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Slipstream sp2 disk for dim4550
I've have just completed a reinstall of my dim4550 and saw a reference to be able to upgrade to sp2 by a slipstream disk. Created the disk as per Paul Thurrotts's page but about a few minutes into the install it does a restart and then asks me to insert sp2 cd rom? It gave me 2 choices at the start upgrade or new install have tried both but same problem. After this I got the choice of 2 booting programmes "Windows XP home Edition" or Windows XP setup" I've managed to sort that problem out. Any ideas on the slipstream disk and why it did not work?
Dazzerman
- After I realized I needed to do a clean installation rather than an upgrade I tried to do that however after changing to boot from the CD to hopefully do a clean install, it starts like it is going to get the screen with repair or new install etc, and then I still get it asking me to now put the sp2 floppy in drive A. So does anyone know how to get a slipstreamed disk to do a clean install with a system that has XP sp1.Daz
- This is a great guide for reinstalling on a Dell: http://www.djdenham.com/Install%20Procedures.htm
I know I am booting from the cd as I get "to boot from cd press any button...." It then it goes to the blue windows setup page with the raid drivers bit at the bottom then it asks for the sp2 floppy I think it asks for the floppy as its booting from the cd. I willl try and create another slipstream disk on the off chance I made it wrong.
daz
As I was copying the files to easy cd creator 5 basic it wanted to change some files slightly now I have no idea if this will make a difference but any files with items like $ eg $oem$ it wanted to change to _oem_ is this normal? I do not want to create another slipstream disk if this is the problem why it does not work on the reinstall.Message Edited by Dazzerman on 02-06-2006 04:32 PM
@Dazzerman wrote:
After I realized I needed to do a clean installation rather than an upgrade I tried to do that however after changing to boot from the CD to hopefully do a clean install, it starts like it is going to get the screen with repair or new install etc, and then I still get it asking me to now put the sp2 floppy in drive A. So does anyone know how to get a slipstreamed disk to do a clean install with a system that has XP sp1.DazWhen doing a clean install, it's irrelevant whether you have a pre-SP1 CD, an SP1 or SP2 CD, or a slipstreamed SP1 or SP2 CD. No difference in the process.Thanks for the pointer. However it does not help as it assumes I get to the windows xp setup for the clean install but I don't as just after is asks if you need to install raid drivers etc it then as me to put in the floppy disk with the sp2 on it. So I don't get to the dos page offering the recovery consule options. It seems that I wasted my time creating a slipstream disk as it won't work on this pc anyway. Has anybody out there done it on a dell so to speak with a slipstream disk going from sp1-sp2?
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Posted February 4th, 2006 23:00