How to install the Recovery Console in Windows XP after SP2 instal

Article ID : 307654 looks as though it needs updating unless I have a problem
on my machine.

I have tried to run the command CDdrive:\I386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons, however
all my companies CD are Windows XP Pro Service Pack 1 or 1a and I get the
message :-

Setup cannot continue because the version of windows on your computer is
newer than the version on the CD.

It seems like a catch 22 to me. Does anyone have any solutions to help me
please.

GiroC wrote:

> Article ID : 307654 looks as though it needs updating
> unless I have a problem on my machine.
>
> I have tried to run the command CDdrive:\I386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons, however
> all my companies CD are Windows XP Pro Service Pack 1 or 1a and I get the
> message :-
>
> Setup cannot continue because the version of windows on your computer is
> newer than the version on the CD.
>
> It seems like a catch 22 to me. Does anyone have any solutions to help me
> please.
Hi

SP2 and Recovery console info available here:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#RC


To create a slipstreamed SP2 CD:

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

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


or if you have a copy of the SP2 CD, you can use the xpsp2.exe
file from that CD.

Then follow e.g. the directions in the following article to
create a slipstreamed XP CD:

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Many Thanks Torgeir that should do the trick.

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> GiroC wrote:
>
> > Article ID : 307654 looks as though it needs updating
> > unless I have a problem on my machine.
> >
> > I have tried to run the command CDdrive:\I386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons, however
> > all my companies CD are Windows XP Pro Service Pack 1 or 1a and I get the
> > message :-
> >
> > Setup cannot continue because the version of windows on your computer is
> > newer than the version on the CD.
> >
> > It seems like a catch 22 to me. Does anyone have any solutions to help me
> > please.
> Hi
>
> SP2 and Recovery console info available here:
>
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#RC
>
>
> To create a slipstreamed SP2 CD:
>
> You can download the SP2 file (266 MBs) from here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
>
> or if you have a copy of the SP2 CD, you can use the xpsp2.exe
> file from that CD.
>
> Then follow e.g. the directions in the following article to
> create a slipstreamed XP CD:
>
> http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>