Installation itself knew only that it needs SP2 files and nobody bothered to change prompt to something more useful like "Please insert first disk again". Nobody bothered to re-arrange it and that caused need to reuse CD1. On original disks, everything was arranged in proper order but when service pack was slip-streamed (MCE comes with SP2), all updated files were arranged on first disk. Why did this happen? My guess is that slip-streaming is to be blamed.
Even subsequent installation of service pack 3 went without problems. I was surprised that installation didn't mind and everything was installed perfectly. Before you can continue, you must: 1) Uninstall Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit 2) (Optional) Install Windows SteadyState, the newer version of Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit. In third attempt, when asked for SP2 CD, I just returned first disk back in. Service Pack 3 Setup has been canceled because Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP is not compatible with this version of Windows. When I tried to apply SP3, everything just froze. That left me puzzled since that file was on CD1. It worked until next file was required and that file could not be found. What came to me as surprise is that it requires Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 to be inserted as third disk.įirst attempt was just to cancel that dialog and that left me with unusable operating system since half of programs went missing.įor second attempt I just took Service Pack 2 from Internet and gave it to installation. There is no DVD image so you are force to insert second one in appropriate moment. Image of MCE is little bit bigger and it occupies two CDs. Just to have fun, I decided to install Windows XP Media Center Edition this time. I do like Windows 7, but I still have few computers that for various issues (mostly driver availability) must work under Windows XP.
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