New PC w/XP 2sp, want to install PRO, but cant..

[shielah]

I just got a new PC yesturday, set it up came with XP SP2 already installed, I do not have original xp disc just the reinstallation CD that came with the PC from Dell.

I already had XP Pro disk I want to put on but it tells me my XP version is newer...because of the SP2...i looked at how to slipstream...can I do this if I dont have the oringinal XP CD and just the Reinstallation CD? If so how...I downloaded nlite and at the first step, i was not sure where to tell it to copy windows XP from or is this where i Use the disc?

CAn someone hlep me like yesruday...I have excel Files attached to emails and so on I can even open them...

Thanks

[Ge0ph]

I could be reading your question wrong but I'm guessing that you mean that the new PC has XP Home on it and you want XP Pro. You have a pre SP2 XP Pro CD that you want to slipstream SP2 into. Am I right so far? If so, then just build a SP2 slipstreamed CD from the pre SP2 Pro CD and either a)upgrade XP Home to Pro or, b)do a fresh install with the SP2 slipstreamed CD.

i was not sure where to tell it to copy windows XP from or is this where i Use the disc?

I haven't used nLite for a while but I think what it is asking for is the pre SP2 CD.

Of course their is the leagle issue here. That pre SP2 cd that you use to make the slipstream CD can only be used on one computer. So it should be removed from whatever computer it was installed on.

[shielah]

Yes, My new pc has XP home SP2 installed, however I only have the XP restoration Disc that came with it, I though nlite wanted me to copy from that, which i cannot.

I bought the Non SP2 Pro (which I have the disc in hand)so I could upgrade my new pc...not realizinging there would be a probem having SP2 already installed on my new PC...so I have not used my new liscencd copy of Pro Yet...I am legal on that issue, I just need to know how to do this.

Thanks

[soldier1st]

nlite is crap

i tried it n some of my apps don't work right

just input the cd and just do an upgrade

[Ge0ph]

nlite is crap

i tried it n some of my apps don't work right

just input the cd and just do an upgrade

It's not crap!

He can't just upgrade. The new PC has SP2, the CD he has is pre SP2. You cannot upgrade useing an older OS.

When nLite asks for the Windows CD, use your pre SP2 CD. It will also ask for the SP2 file. I will spit out an ISO file, burn that ISO to CD and use that one to upgrade.

nLite can do a lot of other stuff but that's all you really need.

[jaclaz]

shielah,

have a look here:

http://vbdotnet.home.comcast.net/XP_SP2.htm

How to slipstream SP2, with notes for DELL Cd's

jaclaz