"Pablo" <ieatbeans@hotmail.com> wrote:
>If this is true, my bad.
It is, and it is.
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>"ANONYMOUS" <ANONYMOUS@EXAMPLE.COM> wrote in message
>news:%23TSkB8axIHA.4560@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Yes you can and in my current system from which I am writing this reply, I
>> have done exactly that. From Dell branded XP gold TO SP3. [I did not
>> bother with SP1 (I still have a copy of this !!!) or SP1a or SP2]. My
>> system is as fast and smooth as I expected it to be! I have seen no
>> problems what so ever thus far.
>>
>> The only difference of doing this way is that when you perform a clean
>> install using this CD/DVD (as I did), you will need to provide your
>> windows serial number before installation can proceed. However, if you
>> slipstream SP2 first then SP3, the new CD/DVD will not ask you for your
>> windows serial number at the time of installation and you need to supply
>> this within 30 days or you would be locked out.
>>
>> There is some doubt in the minds of people who don’t understand the
>> meaning of word “Installation†as used in MS documents. MS documents says
>> that you need either SP1, SP1a or SP2 before you can install SP3. This is
>> quite true but this does not apply to slipstreaming as you are not
>> “INSTALLING†anything here!. You are just integrating it to your Windows
>> share.
>>
>> hth
>>
>>
>>
>> WMB wrote:
>>
>>>Hello, I have my original Windows disk. XP (Gold) and a download of SP3.
>>>The download is 316MB and identified as a Self-Extracting Cabinet,
>>>Windows-Kb 936929. Can I slipstream this SP3 & my XP(Gold) to create a
>>>bootable Windows XPSP3 install CD? I'll be using nLight or Autostreamer
>>>for the slipstream process. Is there something I have to do with the SP3
>>>download before slipstreaming it to my XP?
>>>
>>>Thanks for any help
>>>
>>>
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