Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)???

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Can you create a Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) CD out
of an OEM (Gateway) Windows XP disk so that one could still do a repair
install and not lose SP2? There appears to be a number of sites outlining
how to create this disk. Any recommendations on the best one to use?

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Jerry wrote:
> Nope.
>
> Only with a retail XP CD.
>

Wrong, any version of XP can be used.
One of many slipstream helpers.
http://www.autopatcher.com/autostreamer.html
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> "Mark Williams" <MWilliams@att.net> wrote in message
> news:ZNFHd.4660$8u5.4543@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> Can you create a Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
>> CD out of an OEM (Gateway) Windows XP disk so that one could still
>> do a repair install and not lose SP2? There appears to be a number
>> of sites outlining how to create this disk. Any recommendations on
>> the best one to use?

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HillBillyBuddhist wrote:
> "Mark Williams" <MWilliams@att.net> wrote in message
> news:ZNFHd.4660$8u5.4543@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> Can you create a Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
>> CD out of an OEM (Gateway) Windows XP disk so that one could still
>> do a repair install and not lose SP2? There appears to be a number
>> of sites outlining how to create this disk. Any recommendations on
>> the best one to use?
>>
>
> I've been successful in creating slipstreamed disc with my Dell OEM
> XP CD.

As has everyone else, Jerry is dangerously uninformed. One of the flaws in
the peer support newsgroups is anyone informed or not can post a reply.
Jerry may have mistaken the OEM restore media [which cannot be used for
slipstreaming] for branded or generic OEM media. From wherever he got his
info, it was wrong.
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"HillBillyBuddhist" <hillbillybuddhist@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
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| "Mark Williams" <MWilliams@att.net> wrote in message
| news:ZNFHd.4660$8u5.4543@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
| | Can you create a Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) CD
out
| | of an OEM (Gateway) Windows XP disk so that one could still do a repair
| | install and not lose SP2? There appears to be a number of sites
outlining
| | how to create this disk. Any recommendations on the best one to use?
| |
|
| I've been successful in creating slipstreamed disc with my Dell OEM XP CD.
|
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| I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
| I was just trying to help.
| Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
| advice herein.
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Unless you followed Dell's slipstreaming instructions, your slipstreamed CD
might not work, even though the slipstreaming process completes
successfully.

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I said what I said because nowhere did I ever see anyone say there was a
difference between a restore CD, which was mentioned as the ONLY thing you
got with a pre-installed Windows XP and store-bought retail versions. The
majority of postings in these newsgroups do not say a vendor will provide an
equivalent to the retail version.

"Michael Stevens" <mstevens@bogusmvps.org> wrote in message
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> HillBillyBuddhist wrote:
>> "Mark Williams" <MWilliams@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:ZNFHd.4660$8u5.4543@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>> Can you create a Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
>>> CD out of an OEM (Gateway) Windows XP disk so that one could still
>>> do a repair install and not lose SP2? There appears to be a number
>>> of sites outlining how to create this disk. Any recommendations on
>>> the best one to use?
>>>
>>
>> I've been successful in creating slipstreamed disc with my Dell OEM
>> XP CD.
>
> As has everyone else, Jerry is dangerously uninformed. One of the flaws in
> the peer support newsgroups is anyone informed or not can post a reply.
> Jerry may have mistaken the OEM restore media [which cannot be used for
> slipstreaming] for branded or generic OEM media. From wherever he got his
> info, it was wrong.
> --
> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
> xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com
> http://michaelstevenstech.com
> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outl [...] reader.htm
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