Re-Installing Pre-SP1 WinXP

I purchased WinXP Professional (pre SP1) when it first came out. Can it be
re-installed? Or, will I need to purchase a WinXP Pro SP2 install disk?

Dave wrote:
> I purchased WinXP Professional (pre SP1) when it first came out.
> Can it be re-installed? Or, will I need to purchase a WinXP Pro
> SP2 install disk?

Can it be used to freshly install your Windows XP on the same computer or a
new computer?
Sure.

It cannot be transferred (according to the EULA you agreed to every time you
used it) *if* it was an OEM copy.
It can be transferred to a new PC (according to the EULA you agreed to every
time you used it) *if* it was a retail copy.

You can even integrate SP2 and almost all post-sp2 patches directly into the
installation and burn a new CD - so that when you use the CD you made with
your Product Key - you will be as up-to-date as the patches you integrated
into the CD itself (less work in downloading SP2 and the 70+ patches after
that if you reinstall more than once...)

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"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Dave wrote:
> > I purchased WinXP Professional (pre SP1) when it first came out.
> > Can it be re-installed? Or, will I need to purchase a WinXP Pro
> > SP2 install disk?
>
> Can it be used to freshly install your Windows XP on the same computer or a
> new computer?
> Sure.
>
> It cannot be transferred (according to the EULA you agreed to every time you
> used it) *if* it was an OEM copy.
> It can be transferred to a new PC (according to the EULA you agreed to every
> time you used it) *if* it was a retail copy.
>
> You can even integrate SP2 and almost all post-sp2 patches directly into the
> installation and burn a new CD - so that when you use the CD you made with
> your Product Key - you will be as up-to-date as the patches you integrated
> into the CD itself (less work in downloading SP2 and the 70+ patches after
> that if you reinstall more than once...)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

Thanks for the info.

Yes, I intend to do a fresh install on the same computer it is on now.

How integrate sp2 into a new install CD?

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Dave wrote:
> > I purchased WinXP Professional (pre SP1) when it first came out.
> > Can it be re-installed? Or, will I need to purchase a WinXP Pro
> > SP2 install disk?
>
> Can it be used to freshly install your Windows XP on the same computer or a
> new computer?
> Sure.
>

Yes, this is what I intend to do.

.....
>
> You can even integrate SP2 and almost all post-sp2 patches directly into the
> installation and burn a new CD - so that when you use the CD you made with
> your Product Key - you will be as up-to-date as the patches you integrated
> into the CD itself (less work in downloading SP2 and the 70+ patches after
> that if you reinstall more than once...)
>


How do I do this?

> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> You can even integrate SP2 and almost all post-sp2 patches
> directly into the installation and burn a new CD - so that when
> you use the CD you made with your Product Key - you will be as
> up-to-date as the patches you integrated into the CD itself (less
> work in downloading SP2 and the 70+ patches after that if you
> reinstall more than once...)

Dave wrote:
> How do I do this?

Google for "Autostreamer" and/or "NLite". These applications were made to
do the bulk of the work for you.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
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