Has anyone tested a SP1 disc?

[scenespin]

The only disc I still own is one that's SP1. I'm in no real rush to go out and purchase a newer version, so my question lies with the expected.

Is it possible to install XP with an XP1 disc?
Are there any simple changes that I can make in the XOM or bootloading stuffs within nero or the files that are overwritten in nero?

Thanks in advance and good work everyone!

[James]

You can download the SP2 upgrade and create your own SP2 Install CD with that.

[pcwise]

No you can't. You need a Retail SP2 Disk, Belive I tried.

[zarmanto]

No you can't. You need a Retail SP2 Disk, Belive I tried.

Actually, you can -- assuming that the CD you have is an original Microsoft disk, and doesn't contain add-ins from the likes of Dell/Compaq/Gateway/etc. The instructions can be found in a number of places on the net, including bink.nu (http://old.bink.nu/xpbootcd/) (geared towards Roxio Easy CD Creator) and helpwithwindows.com (http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html) (geared towards Nero). I've personally used the instructions from bink.nu to successfully slipstream W2K up to SP4 and XP up to SP2, back when I was still in tech support, but the instructions from helpwithwindows.com look like they might be a bit easier to read.

[zarmanto]

Oh yeah... and if you're at all worried about messing up and wasting a CD, consider burning an ISO first, and trying to boot from it within Virtual PC (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/downloads/sp1.mspx). (The version which runs DOS/Windows/Linux on top of Windows is free now, BTW.) Once you've determined that your ISO is fully functional, you can burn with confidence!