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arkoenig · 06-05-2008, 10:01 AM

I installed Windows XP SP3 before discovering this forum. In reading the steps for troubleshooting malware infections, I noticed that one such step is installing the Windows XP Recovery Console.

Fortunately I have the Windows XP installation CD that came with my system. Unfortunately, it's an SP2 CD. So when I try to install the Recovery Console, it complains that I have a newer version of Windows than the one on the CD.

Microsoft gives fairly detailed instructions for how to install Recovery Console if you have an SP1 (or SP0) CD and are running on SP2. However, I'm paranoid enough to believe that those instructions do not necessarily scale to SP3.

So can someone tell me how I can install Recovery Console on my SP3 machine if I have an SP2 CD?

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arkoenig Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 46 OS: Windows XP SP3	How can I install Recovery Console after installing SP3? I installed Windows XP SP3 before discovering this forum. In reading the steps for troubleshooting malware infections, I noticed that one such step is installing the Windows XP Recovery Console. Fortunately I have the Windows XP installation CD that came with my system. Unfortunately, it's an SP2 CD. So when I try to install the Recovery Console, it complains that I have a newer version of Windows than the one on the CD. Microsoft gives fairly detailed instructions for how to install Recovery Console if you have an SP1 (or SP0) CD and are running on SP2. However, I'm paranoid enough to believe that those instructions do not necessarily scale to SP3. So can someone tell me how I can install Recovery Console on my SP3 machine if I have an SP2 CD?