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Does WinXP save updates that were downloaded?

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AndrewR

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I have an installation of WinXP on my Dell laptop that is fully updated but is buggy because I installed the OS over an existing copy of WinXP from a failed Ghost copy (thanks, Symantec!). The drive was displaying the Windows screen but then stopping before the login screen.

Now, everything works on it, but something associated with the sound processing is corrupted to where no sound card will work. I tried fiddling with the onboard sound to no avail then bought another sound card (PCMCIA) which didn't work either.

So, I want to reinstall WinXP on the new hard drive but somehow migrate all the patches I downloaded to update the previous copy (including SP2, but not necessarily since I know that might not work without online activation). I suppose I could run it without the updates, but I'd rather try.

Is there a way to do that?
 
1) try a repair install first, it just might fix the problem
2) if you're behind a nat router, then you are safe to go get the updates through the internet from microsoft.
 
Just download Microsoft's SP2 full package (about 270MB) and burn it to a CD. Re-install XP and patch it to SP2 with the CD. You won't need to Activate to run the SP2 patch from a CD.

Or, Microsoft will send you a free SP2 CD if you ask for it and can wait a week.
 
Originally posted by: RebateMonger
Just download Microsoft's SP2 full package (about 270MB) and burn it to a CD. Re-install XP and patch it to SP2 with the CD. You won't need to Activate to run the SP2 patch from a CD.

Or, Microsoft will send you a free SP2 CD if you ask for it and can wait a week.
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The repair install worked, and the sound card is purring along like it should, fortunately. That's good to know about SP2, though I doubt it's a week shipping time to Baghdad!

Thanks for the help, you two.
 
Glad you got it working.

I guess you know that when you do an XP "Repair Installation", you lose any patches/Service Packs that were installed beyond those on the original Install CD? Both Full Install and Repair Install require re-patching of XP itself.
 
I download all the executable files for the updates and then use a batch script to slipstream the updates into the WinXP setup files. Afterwords, I simply burn a new cd.
 
Originally posted by: RebateMonger
Glad you got it working.

I guess you know that when you do an XP "Repair Installation", you lose any patches/Service Packs that were installed beyond those on the original Install CD? Both Full Install and Repair Install require re-patching of XP itself.
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That had dawned on me when I saw that it basically installs the entire OS, but I was happy that I don't have to reinstall all my programs AND the updates to those programs since I had made everything current to the day I left the States.

I'm going to download some patches this week and transfer them with a thumb drive, assuming the government network will let me. I'm just glad that I can watch 24 (the series) without using the old hard drive now!
 
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