Total reinstall of XP

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I plan to do a complete reinstall of XP home on my PC, and wish to have
everything at hand when I do so.

I plan to save and then restore the validation key file.

I have the original restore CDs that came with my PC. If I obtain a CD with
the most current SP2, is that all I need? Or would I also need to have the
SP1 CD and then download other various updates and fixes?

Can I download SP2 in a format that I could put on a CD for this use?

Thanks.

 

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"Klein" <atlantaexpo@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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> I plan to do a complete reinstall of XP home on my PC, and wish to
> have everything at hand when I do so.
>
> I plan to save and then restore the validation key file.
>
> I have the original restore CDs that came with my PC. If I obtain a
> CD with the most current SP2, is that all I need? Or would I also
> need to have the SP1 CD and then download other various updates and
> fixes?
>
> Can I download SP2 in a format that I could put on a CD for this use?
>
> Thanks.

Download the network installation version.

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If you have a CD burner, the SP2 file that Will Denny pointed to and a
Windows XP CD, you can use this info
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49 to create a
slipstreamed version of XP that has SP2 embedded. It works very nicely. I've
done this for both Windows XP Home and Pro versions.

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
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"Klein" <atlantaexpo@mailinator.com> wrote in message
news:JAJXc.17324$Nb7.2594@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
| I plan to do a complete reinstall of XP home on my PC, and wish to have
| everything at hand when I do so.
|
| I plan to save and then restore the validation key file.
|
| I have the original restore CDs that came with my PC. If I obtain a CD
with
| the most current SP2, is that all I need? Or would I also need to have the
| SP1 CD and then download other various updates and fixes?
|
| Can I download SP2 in a format that I could put on a CD for this use?
|
| Thanks.

 

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Hi

You don't need to install SP1. SP2 is cumulative and includes the prvious
Updates. The SP2 file can be downloaded from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

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Will Denny
MVP - Windows Shell/User
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"Klein" <atlantaexpo@mailinator.com> wrote in message
news:JAJXc.17324$Nb7.2594@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>I plan to do a complete reinstall of XP home on my PC, and wish to have
> everything at hand when I do so.
>
> I plan to save and then restore the validation key file.
>
> I have the original restore CDs that came with my PC. If I obtain a CD
> with
> the most current SP2, is that all I need? Or would I also need to have the
> SP1 CD and then download other various updates and fixes?
>
> Can I download SP2 in a format that I could put on a CD for this use?
>
> Thanks.

 

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Got it. The replies were very helpful. Thank you.