Dual Boot, Grub, FC3-WinXpSP2, 2 drives. No go.

[Nat Gross]

Lloyd Hayes wrote:

>> Paul Howarth wrote:
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>> The problem with a re-install of Windows is, that my original MS cd 
>> is pre-sp2 - sp2 was done via the net. Which renders the original cd 
>> useless. (According to an article in pc-mag.)
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> I'm new, but I have 1st hand knowledge on this issue. Your original 
> Win XP CD is useless. Contact Microsoft by email and they will send 
> you a free Win XP CD which is already updated with SP2. That is what 
> they did for me several months ago. According to Microsoft, I was the 
> 1st person to report this problem at the time.

That's good information, thanks.
But I do hope to get it resolved before I get that cd from them.

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> The downside to M$ Win XP SP2 is that some of your old hardware will 
> no longer work. This has been well documented.
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