I have a new notebook that came without a CD but instead
has the RECOVERY partition on the hard disk that installs
XP initially.  But I also need a W98 partition for old
software.  Shrank XP (ok), created 70MB partition for DOS

Windows XP is installed from a Windows XP with integrated SP1 CD. But
Windows Update writes: "Window Update has determined that you are running a
beta version of Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). To help improve the
stability of your computer, Microsoft recommends that you remove the ...

Have updated the XP with patches.....now I can't open any
attachments......HELP!  What do I do to correct this?

We have created an unattended network installation for XP,
but our machines are susceptible to worms before we even
finish installing all the security patches since you can't
slipstream the RPC patch.   Does anyone know how to get

Is it possible to mirror a disk that had the
operatingsystem on it, together with a new installed disk.
When I try this, the mirror menu is grayed out.
Why?

I did a clean install of XP home and have checked BIOS
vers. to be the latest from MSI. The System only boots
from CD. I tryed all seq. of boot seq. Is there any wy to
check if the boot info on the hard disk is correct and

I am trying to setup a Windows XP Pro configuration for
deployment.  I install on one model PC from scratch and
then Sysprep.  When I run Sysprep with any of the
available switches, I blue screen and reboot when I try to

I am running Windows 98 and would like to install XP.  The
upgrade option is not available and a new install is the
only option.  I want to keep my existing files.  Will
performing a new install delete the existing files or will

My computer showed a blue screen for a second and restarted. An event was
not written to the system log. How to know what was the error? How to
prevent this error. I was exploring an UDF CD when the blue screen appeared.

please help! i'm leaving for college on saturday and my
new computer freezes everytime i try to install windows
xp. the other prob is that the comp wont even shut down
when this happens so it just sits on that same window,

Does XP have a boot.ini file like 2k?  I am duel booting
and i would like to rename the boot menu if possible.  

I have XP Home installed on my smaller hard drive and it is activated. I now
want to install it on my main hard drive instead and then format the smaller
one to use it for backing-up files.
When I come to activate XP again surely it will not accept my code as I have

XP won't install. I get the following message. "The
following value in the .sif file used by Setup is missing
or corrupted:  Value O on the line in section
[SourceDiskFiles] with key "SP1.cab."  Please exit setup.

What's happening:
True for both XP and 2K
1) During initial phases of install everything is fine
(boot, system scan, file copy).

Problem:
Workstation with Windows XP SP1a which was installed via
RIS originally, will not successfully complete a
subsequent attempt to Riprep the machine after