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Guest James G.
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I am running XP Home and am in need of formatting my c drive. I have read a

great deal on the matter and have finally decided to do it. I have installed

SP2 so my installed version on puter is newer than the CD I have (7yrs old!)I

slipstreamed my own cd and Sp2 into one bootable disc : how do I know that

this slipstreamed cd is going to work^ Thanks

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Guest Lil' Dave
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Re: Slipstreaming and formatting

 

"James G." <JamesG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:EE2402B3-B9C4-4343-B773-A8E91F9862DD@microsoft.com...

>I am running XP Home and am in need of formatting my c drive. I have read a

> great deal on the matter and have finally decided to do it. I have

> installed

> SP2 so my installed version on puter is newer than the CD I have (7yrs

> old!)I

> slipstreamed my own cd and Sp2 into one bootable disc : how do I know that

> this slipstreamed cd is going to work^ Thanks

> --

> Ptisault

 

Candidly, you can't know in advance it will positively work. Image (not

clone) your current installation to a removable hard drive. Assure the boot

media for the imaging program works and can access the removable media.

After checking, remove the removable hard drive.

 

Have the original product key available before proceeding the new

installation or formatting. This is a must.

 

Remove the original partition, install a new partition during the initial

phase of the windows installation. Formatting is automatic.

 

Check for scratches, smudges, and dust on the slipstreamed CD before

proceeding. The installation may fail someplace due to this.

 

Am assuming you have saved to removable media and/or written down all

pertinent setting for you internet service provider, email, favorites, 3rd

party application product keys for reinstall. And, you have available

hardware driver installation package pertinent to your hardware on removable

media.

Dave

Guest Gerry
Posted

Re: Slipstreaming and formatting

 

James

 

I do not know the direct answer to your question but what might be the

consequences if it does not. Do you have an original Windows XP CD and

an SP2 CD to use if it fails. Remember any SP2 CD issued as a freebie in

2004 works. A slipstreamed XP CD merely simplifies installing /

updating.

 

Thinking on. With our existing system try Start, Run, type "sfc

/scannow" without the quotes and hit OK. When the system demands a CD

put in your slipstreamed copy and observe. It can complete the checking

process or reject the CD.

 

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Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

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James G. wrote:

> I am running XP Home and am in need of formatting my c drive. I have

> read a great deal on the matter and have finally decided to do it. I

> have installed SP2 so my installed version on puter is newer than the

> CD I have (7yrs old!)I slipstreamed my own cd and Sp2 into one

> bootable disc : how do I know that this slipstreamed cd is going to

> work^ Thanks

Guest Ken Blake, MVP
Posted

Re: Slipstreaming and formatting

 

On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 06:48:01 -0700, James G.

<JamesG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I am running XP Home and am in need of formatting my c drive.

 

 

Why? In my view, it's rare that this needs to be done.

 

> I have read a

> great deal on the matter and have finally decided to do it. I have installed

> SP2 so my installed version on puter is newer than the CD I have (7yrs old!)

 

 

That doesn't matter. When you do a format and clean installation,

what's already installed on the drive gets removed and doesn't matter

at all.

 

Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS boot order if

necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for a clean

installation (delete the existing partition by pressing "D" when

prompted, then create a new one).

 

You can find detailed instructions here:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

or here

http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_install_windows_xp.htm

 

or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm

 

or here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

 

 

> I

> slipstreamed my own cd and Sp2 into one bootable disc : how do I know that

> this slipstreamed cd is going to work^

 

 

There's no way to be absolutely sure other than trying it. But worst

case, if it fails, just install using your original CD, and then

upgrade to SP2.

 

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

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Guest James G.
Posted

Re: Slipstreaming and formatting

 

Thank you for the info ... am more secure in going ahead with thie. Thanks

 

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"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 06:48:01 -0700, James G.

> <JamesG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> > I am running XP Home and am in need of formatting my c drive.

>

>

> Why? In my view, it's rare that this needs to be done.

>

>

> > I have read a

> > great deal on the matter and have finally decided to do it. I have installed

> > SP2 so my installed version on puter is newer than the CD I have (7yrs old!)

>

>

> That doesn't matter. When you do a format and clean installation,

> what's already installed on the drive gets removed and doesn't matter

> at all.

>

> Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS boot order if

> necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for a clean

> installation (delete the existing partition by pressing "D" when

> prompted, then create a new one).

>

> You can find detailed instructions here:

> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

>

> or here

> http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_install_windows_xp.htm

>

> or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm

>

> or here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

>

>

>

> > I

> > slipstreamed my own cd and Sp2 into one bootable disc : how do I know that

> > this slipstreamed cd is going to work^

>

>

> There's no way to be absolutely sure other than trying it. But worst

> case, if it fails, just install using your original CD, and then

> upgrade to SP2.

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>

Guest Ken Blake, MVP
Posted

Re: Slipstreaming and formatting

 

On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 12:34:01 -0700, James G.

<JamesG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thank you for the info ... am more secure in going ahead with thie. Thanks

 

 

You're welcome. Glad to help.

 

 

> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

>

> > On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 06:48:01 -0700, James G.

> > <JamesG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >

> > > I am running XP Home and am in need of formatting my c drive.

> >

> >

> > Why? In my view, it's rare that this needs to be done.

> >

> >

> > > I have read a

> > > great deal on the matter and have finally decided to do it. I have installed

> > > SP2 so my installed version on puter is newer than the CD I have (7yrs old!)

> >

> >

> > That doesn't matter. When you do a format and clean installation,

> > what's already installed on the drive gets removed and doesn't matter

> > at all.

> >

> > Just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS boot order if

> > necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for a clean

> > installation (delete the existing partition by pressing "D" when

> > prompted, then create a new one).

> >

> > You can find detailed instructions here:

> > http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

> >

> > or here

> > http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_install_windows_xp.htm

> >

> > or here http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm

> >

> > or here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

> >

> >

> >

> > > I

> > > slipstreamed my own cd and Sp2 into one bootable disc : how do I know that

> > > this slipstreamed cd is going to work^

> >

> >

> > There's no way to be absolutely sure other than trying it. But worst

> > case, if it fails, just install using your original CD, and then

> > upgrade to SP2.

> >

> > --

> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

> >

 

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