SP2 EMERGENCY BOOT. How? 1

[nat101]

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

 

[wolluf]

You can create a slipstreamed CD with SP2 included -

http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html

thread779-1013670 might be useful

 

[linney]

How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP (Q314079)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q314/0/79.asp

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

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q305/5/95.asp

HOW TO: Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP (Q289022)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q289/0/22.asp

 

[nat101]

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

 

[linney]

Have you any one local with SP2 installed that you can copy the boot files from?

SP2 on CD is freely available from Computer Stores, on those CD's you see on Computer Magazines, and from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default810.mspx

 

[nat101]

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

 

[bcastner]

No iso image, and .exe

It is not a bootable CD.

 

[bcastner]

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