Re: Re" Re Updating XP without intermet" (Kad Man)

Thanks KM
My original post was asking if there was a way to download all XP updates since SP1 (or SP2), so I could burn them to a CD and take them to this poor isolated computer which currently is updated only to SP2 at its first release (from the SP2 original CD). You suggested the slipstream method which sounds good. So I've created that CD. As I understand, it will contain a full XP installation including SP1 and SP2 but also up to the latest level of updates (released SP2). I understand that this slipstream CD can now be used for repair and also for reinstalation to SP2 level but I am still unsure if this CD can be used to update the computer from it's current level of SP2 (first release) to a level that includes all updates since SP2. If it can be used I'm not sure how to do that.
Pete

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KM
I've created my slipstream CD as your site directed me on prior
post, complete with the integrated SP2. How do I now use that to
update the XP machine. Do I boot from that CD or just run setup
from the CD or is there some other way?
I don't recall what it was you were attempting to achieve. You'll
need to state that.

Pete
I have a XP machine at another house and it only has dial-up. Updating
windows takes forever so I've created the Slipstream SP2 Cd from your
site and will use that hopefully to update the machine.
So its a bootable CD - that's good for installing XP fresh. But to
simply bring it up to date do I boot with it or run setup or what?

To "bring it up to date" you also need to put SP2 on a CD. Once that's
installed on the other machine you keep the slipstreamed cd in case
it's needed for a repair install etc. You will need the slipstreamed
cd if you go to SP2 because you can't use the original cd if your
installation is at a higher service pack level than what's on the
original cd.

Pete

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