SP3 question
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From: Bruce Chambers on 2 Jul 2010 14:20 Tecknomage wrote: > > > ONE VERY BIG WARNING: > > *After you install SP3 your original WinXP Setup CD will be useless > for using the 2 Repair options on the CD.* > > You will be unable to boot to your old CD because Windows will insist > you mount WinXP SP3 CD which you do not have. > > You can thank Microdunce for NOT warning you about this AND not > offering to sell you a WinXP (Home, Pro, Media Center) SP3 CD. > > Or look in the mirror and blame yourself for not having slip-streamed SP3 into and installation CD, something any competent technician would have done before starting. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
From: Twayne on 7 Jul 2010 15:00
In news:Oe5S5MhGLHA.5448(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, Bruce Chambers <bchambers(a)cable0ne.n3t> typed: > Tecknomage wrote: >> >> >> ONE VERY BIG WARNING: >> >> *After you install SP3 your original WinXP Setup CD will >> be useless for using the 2 Repair options on the CD.* >> >> You will be unable to boot to your old CD because Windows >> will insist you mount WinXP SP3 CD which you do not have. >> >> You can thank Microdunce for NOT warning you about this >> AND not offering to sell you a WinXP (Home, Pro, Media >> Center) SP3 CD. > > > Or look in the mirror and blame yourself for not having > slip-streamed SP3 into and installation CD, something any > competent technician would have done before starting. It makes a lot more sense IMO to make a faithful backup of the machine's OS than to futz around making slip streams that can take hours to get working upon testing them, IFF they get tested before a catastrophe happens, that is. |