have to use the actual Service Pack. NLite is very good though.matradley wrote:Though there is a way to properly slipstream SP2 into a Windows install, an alternative would be to use Nlite - http://www.nliteos.com/ .Yes we can, yes we can... -
matradley
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I was thinking of a Pre-install environment, sorry.wanboy67 wrote:
Not on an existing installation, you have to use the actual Service Pack. NLite is very good though.matradley wrote:Though there is a way to properly slipstream SP2 into a Windows install, an alternative would be to use Nlite - http://www.nliteos.com/ .
At any rate, SP3 should be out soon.
From Security+ book by Sybex:
"One of the nice things about technology is that it's always changing. One of the bad things about technology is that it's always changing."