[CurlingSteve]

Burn yourself an XP install CD that already includes SP2.
Slipstream XP with SP2

[Besttechie]

Great tip CurlingSteve that is very useful.


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[robroy]

Thanks for the good tip
JD

[Matt]

Good tip, but due to advice of others, I have yet you install SP2

[CurlingSteve]

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.

[robroy]

Thats what I'm going to do Thanks Curling Steve
JD

[inihl8r]

Slipstreamed my SP2 today with a program called nLite.
Worked like a dream.

[robroy]

Welcome Inihl8r. Glad to se you made it over here
JD

[inihl8r]

robroy, on Sep 8 2004, 05:10 AM, said:

Welcome Inihl8r. Glad to se you made it over here
JD

Thanks. 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>

[martymas]

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 mgs
but the cd has 250mg.can some one tell me what is the difference.
marty

[Nerelda]

the SP2 CD is not just SP2, it also includes all the updates Preceeding the release of SP2.

[JSKY]

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.