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Windows XP with integrated Service Packs

The following guide shows how to upgrade Windows XP, while it does not matter whether it is a Home or Professional Edition.

This folder - in my example D: \ XP_Pro - can be burned on cd after the upgrade, so you always have the latest Windows XP CD.

Prerequisite Preparation download SP integrate SP burn SP CD integrate Updates

• Original Windows XP CD
• CDImage.exe to create a bootable CD image

Create 2 folder on your drive: D:\XP_Pro => contains Windows XP Professional installation files
or
D:\XP_Home => contains Windows XP Home installation files
and
D:\XP_Update => contains latest Service Pack

Then:

• put your original Windows XP CD into the cd-rom drive
• then on Start -> Run ->
• xcopy /E /I /V X:\ D:\XP_Pro (where X: is your cd-rom drive)

Copying can take about 5 minutes

• Download current Windows XP Service Pack 3 to D:\XP_Update
• 936929 - Description of Windows XP Service Pack 3

• Start -> Run ->
• D:\XP_Update\WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe /integrate:D:\XP_Pro

During the integration you have the following or a similar message:



The integration takes about 2-3 minutes depending on your computer
After the integration you have the following or a similar message:



Now we come to CDImage.zip. Therefore, we unpack the file with WinRar or another zip program into a directory of your choice. I suppose this D:\CDImage.
After this is done, we go into the directory. There are now 2 interesting files (WinXPHome.cmd and WinXPPro.cmd). If you used the above lists for your XP version, you can even use the depending .cmd file without any changes and create an image under D:\.

However, you have used an other directory, then you must select the appropriate .cmd to adjust your paths. Only then can create the image.

While the image is created, you have the following or a similar message:



After that window has closed itself, the image is created under D:\. This can now be burned with any burning program as an Image.

After successfully burning, you have a bootable Windows XP CD with Service Pack 3.

Congratulations!

Like the service pack you can also integrate many (not all) updates into the CD.
Therefore:

• Start -> Run ->
• D:\XP_Update\WindowsXP-KBxxxxxx-x86-ENU.exe /integrate:D:\XP_Pro

(The xxxxxx must be replaced by the respective KB number)