1) Install Legacy Update to install all the Windows XP RTM updates (except the KB904574 update) 2) If installing Internet Explorer 7 or 8 2.1) Replace system files: Restart your computer and boot to the recovery console by using the Windows XP SP1 installation disc to do: 2.2) Press any key to boot from CD. 2.3) At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to fire up recovery console. 2.4) Press 1 for C:\WINDOWS, and type in D: (root for your CD/DVD drive) and then cd i386. 2.5) Swap the following files: XP SP1 expand advapi32.dl_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 expand kernel32.dl_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 copy ntdll.dll C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 rename c:\windows\system32\imm32.dll c:\windows\system32\imm32.dll.bak expand imm32.dl_ C:\WINDOWS. using Windows XP SP1 files. 2.6) Do not reboot your computer yet, just change the installation disc to the Windows XP SP2 installation media, and then the SP3 installation disc and swap the following files: XP SP2 expand shdoclc.dl_ C:\WINDOWS\SYST...