-=PCTechTalk=- Re: System has recovered from a serious error
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:57:26 -0400
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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