Insert Windows XP SP2 Diskette???

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I'm trying to re-install windows on my laptop. It keeps saying to "insert
Windows XP sp 2 disk." Can anyone tell me where to get this disk?

If I bypass the pop-up, it says the version you are trying to install is
older than the one currently installed and will not let me continue.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks, Kevin

 

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Hi

That message means that you are trying to install XP from a previous version
CD. If you SP2 installed then you will have to create a slipstreamed SP2 CD
to be able to perform a 'Repair' install of XP.

You can download the SP2 file (266 MBs) from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en -
or if you have a copy of the SP2 CD, you can copy the xpsp2.exe file from
that CD onto your hard disk/partition and use that:

then follow the directions in the following article to create a slipstreamed
XP CD:

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"Kevin" <kbrackins2@comcast.net> wrote in message
newsqidna5BfPNVFhrfRVn-vg@comcast.com...
> I'm trying to re-install windows on my laptop. It keeps saying to "insert
> Windows XP sp 2 disk." Can anyone tell me where to get this disk?
>
> If I bypass the pop-up, it says the version you are trying to install is
> older than the one currently installed and will not let me continue.
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks, Kevin
>