A slipstream CD means a Windows XP installation CD with Service Pack 2 already integrated.
For this you need the full (Network) Service Pack 2 file (266 MB), which can be downloaded from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A
These articles describe the procedure:
- http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20040908/index.html
- http://www.neowin.net/forum/?showtopic=188337 (uses helper program AutoStreamer, one of the best ways to do the slipstreaming, available fromwww.autopatcher.com)
- http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49 (uses helper program nLite)
For more descriptions, try:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Windows+XP%22+%22Service+Pack+2%22+slipstream
Note: You cannot use the /integrate switch to slipstream Windows XP SP2 into a folder with Windows XP on a Windows 2000 computer. Use a Windows XP computer to do the slipstreaming or locate a workaround.
If all else fails
If this entire document doesn't solve your problem, your only remaining choice is to uninstall Service Pack 2 again. At least you gain some peace and more time to look for a better solution.
Click on Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Software, and make sure that you have Show Updates selected at the top, if you have that choice at all. Then try to remove Service Pack 2 from there.
If that fails, roll back the computer, using System Restore.
If the computer cannot boot, try Safe Mode. To get into Safe mode, tap the [F8] key repeatedly or hold it down while the computer is booting. Then select Safe Mode from the boot menu. In Safe Mode uninstall the Service Pack.
If that also fails or if you want to know more details, check the next subchapters below for detailed information on how to uninstall the service pack.
If you cannot or don't want to uninstall Service Pack 2, you can perform a repair installation of Windows XP. Remnants of Service Pack 2 may still cause some problems, warning and error messages in the system event log, but these should go away once you have successfully reinstalled Service Pack 2.
If your computer then works as it did before, you have again gained some time. If it doesn't, or even if it does, but you cannot find any other possible cause, do arepair installation.
The repair installation overwrites Service Pack 2 files and may leave your computer with some functions not working and a few error messages repeatedly being logged, so you should then reinstall Service Pack 2.
Links
A Microsoft web site dedicated to Service Pack 2:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Support Center
http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=windowsxpsp2
How to use the Automatic Recovery feature to recover your computer if the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Setup program is not completed successfully
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875355/
Particularly important is this site with links to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) news on Service Pack 2 related issues. Check for your computer's and peripherals' manufacturers:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/oemlinks.mspx
Device drivers known to cause instability in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883775/
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