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Making an SP3 Disc??

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chuck

Flightless Bird
While restoring an older PC yesterday, I installed
XP Pro with SP 1 and 2. Got out my old SP3 CD but
ran into CRC probs. Downloaded SP3 from M'soft
as an EXE file, which worked fine.

Do not remember where I got the older SP3 disc,
but it has autorun, and an htm file with installation
information. I would really like to build something
like this from the EXE fle.

How would I create an SP3 disc with autorun
and all from the downloaded SP3 EXE file??

chuck
 
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Bob I

Flightless Bird
See link
http://www.howtohaven.com/system/slipstream-xp-service-pack-3.shtml

chuck wrote:
> While restoring an older PC yesterday, I installed
> XP Pro with SP 1 and 2. Got out my old SP3 CD but
> ran into CRC probs. Downloaded SP3 from M'soft
> as an EXE file, which worked fine.
>
> Do not remember where I got the older SP3 disc,
> but it has autorun, and an htm file with installation
> information. I would really like to build something
> like this from the EXE fle.
>
> How would I create an SP3 disc with autorun
> and all from the downloaded SP3 EXE file??
>
> chuck
 
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Big_Al

Flightless Bird
chuck said this on 7/7/2010 6:47 AM:
> While restoring an older PC yesterday, I installed
> XP Pro with SP 1 and 2. Got out my old SP3 CD but
> ran into CRC probs. Downloaded SP3 from M'soft
> as an EXE file, which worked fine.
>
> Do not remember where I got the older SP3 disc,
> but it has autorun, and an htm file with installation
> information. I would really like to build something
> like this from the EXE fle.
>
> How would I create an SP3 disc with autorun
> and all from the downloaded SP3 EXE file??
>
> chuck

You download SP3.iso here and burn your disc. Its just like ordering
it from MS.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CE-B5FB-4488-8C50-FE22559D164E&displaylang=en
 
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Gib R. Ish

Flightless Bird
"chuck" <cciafNOSPAMfone@verizonNOSPAMk.net> wrote in message
news:-OJi0JfgHLHA.3560@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
: Big_Al wrote:
:
: > You download SP3.iso here and burn your disc. Its just like ordering it
: > from MS.
: >
: >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CE-B5FB-4488-8C50-FE22559D164E&displaylang=en
: >
:
: Yup, found it eventually! Many thanks.
:
: Searching on the M'soft update site ain't easy.
: Thinks as an individual I ought not download this
: ISO file, Dunno why not.
:
: thanks again
:
: chuck
The one you want to download is here (ignore that it says for IT
professionals, anyone can use it)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4
 
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Twayne

Flightless Bird
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In news:e9yrFHcHLHA.1972@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
chuck <cciafNOSPAMfone@verizonNOSPAMk.net> typed:
> While restoring an older PC yesterday, I installed
> XP Pro with SP 1 and 2. Got out my old SP3 CD but
> ran into CRC probs. Downloaded SP3 from M'soft
> as an EXE file, which worked fine.
>
> Do not remember where I got the older SP3 disc,
> but it has autorun, and an htm file with installation
> information. I would really like to build something
> like this from the EXE fle.
>
> How would I create an SP3 disc with autorun
> and all from the downloaded SP3 EXE file??
>
> chuck
 
P

Patok

Flightless Bird
Bob I wrote:
> See link
> http://www.howtohaven.com/system/slipstream-xp-service-pack-3.shtml

I used AutoStreamer to slipstream XP3. Is the result any different
with this method? It has the advantage that SP3 does the integration
itself (actually I think the same thing happens with AutoStreamer), but
the disadvantage that it requires a specific disk writing program, that
I'd prefer not to use.

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Patok

Flightless Bird
Gib R. Ish wrote:
> "chuck" <cciafNOSPAMfone@verizonNOSPAMk.net> wrote in message
> : Big_Al wrote:
> :
> : > You download SP3.iso here and burn your disc. Its just like ordering it
> : > from MS.
> : >
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CE-B5FB-4488-8C50-FE22559D164E&displaylang=en
> :
> : Yup, found it eventually! Many thanks.
> :
> : Searching on the M'soft update site ain't easy.
> : Thinks as an individual I ought not download this
> : ISO file, Dunno why not.
> :
> : thanks again
> :
> The one you want to download is here (ignore that it says for IT
> professionals, anyone can use it)
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4

Interesting. I've been using the EXE for my slipstreaming. The ISO is
bigger - what extra stuff does it have (if any)? What's the difference?

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You'd be crazy to e-mail me with the crazy. But leave the div alone.
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Whoever bans a book, shall be banished. Whoever burns a book, shall burn.
 
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Big_Al

Flightless Bird
Patok said this on 7/7/2010 5:18 PM:
> Gib R. Ish wrote:
>> "chuck" <cciafNOSPAMfone@verizonNOSPAMk.net> wrote in message : Big_Al
>> wrote:
>> :
>> : > You download SP3.iso here and burn your disc. Its just like
>> ordering it
>> : > from MS.
>> : >
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CE-B5FB-4488-8C50-FE22559D164E&displaylang=en
>>
>> :
>> : Yup, found it eventually! Many thanks.
>> :
>> : Searching on the M'soft update site ain't easy.
>> : Thinks as an individual I ought not download this
>> : ISO file, Dunno why not.
>> :
>> : thanks again
>> :
>> The one you want to download is here (ignore that it says for IT
>> professionals, anyone can use it)
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4
>
>
> Interesting. I've been using the EXE for my slipstreaming. The ISO is
> bigger - what extra stuff does it have (if any)? What's the difference?
>

The ISO has the .exe on it along with, well to me, just junk. I've
never used any of it, or done more than look beyond the directory.
The OP just asked "where can I get the SP3 CD", and I assumed he meant
the ISO. The EXE form will work for installs, upgrades, slipstream
etc. I downloaded the ISO for the extra stuff since I have good
bandwidth and heck, I gotta put something on a CD and the exe takes up
so little room, and I just might want something later.
 
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