Guest RS Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 I have a problem installing XP on my desktop machine using my original XP CD that was pre-service pack 1. The CD install routine asks for a service pack one CD which I found was not downloadable on my laptop using the MS online site. There is a small exe file there that is related to SP 1. My laptop OS doesn't need it since it has SP 2 so it doesn't end up downloading anything. I may have to reinstall the desktop since I used the laptop's complete XP CD that had SP 1 and SP 2 and the activation isn't taking it for the original CD. Does anyone have any suggestions for this? For more information, during the install, it asks for a SP 1 CD and won't go any further without one. -- Robert Pearson ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net Creative Virtue Press/Telical Books/Regenerative Music http://www.rspearson.com
Guest GreenieLeBrun Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: MS has made it impossible to install using original XP CD's? RS wrote: > I have a problem installing XP on my desktop machine using my original > XP CD that was pre-service > pack 1. The CD install routine asks for a service pack one CD which I > found > was not downloadable on my laptop using the MS online site. There is > a small exe file there that > is related to SP 1. My laptop OS doesn't need it since it has SP 2 so > it doesn't > end up downloading anything. I may have to reinstall the desktop > since I used the laptop's complete XP CD that had SP 1 and SP 2 and > the activation isn't taking it for the original CD. > > Does anyone have any suggestions for this? > > For more information, during the install, it asks for a SP 1 CD and > won't go any > further without one. You could try slipstreaming SP2 and your original CD. Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2 http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2 http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html Combining Windows XP with Service Pack 2 for reinstallation (Part 1: Introduction) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894947/ Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en or http://tinyurl.com/5bobl You may also like to look at nLite ( http://www.nliteos.com/index.html ) and especially RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack (http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html)
Guest RS Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: MS has made it impossible to install using original XP CD's? But it is asking for SP 1. Do you think it will accept the SP2 CD? -- Robert Pearson ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net Creative Virtue Press/Telical Books/Regenerative Music http://www.rspearson.com On Jul 23, 10:17 pm, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeB...@hotmail.com> wrote: > RS wrote: > > I have a problem installing XP on my desktop machine using my original > > XP CD that was pre-service > > pack 1. The CD install routine asks for a service pack one CD which I > > found > > was not downloadable on my laptop using the MS online site. There is > > a small exe file there that > > is related to SP 1. My laptop OS doesn't need it since it has SP 2 so > > it doesn't > > end up downloading anything. I may have to reinstall the desktop > > since I used the laptop's complete XP CD that had SP 1 and SP 2 and > > the activation isn't taking it for the original CD. > > > Does anyone have any suggestions for this? > > > For more information, during the install, it asks for a SP 1 CD and > > won't go any > > further without one. > > You could try slipstreaming SP2 and your original CD. > > Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm > > How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostrea... > > Combining Windows XP with Service Pack 2 for reinstallation (Part 1: > Introduction)http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894947/ > > Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Downloadhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8... > orhttp://tinyurl.com/5bobl > > You may also like to look at nLite (http://www.nliteos.com/index.html) > and especially RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack > (http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html)
Guest RalfG Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: MS has made it impossible to install using original XP CD's? Is this of any use to you? SP1a: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/default.mspx The network version is the one you can download as an installable file: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/network.mspx Also more details about service packs here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389 I'm guessing you're having this problem because downgrading from XP SP1 to XP is not supported. The XP CD installer couldn't be asking for SP1 because SP1 didn't exist at the time, so the (SP1) installation files that were already on your computer must causing the system to be looking for it. I wonder if it would be asking for an SP1 disc if you could uninstall SP1 prior to trying to reinstall Windows. Anyway, Microsoft may not offer SP1 anymore but you might still find it for download elsewhere on the internet. Or format the drive/partition and reinstall clean. If Windows on the computer still runs you could try updating it to SP2. At least that you can still download and put on a disk if you need it for the XP reinstallation. SP1 shouldn't be needed after that. "RS" <paramindsoftware@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1185291833.044920.188960@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > But it is asking for SP 1. Do you think it will accept > the SP2 CD? > > -- > Robert Pearson > ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net > Creative Virtue Press/Telical Books/Regenerative Music > http://www.rspearson.com > > > On Jul 23, 10:17 pm, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeB...@hotmail.com> > wrote: >> RS wrote: >> > I have a problem installing XP on my desktop machine using my original >> > XP CD that was pre-service >> > pack 1. The CD install routine asks for a service pack one CD which I >> > found >> > was not downloadable on my laptop using the MS online site. There is >> > a small exe file there that >> > is related to SP 1. My laptop OS doesn't need it since it has SP 2 so >> > it doesn't >> > end up downloading anything. I may have to reinstall the desktop >> > since I used the laptop's complete XP CD that had SP 1 and SP 2 and >> > the activation isn't taking it for the original CD. >> >> > Does anyone have any suggestions for this? >> >> > For more information, during the install, it asks for a SP 1 CD and >> > won't go any >> > further without one. >> >> You could try slipstreaming SP2 and your original CD. >> >> Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using >> SP2http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm >> >> How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack >> 2http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostrea... >> >> Combining Windows XP with Service Pack 2 for reinstallation (Part 1: >> Introduction)http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894947/ >> >> Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct >> Downloadhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8... >> orhttp://tinyurl.com/5bobl >> >> You may also like to look at nLite (http://www.nliteos.com/index.html) >> and especially RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack >> (http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html) > >
Guest GreenieLeBrun Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: MS has made it impossible to install using original XP CD's? RS wrote: > But it is asking for SP 1. Do you think it will accept > the SP2 CD? > > > On Jul 23, 10:17 pm, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeB...@hotmail.com> > wrote: >> RS wrote: >>> I have a problem installing XP on my desktop machine using my >>> original XP CD that was pre-service >>> pack 1. The CD install routine asks for a service pack one CD >>> which I found >>> was not downloadable on my laptop using the MS online site. There >>> is a small exe file there that >>> is related to SP 1. My laptop OS doesn't need it since it has SP 2 >>> so it doesn't >>> end up downloading anything. I may have to reinstall the desktop >>> since I used the laptop's complete XP CD that had SP 1 and SP 2 and >>> the activation isn't taking it for the original CD. >> >>> Does anyone have any suggestions for this? >> >>> For more information, during the install, it asks for a SP 1 CD and >>> won't go any >>> further without one. >> >> You could try slipstreaming SP2 and your original CD. >> >> Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using >> SP2http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm >> >> How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack >> 2http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostrea... >> >> Combining Windows XP with Service Pack 2 for reinstallation (Part 1: >> Introduction)http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894947/ >> >> Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct >> Downloadhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8... >> orhttp://tinyurl.com/5bobl >> >> You may also like to look at nLite >> (http://www.nliteos.com/index.html) >> and especially RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack >> (http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html) Service Pack 2 contains all of SP1 and SP1a, once you slipstream SP2 with your old CD you will, in effect, have an SP2 version of XP.
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Re: MS has made it impossible to install using original XP CD's? On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:43:37 +1000, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeBrun@hotmail.com> wrote: > Service Pack 2 contains all of SP1 and SP1a, once you slipstream SP2 with > your old CD you will, in effect, have an SP2 version of XP. Yes, but a minor correction. SP1a is exactly the same as SP1, except that the Java Runtime Environment was removed, as a result of the lawsuit with Sun. So SP2 includes SP1a, but not SP1. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Plato Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: MS has made it impossible to install using original XP CD's? RS wrote: > > I have a problem installing XP on my desktop machine using my original > XP CD that was pre-service > pack 1. The CD install routine asks for a service pack one CD which I If you want so use XP, then its best to buy an XP2 CD. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest GreenieLeBrun Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: MS has made it impossible to install using original XP CD's? Ken Blake, MVP wrote: > On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:43:37 +1000, "GreenieLeBrun" > <GreenieLeBrun@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Service Pack 2 contains all of SP1 and SP1a, once you slipstream SP2 >> with your old CD you will, in effect, have an SP2 version of XP. > > > > Yes, but a minor correction. SP1a is exactly the same as SP1, except > that the Java Runtime Environment was removed, as a result of the > lawsuit with Sun. So SP2 includes SP1a, but not SP1. I wondered what the difference was.
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: MS has made it impossible to install using original XP CD's? On 24 Jul 2007 19:04:04 -0500, Plato <|@|.|> wrote: > RS wrote: > > > > I have a problem installing XP on my desktop machine using my original > > XP CD that was pre-service > > pack 1. The CD install routine asks for a service pack one CD which I > > If you want so use XP, then its best to buy an XP2 CD. First, note that it's SP2, not XP2. Second, that's an absurd recommendation. Buying an SP2 CD when he already has a Windows XP CD is simply a waste of money. He can easily create his own slipstreamed SP2 CD, at no cost at all, and entirely legally. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: MS has made it impossible to install using original XP CD's? On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:16:57 +1000, "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeBrun@hotmail.com> wrote: > Ken Blake, MVP wrote: > > On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:43:37 +1000, "GreenieLeBrun" > > <GreenieLeBrun@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Service Pack 2 contains all of SP1 and SP1a, once you slipstream SP2 > >> with your old CD you will, in effect, have an SP2 version of XP. > > > > > > > > Yes, but a minor correction. SP1a is exactly the same as SP1, except > > that the Java Runtime Environment was removed, as a result of the > > lawsuit with Sun. So SP2 includes SP1a, but not SP1. > > I wondered what the difference was. Then I'm extra glad I posted what I did. Glad to help. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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