Just spotted this guide posted over at I Am Not A Geek!
I'm writing this today to get you prepared for the SP2 release. You will want to get your install CDs up to date so that you'll be able to install SP2 without having to go through windows update or anything else like that after a clean install of windows. This guide can also be used for updating a Pre-SP1 CD to SP1(substitute SP1 files for SP2)and making your backup windows discs bootable.
What will you need?
Original Windows XP CD (Home or Pro)
SP2 - Today I'll be using RC1 as a demo for you. You can also use these instructions to update your disks to using SP1a. SP2 RC1 weighs in at 273Mb and can be found here. It shouldn't be too much longer before it's officially released.
Windows XP SP2 Bootable Install CD
I'm writing this today to get you prepared for the SP2 release. You will want to get your install CDs up to date so that you'll be able to install SP2 without having to go through windows update or anything else like that after a clean install of windows. This guide can also be used for updating a Pre-SP1 CD to SP1(substitute SP1 files for SP2)and making your backup windows discs bootable.
What will you need?
Original Windows XP CD (Home or Pro)
SP2 - Today I'll be using RC1 as a demo for you. You can also use these instructions to update your disks to using SP1a. SP2 RC1 weighs in at 273Mb and can be found here. It shouldn't be too much longer before it's officially released.
Windows XP SP2 Bootable Install CD
