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19BigAl49

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    reloading XP from scratch
    « on: March 17, 2011, 02:39:54 AM »
    My laptop is getting slower and slower so I want to wipe it clean and reload it from scratch. It is an Acer Ferrari 3200 currently at XP Pro service pack 3.
    I have also heard that service pack 2 and 3 are no longer available from Microsoft.
    Should I attempt a reload from scratch? and if so, where can I get SP2 and SP3 from if I decide to go ahead.
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    Allan

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    Re: reloading XP from scratch
    « Reply #1 on: March 17, 2011, 05:57:29 AM »
    Do you have an original XP CD? If so, you can download sp3 from Microsoft's website and create a slipstream sp3 XP CD to do the installation (http://lifehacker.com/#!386526/slipstream-service-pack-3-into-your-windows-xp-installation-cd). If you do not have an original XP CD, you'll have to purchase one.
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    19BigAl49

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      Re: reloading XP from scratch
      « Reply #2 on: March 18, 2011, 02:56:12 AM »
      Thanks for the info - I assume that I do not have to reload SP2 then
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      Salmon Trout

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      Re: reloading XP from scratch
      « Reply #3 on: March 18, 2011, 05:12:29 AM »
      Quote from: 19BigAl49 on March 18, 2011, 02:56:12 AM
      Thanks for the info - I assume that I do not have to reload SP2 then

      SP3 includes SP1 and SP2

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      19BigAl49

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        Re: reloading XP from scratch
        « Reply #4 on: March 18, 2011, 05:24:29 AM »
        Excellent - thanks to All
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