Preparing for XP Service Pack 2 installation

Before you install XP SP2 check the followings:-
1]Visit your motherboard's manufacturer's website and download,install the latest BIOS.
2]Download and install latest hard disk controller drivers (RAID, SATA, others), graphics adapter drivers, and USB related driver.
3]Scan your system with latest virus definitioned antivirus software,adaware,spybot,search and destroy,CWShredder or HijackThis!
Run them in Safe mode.
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www.lavasoft.de
www.spybot.info
www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn
4]Chkdsk drive to make sure there is no bad sector.
5]Disk defrgment the hard drive.
6]Hard disk Space:-

Hard disk space that is required if you install Windows XP SP2 from a shared folder on the network:-

Service pack
495 megabytes (MB) for the service pack

Working space
260 MB

Files that remove Windows XP SP2
200 MB

Total hard disk space required if the System Restore feature is enabled
895 MB 1060 MB peak usage during installation


Total hard disk space required if the System Restore feature is not enabled
395 MB 770 MB peak usage during installation

Hard disk space that is required if you install Windows XP SP2 from the Windows XP SP2 CD

495 megabytes (MB) for the service pack and an additional 500 MB for the service pack files that are stored in the %Windir%\Servicepackfiles folder

Working space 260 MB

Files that remove Windows XP SP2 200 MB

Total hard disk space required if the System Restore feature is enabled
1455 MB 1560 MB peak usage during installation

Total hard disk space required if the System Restore feature is not enabled
681 MB 1100 MB peak usage during installation


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