[weegee]

Any place I can get a CD of that?

The CDs to redash my system with the factory software (which is what I do when I put in a new drive after a crash) don't give me SP2.

If I won't be able to download in the future, I'm screwed.

[Echo Talon]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

burn it to cd

[Eagle9]

weegee: The CDs to redash my system with the factory software (which is what I do when I put in a new drive after a crash) don't give me SP2.

The link Echo Talon gave in #14 gives step by step instructions on how to slipstream WindowsXP and SP2. What it does not address is computer brand name, i.e., Dell, HP, Gateway, etc, WinXP System Restore discs without SP2. I don't know the answer. My best guess, weegee, would be to contact your computer's customer support.

[Eagle9]

You could order a SP2 CD from Microsoft and install it after you used your system restore disc.

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx