You can build an integrated installation folder for installing Windows XP with Service Pack 2 already applied, or you can use the
this folder to do an in-place upgrade from an earlier version of Windows XP.
You can use the /integrate switch with the
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers,
or you can use Update.exe to slipstream the extracted service pack files.
To use the /integrate switch:
1. Create a
C:\WinXP_CD and
C:\WinXP_SP2 folder, or use folder names and paths of your choosing.
2. Copy the i386 folder from the Windows XP CD-ROM to the C:\WinXP_CD folder.
3. Download the English language Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network installation file,
WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe, into C:\WinXP_SP2.
4. Open a CMD.EXE window.
5. Switch to the C:\WinXP_SP2 folder by typing CD /D C:\WinXP_SP2.
6. Type WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe /integrate:C:\WinXP_CD.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions to integrate SP2 into the Windows XP installation folder.
8. Press OK when prompted with a successful integration message.
NOTE: To run an in-place upgrade, Start / Run / C:\WinXP_CD\i386\Winnt32 / OK.
To use Update.exe to create a slipstream:
1. Create a
C:\WinXP_CD and
C:\WinXP_SP2 folder, or use folder names and paths of your choosing.
2. Copy the i386 folder from the Windows XP CD-ROM to the C:\WinXP_CD folder.
3. Download the English language Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network installation file,
WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe, into C:\WinXP_SP2.
4. Open a CMD.EXE window.
5. Switch to the C:\WinXP_SP2 folder by typing CD /D C:\WinXP_SP2.
6. Type WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe -x.
7. When prompted, insure that C:\WinXP_SP2 is the destination for the extracted files and press OK.
NOTE: You may delete WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe from the C:\WinXP_SP2 folder to save space.
8. Type C:\WinXP_SP2\i386\update\update /s:C:\WinXP_CD.
9. Press OK when prompted with a successful integration message.
NOTE: To run an in-place upgrade, Start / Run / C:\WinXP_CD\i386\Winnt32 / OK.