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Old June 2nd 18, 02:14 AM posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Big Al news Apr 2018 18:46:48 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote:

On 04/27/2018 01:00 PM, Wolf K wrote:
On 2018-04-27 12:31, Bob J Jones wrote:
Where to get official copies of Microsoft Windows assuming you
have a license key on the side of your computer (which almost
everyone has).

Paul found this for Windows 7 (in the Windows counterfeit jail
thread). Â* Official download for Windows 7 disc image iso files
Â* https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7

But where is the Windows XP ISO file official download location?


Search for "Windows XP ISO download", and take your pick. It's
orphanware, so AFAIK you can only get from 3rd party
repositories, not from MS. NB that you want SP3.

Good luck,

And boy are there a lot of downloads too. Wonder how many are
infected? LOL

I found this
https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Boo...ISO-from-a-Fol
der page that explains how to make the ISO if you have a running
windows xp system. Might be an option.

Another option is to ask friends. You don't want their license
just the disk to duplicate. Even if they have SP0 or SP1 you can
slipstream to SP3 real easy. I used to do it all the time. And
before burning the CD, I'd make a folder and put drivers in there
too.

The Microsoft Community site has one or two "you won't find any
official download" replies to this same question.




I've still got original ISOs for Home and pro. Retail, OEM, and in
the case of pro, VLK as well. If you're needing a particular one,
lemme know.


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Old June 2nd 18, 02:14 AM posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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mike news Apr 2018 22:26:40 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote:

On 4/27/2018 2:48 PM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Big Al
writes:
On 04/27/2018 04:14 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 04/27/2018 01:46 PM, Big Al wrote:
[snip]

Another option is to ask friends. You don't want their
license just the disk to duplicate. Even if they have SP0 or
SP1 you can slipstream to SP3 real easy. I used to do it all
the time. And before burning the CD, I'd make a folder and
put drivers in there too.
SP3 REQUIRES the prior installation of SP1 or SP2. It will not
install on plain (no SP) win XP.
BTW, there is no actual SP0. That's just what some people call
it
when you don't have any service packs.

The Microsoft Community site has one or two "you won't find
any official download" replies to this same question.

Sorry, yes, you can't slipstream the base XP OS.

Can you slipstream it to SP1, then 3 - i. e. in two stages?

Why is this an issue?
Load whatever you have, install the service packs.
The only reason to slipstream is to save time when you intend
multiple installs.


I slipstreamed mine, years ago. Back then, XP was the OS going and I
had a lot of machines to work on....


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