Sometimes you need to have access to the Windows XP SP2 files directly on a CD. Usually you will download the XP SP2 from Microsoft, and extract the files on to the machine you wish to apply sp2. In this tutorial I will demonstrate how to extract the XP SP2 files from the archive file to a directory, so you can then burn the contents to a CD.
1. Download Windows XPSP2 from Microsoft.
2. Create a destination folder for the files. I’ll call it F:\SP2_Files.
3. Head to the command prompt and run the service pack .exe file with the -x extension (and replace F:\downloads with the location of your .exe file):
[shell]F:\downloads\WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe -x[/shell]
3. A dialog box will appear asking you to “Choose Directory For Extracted Files”. Enter the directory you created earlier in Step 2 (e.g F:\SP2_Files). The files will now be extracted to the selected directory.
4. Burn the files to a CD or DVD. Make sure that when you are copying you show hidden files so that all of the files are copied to the CD.