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Problem w/ re-formatting Windows XP HD

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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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It wouldn't recognize (see) the hard drive but I think it may have been a jumper setting. I got it working and XP installed. Now the issue is that I'm trying to set up XP to automatically download or to find the location to download Service Pack 1 then 2 and 3 but all I'm finding is updates for existing versions of SP1 2 and 3.

If anyone knows of links let me know.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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Dude the last thing you want to do is put an infected drive in your machine!!!
Yeah if it's full of viruses, insert install disc into the drive, tell bios to boot from the CD and FORMAT the entire drive.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by HowardZinn,Aug 30 2009, 06:23 PM
Dude the last thing you want to do is put an infected drive in your machine!!!
Yeah if it's full of viruses, insert install disc into the drive, tell bios to boot from the CD and FORMAT the entire drive.
Already been done Howard, thanks.

What I need right now is to find a link to the Service Packs - 1 then 2 then 3. All I could find on Microsoft's website was a link to updates for the respective service packs, not the service packs themselves.
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