Installing SP3
in [Windows XP]
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From: Big_Al on 28 May 2010 09:09 Paul said this on 5/27/2010 9:47 PM: > MN wrote: >> I going to install Win XP on a new computer (with no operating system). >> >> After I install Win XP (no SP's) from my (legal) Win XP install CD, >> can I install SP3 (from an SP3 install CD) as the next step? >> >> Or, do I have to install SP2 first? >> >> I am aware of "slipstreaming', but why go to the trouble when I >> already have install CD's for SP1a, SP2, and SP3. >> >> (I realize that Microsoft Update soon will only support WIN XP at the >> SP3 level.) >> >> Please advise. >> > > If you start with WinXP Gold (original release), one issue you > might have, is the maximum partition size you'll be able to set > up (at first). > > Once you've done SP1A and SP3, then you should be able to use > a partition management application, to stretch the C: partition > to occupy the whole disk. > > If you slipstream SP3, maybe you'll be able to use the whole > disk, while the initial install is done. So there might be > a subtle difference, between, Gold+SP1a+SP3 versus slipstream_SP3. > > Paul 2 side effects from slipstream are that 1) you get no install residue folders/files from the SPx installs, those $NTuninstall* folders specifically. And 2) you can also add your drivers for your motherboard meaning that instantly after install you are up and running. Oh, and a 3rd possible plus is that if you need a repair of your OS, you now have the proper CD to repair from. IIRC, you can't do a SP3 repair with a older CD. You say its a new machine so I assume you have no drive space issues, but this produces a slimmer footprint after install.
From: Daave on 28 May 2010 09:29
Big_Al wrote: > Oh, and a 3rd possible plus is that if you need a repair > of your OS, you now have the proper CD to repair from. IIRC, you > can't do a SP3 repair with a older CD. Actually, it is possible to do this as long as one boots off the CD rather than the hard drive (otherwise, the dreaded message about the version being incorrect will appear). In order for this to work, the version of IE installed on the hard drive would need to be IE6. (Come to think of it, this would need to be the case for a regular SP3 CD, too.) And once the process is complete, the PC user will have reverted to the earlier service pack level. Not the best way to do things, but it can work. |