Creating SP2 disk from SP1 disk

[txrandom]

How do I take my OEM XP SP1 cd and add the contents of SP2? I think it's called slipstreaming but I really dont know where to start.

My motherboard requires SP2 and all I have is a SP1 cd.

Thanks.

 

[Matthias99]

Search for 'slipstream' and you should find numerous posts/guides. nLite is a popular program for making slipstreamed installation disks.

If you have more specific questions, they're more likely to be answered.

 

[txrandom]

Can I used a DVD? I used a DVD cause I have no blank CDs. Whenever I begin to install Windows it can't copy any files from 38% forward.

 

[RebateMonger]

Windows won't care if the source is on DVD or CD.

Bad DVD?
Incorrect slipstreaming?
Note that some XP OEM Install CDs (including OEM Dell SP1), require special handling to slipstream to SP2. The problem comes down to a CD where the RTM version has ALREADY been slipstreamed to SP1, and now you are trying to slipstream the content to SP2. Doing a "double-slipstream" can be problematic.

 

[txrandom]

Hmm, I do have a XP SP1 OEM cd, I may need to find a different guide. Someone said that OEM and Retails cds are no different. So the only problem should be occuring due to the fact that it has been slipstreamded once already?

 

[Aberforth]

Use NLite to slipstream your SP2 with Windows XP Installation: http://www.nliteos.com/

 

[txrandom]

I'm having trouble finding any information on going from XP SP1 OEM to XP SP2. Would I be able to use my friends retail XP to do the copying? Or even use it completely if it already has SP2?

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: txrandom
Hmm, I do have a XP SP1 OEM cd, I may need to find a different guide. Someone said that OEM and Retails cds are no different. So the only problem should be occuring due to the fact that it has been slipstreamded once already?

Yeah. That happened with the Dell SP1 CDs. I DON'T know if that's your problem, but be aware of it.

A Retail SP1 CD will only have SP1 code on it. But Dell's OEM SP1 CD had been slipstreamed, and contained BOTH RTM and SP1 files, causing a problem when following the "standard" slipstreaming procedure.

I don't use NLite, but it probably knows how to avoid this problem.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: txrandom
I'm having trouble finding any information on going from XP SP1 OEM to XP SP2. Would I be able to use my friends retail XP to do the copying? Or even use it completely if it already has SP2?

You won't be able to use the COA Key from your PC with a Retail copy of XP. Stick with the version that was originally installed on your PC to avoid Activation problems.

 

[txrandom]

Well I thought I was in luck when my roommate told me I could use his unused XP SP2 Pro. Installation went fine for a while, but then I ran into a problem. I got sort of a BSOD complaining about MEMORY MANAGEMENT. It told me to turn off memory caching and shadowing in the bios, but I couldn't anything on it. I'm just trying to reinstall once again and hope that it works.

 

[RebateMonger]

I've never heard of a motherboard "requiring" XP SP2. I guess it's possible....

You might want to run Memtest86+ or other memory tester on your system. Installation of Windows is particularly sensitive to memory errors.

 

[txrandom]

I reread the manual, it doesn't say required, but says it's better for system stability and compatibility. I'll try Memtest86+, I removed one stick of ram to lessen the chance of error.

 

[corkyg]

There's no point in doing it. SP2 contains SP1. You can download SP2 - nothing else needed. Then you can slipstream SP2 into the XP program disk as a new disk.

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: txrandom
I reread the manual, it doesn't say required, but says it's better for system stability and compatibility. I'll try Memtest86+, I removed one stick of ram to lessen the chance of error.

Make life simple. Just install with your XP SP1 CD, then patch your PC with SP2. Best practice is to patch the XP with SP2 BEFORE putting it on the Internet. You can do that by downloading the SP2 patch on another PC, or by using Microsoft's SP2 CD (if they still offer it).