New Install with SP3

Question. I'm going to install a new HD. I have windows xp pro cd and the new
cd for windows SP3. After installing windows do I need to download Sp2
updates and then install the cd with sp3 or just intall sp3? Any help with
will greatly be appreciated.

ChasKat2 wrote:
> Question. I'm going to install a new HD. I have windows xp pro cd
> and the new cd for windows SP3. After installing windows do I need
> to download Sp2 updates and then install the cd with sp3 or just
> intall sp3? Any help with will greatly be appreciated.

If your installation CD has SP1a or above- just install SP3 and then all
post-SP3 updates.

Or integrate SP3 into the CD before you install.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Shenan, Thank you very much for your quick response. Can you tell me briefly
how to intergrate the sp3 to Xp pro disk? I'm kinda green, so bare with me.
Thanks Again.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> ChasKat2 wrote:
> > Question. I'm going to install a new HD. I have windows xp pro cd
> > and the new cd for windows SP3. After installing windows do I need
> > to download Sp2 updates and then install the cd with sp3 or just
> > intall sp3? Any help with will greatly be appreciated.
>
> If your installation CD has SP1a or above- just install SP3 and then all
> post-SP3 updates.
>
> Or integrate SP3 into the CD before you install.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched
(after a clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...5afa8ed33e121c

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a
clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...66ae41add7dd2b
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


ChasKat2 wrote:
> Question. I'm going to install a new HD. I have windows xp pro cd and the
> new cd for windows SP3. After installing windows do I need to download Sp2
> updates and then install the cd with sp3 or just intall sp3? Any help with
> will greatly be appreciated.