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SP2 EMERGENCY BOOT. How? 1

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nat101

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My system has 2 drives, with xpSP2's home drive being drive E:, the 2nd partition of the second drive. I didn't realize that the C: drive, which was a crashed leftover of an old install was actually being used for boot stuff, and I formatted (!) the C drive. Now, the thing won't boot.
The problem is that my original CD is pre-sp1 and booting it is useless.
So, how do I get an image that I can burn (on another machine)and then boot in order to fix the boot stuff.

Thank you much
-nat
 
How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP (Q314079)

Q305595 - HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP


HOW TO: Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP (Q289022)
 
Thank you much. My problem is that my other pc (which I am using to post this) is Linux, so I cant do the slipstream procedure because it requires Windows. Can't I dl an sp2 image from someplace? (The legality of my install is verified online anyhow, when updating. And I do have the original cd.)

Also, maybe since this is strictly a boot issue, maybe I dont have to worry about sp2 at all?

Thanks,
-nat
 
Is the cd from microsoft a bootable?

According to the site, this is a free cd, there must be an iso image available on the net! If you know where I can dl an iso, please advise.

Thank you much.
-nat
 
No iso image, and .exe

It is not a bootable CD.
 
For Service Packs there is not a bootable ISO image for download. There is an .EXE image, called the Network Full Installation, that is used for single workstation upgrades, as part of a SUS/WUS pushout, as a network share that can be accessed, or for use as a slipstream.

Do the slipstream. The following make sit easy:
thread779-900263

 
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