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Title: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: daywane on March 04, 2005, 02:54:21 pm

I did a search here and nothing.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=search2
off to google. hope some one can help me here faster. I have heard you can buy it from Microsoft.

Title: Re: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: Katana Man on March 04, 2005, 03:53:02 pm

What you need to learn about is called "slipstreaming".

Title: Re: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: daywane on March 04, 2005, 04:01:49 pm

Thanks

Title: Re: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: Thenasty on March 04, 2005, 04:26:34 pm

thanks for the tip. I'm gonna try to make anothe XP/Pro Boot CD w/SP2 in it.

Title: Re: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: Katana Man on March 04, 2005, 05:03:29 pm

No problem.

Title: Re: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: Thenasty on March 04, 2005, 05:22:29 pm

Finish already...Now just need to try it tomorrow on a computer (see if it boots etc..). Thnx.

Title: Re: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: papaschtroumpf on March 05, 2005, 12:05:14 pm

In the US you can also order SP1 / SP2 on a CD free from Microsoft.

There is a standalone version of both SP1 and SP2 that you can download from Microsoft, they are designed for people that have mutiple computers and don't want to download the patch n times.
You can always put those standalone SP installers on a separate CD. Not as "neat" as slipstreaming but it works just fine too.

Title: Re: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: lokki on March 05, 2005, 03:12:59 pm

Word of warning.....
While MS recommends you use windows update to upgrade a computer.
you probably don't want do this on a freshly installed computer.
Install the SP2 from CD before placing the computer on a network.
There are too many viruses out there that can infect your computer in the couple of minutes where it doesn't have adequate protection. (current patches, etc)

Title: Re: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: daywane on March 06, 2005, 08:48:43 am

zone alarm is my friend  ;D

Title: Re: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: dabone on March 06, 2005, 09:30:46 am

Direct downloads for service packs.

SP2

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en


SP1
(Not recommended)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/network.mspx


These are the network install files (That you can also burn to cd)

Later,
dabone

Title: Re: how can I get SP1 on cd for XP Pro
Post by: papaschtroumpf on March 06, 2005, 09:27:40 pm

The above warning still applies, you might get infected while you download SP2 (this was tested for real by several computer magazines). I'd recommend installing your firewall and antivirus first, then download SP2, or download it from a computer that is already protected.
Thanks for posting the link, I was too lazy to look for them and put them in my earlier post.