Win XP with SP2 clean installation

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Stingray72 · #1 Post by **Stingray72** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 3:19 pm

I'm planning on slipstreaming SP2 with the i386 folder on my c:\ drive of my thinkpad and then perform a clean installation after creating a bootable cd. I got 1 question though.. do i need to install the intel chipset driver or is it included in SP2??

Thanks..

#2 Post by **jdhurst** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 3:54 pm

I happen to have a spare 7200-rpm drive for my T41. So I am going to rebuild as well. I have good recovery CD's for my ThinkPad.

I installed the drive, I imaged the drive with the CD's, and then I updated all the available IBM drivers and applications. Some of those updates are required for SP2. Tomorrow, or soon, I will download SP2 and install it. I have already tested this procedure with RC2.

What do you gain by slipstreaming SP2, installing without the recovery system, and then trying to fix it up afterward?

... JDHurst

Stingray72 · #3 Post by **Stingray72** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:04 pm

well i dont happen to have the recovery cds and wiped out the recovery partition. i dont think i need them since i have a backup of my i386 folder on a bootable cd. I prefer doing a clean installation anyway then install the latest drivers and only the ibm apps that i need. Slipstreaming sp2 will save alot of time on installation if i decide to reinstall xp again in the future but not sure if the intel chipset drivers needs to be installed.... i guess the only way of finding out is tryin ...ohh well

byron · #4 Post by **byron** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:46 pm

i would say use the chipset drivers that IBM provides over anything that MS may or may not include with XP SP2.

hmphargh · #5 Post by **hmphargh** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 5:57 pm

i just installed it (xp slipstreamed sp2) - it worked fine, but be sure you dl at least the intel proset 10/100 driver so you can dl the rest that you need (i also deleted my recovery partition)

Stingray72 · #6 Post by **Stingray72** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 8:27 pm

i just installed it (xp slipstreamed sp2) - it worked fine, but be sure you dl at least the intel proset 10/100 driver so you can dl the rest that you need (i also deleted my recovery partition)

Did u install the chipset drivers supplied by IBM?

hmphargh · #7 Post by **hmphargh** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:40 am

not the motherboard drivers, but yes to the intel LAN drivers. sorry about the delay, ive been afk all day

Stingray72 · #8 Post by **Stingray72** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:22 am

Thanks alot!

Win XP with SP2 clean installation

Win XP with SP2 clean installation

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