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07-16-2008
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| | Windows XP Pro SP3 Repair I currently have Windows XP Pro SP2 installed on my computer. My original Windows XP CD also includes SP2. If I download and install SP3, will I be able to use the repair function of my original SP2 CD if something goes wron with SP3 ? |
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07-16-2008
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| | Re: Windows XP Pro SP3 Repair Dubl-D in PA (USA) wrote: Quote: > I currently have Windows XP Pro SP2 installed on my computer. My original > Windows XP CD also includes SP2. If I download and install SP3, will I be > able to use the repair function of my original SP2 CD if something goes > wron with SP3 ? please post in one of the many newsgroups for Windows XP such as microsoft.public.windowsxp.general. To answer your question, no. You will need to slipstream SP3 into your original SP2. This is very easily done. I use NLite. How to slipstream SP2/SP3 into XP http://www.nliteos.com/ - nLite http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm http://theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp3_cd.htm Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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