Little problem

[WillT]

Hey I finally got my computer parts in and hooked everything up,

I just ran into a little problem....


My windows xp disk is an upgrade disk

Is there anything I can do??

 

[Guest]

You use it to install as long as you have a CD with a previous version of Windows.

Grumpy

 

[WillT]

I dont have anything like that thought

 

[gomerpile]

you should have gotten a OEM disk with a new build but you usually have to tell them right up. I know with my build I always got an oem starting with, windows 1 the, then 3.1, 95, 98, xp. Go back to the store with proof of what you got and get it.

 

[badge]

I have an XP upgrade disk. I wonder what would happen if I tried to slipstream SP3 with it and try to load it up?

 

[WillT]

Is it possible to do it with a 1gb flash drive ?

 

[WillT]

I was looking around and i found 5 700mb cds

 

[badge]

ummm..you mean slipstream xp with SP3? It only takes one CD. Here are the instructions, I would like to know if you can do it with your XP upgrade CD. I'm busy working . I can try it later if I have time.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/how_to_slipstream_windows_xp_sp3_and_vista_sp1

 

[WillT]

I was looking at the link and you can install xp pro or vista

I wanted to install xp home


Is there any major differnces of xp home vs pro

 

[badge]

Not sure, I have used XP pro, Vista 64 and Vista 32. Be interesting to see if you can get a SP3 slipstreamed CD out of the XP update disk. I would try whatever option was opn, XP Pro and see what happens. Probably nothing 8).

 

[WillT]

i was reading the article do you mean take the files from the upgrade disk?

 

[badge]

Yeah, use the XP upgrade disk just as you would an XP disk and try an slipstream SP3 on a CD and load it on your system. I will try it myself when I get time.

 

[WillT]

I couldnt do it with my update disk

I got code error 5 when i tried to start my computer

It was probably an error on my part though

 

[WillT]

Is there anyway i could dl sp2 onto a cd and go from there?

 

[Zoron]

Just look for the network install file for SP2 on MS's site. If I remember correctly, it's around 280MB.

 

[WillT]

I downloaded the sp2 and tried to put it on a cd with the microsoft.img file but i got code error 5 when i tried to boot my computer

 

[Guest]

What are you trying to do? You can slipstream SP2or SP3 into a Windows XP Upgrade CD.

Grumpy

 

[WillT]

Ive tried both but nothing good has happened

 

[WillT]

Is there anything i can do? i really dont want to spend $200 on windows xp full version

 

[badge]

$200?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116511

 

[WillT]

$200 locally

I dont want to wait 3 days for it to come in

Is it possible to buy it install it then give it back?

 

[badge]

$20. You have an hour to think about it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Windows-98-Second-Edition-SE-Full-VER-OEM_W0QQitemZ230285995959QQihZ013QQcategoryZ41882QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Zoron]

If someone is charging $200 for an OEM copy of Windows Home edition, they are seriously ripping you off.