win xp home can i put sp2 without sp1

[john m]

my win xp has no sp1 , i would like to insatll new mother board can i
install win xp home then insatll sp2?
i have sp2 disk from microsoft.
thanks john

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi John,

Yes, you most certainly can. SP2 contains all updates up to its release,
including those that were part of SP1.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"john m" <john > wrote in message
...
> my win xp has no sp1 , i would like to insatll new mother board can i
> install win xp home then insatll sp2?
> i have sp2 disk from microsoft.
> thanks john

[Harry Ohrn]

You can do that. You can also create a slipstream copy of Windows XP with
SP2 embedded. See the instructions here
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"john m" <john > wrote in message
...
> my win xp has no sp1 , i would like to insatll new mother board can i
> install win xp home then insatll sp2?
> i have sp2 disk from microsoft.
> thanks john