[There's a reason that Yoda is the unofficial mascot of SBS.  Size indeed matters not.] When installing XP sp3 to a brand new machine... - THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA"
Tue, May 6 2008 18:36 bradley

When installing XP sp3 to a brand new machine...

You have to be at least SP1 before installing it.  (FYI)

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:43 AM by David Mackie

You scare me Susan.

I'd be flat out finding a Windows XP RTM CD to install from OR you are buying PCs from Billy Bobs Guns, Bait and Managed Services. What OEM would not be installing XP SP2 preimaged???

# re: When installing XP sp3 to a brand new machine...

Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:04 AM by bradley

When you are a SA customer and the XP media you have is still RTM that you tried for this test ;-)

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 9:19 AM by Robert

That's ebay auction material - a CD with the original XP on it!  :-)

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 4:08 PM by Bucky

Slipstream your RTM media.

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Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:50 AM by HandyAndy

Boy remember the good old days when a service pack contained all the previous service packs.

It seems the more the industry progresses the more it regresses.

Anyone remember the HYPE that bits was going to keep us from ever having to do this again?