-=PCTechTalk=- Re: System has recovered from a serious error
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:27:32 -0500
O.K. will dl the SP3 part. I still don't feel any smarter but maybe have a
little more "fight" in me. I was at kind of a low point this afternoon
after dealing with a nasty head cold for over a week.
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 5:57 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: System has recovered from a serious error
> See below.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
>
> "The entire future of humankind is yet to be written"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 6:23 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: System has recovered from a serious error
>
>
>> Holy Smokes! "not hard at all" you said. My first scan of the tutorial
>> looked like I could do it but as I studied it in depth I kept thinking
>> "This
>> is just too difficult". I am not sure whether or not I can be disabused
>> of
>> that conclusion.
>> First question I had was, "what about SP2?" but when I looked closer at
>> my
>> gold XP Pro disk it said includes Service Pack 2.
>
>
> If your current install disk contains either SP1 or SP2, you're ready to
> add
> SP3 to it.
>
>
>> When I got to "Download and Save XP Service Pack3" I wondered if I
>> already
>> have it on my system, do I need to do that?
>
>
> Having is already 'installed' to your current system is not the same as
> having a copy of the actual 'install' file. In order to slipstream it,
> you
> have to have a copy of the IT version of SP3. There is no way to
> 'extract'
> all of the files and settings from the already installed one.
>
>
>> Then it says save it at the top
>> level of Drive C. Do I save it to C Drive and then drag it to the top?
>> I am totally lost at the step 2.
>
>
> The 'top level' refers to the highest point you can get to within a given
> drive letter. In other words, if the file's name is abc.exe, don't save
> it
> to C:\Downloads\Service Packs\abc.exe or even C:\Downloads\abc.exe.
> Instead, save it directly to C:\abc.exe. That is the uppermost (or 'top')
> level available on the C: drive.
>
>
>>Extract or Download the Boot Sector of the
>> XP Setup Disk.
>
>
> The Boot Sector files are necessary to make the resulting burn able to
> 'boot' into the Command Console portion of the install disk. If you leave
> them out, you will still be able to use the disk to install Windows, but
> the
> Command Console will no longer be available. The Command Console comes in
> really handy sometimes.
>
>
>> I don't understand either paragraph in step 2.
>> I have to tell you G, your tutorials are so much easier to follow.
>> I will read it through again just because you told me to but I don't
>> anticipate getting any smarter!
>> Sandi
>
>
> Keep reading and see if what I've added above helps you make sense of it
> all. If not, at least download the SP3 file we need and let me know when
> you're ready for more from me. :)
>
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