1) Install Legacy Update to install all the Windows XP RTM updates (except the KB904574 update) 2) If installing Internet Explorer 7 2) Replace system files: Restart your computer and boot to the recovery console by using the Windows XP SP1 installation disc to do: 2.1) Press any key to boot from CD. 2.2) At the Welcome to Setup screen, press R to fire up recovery console. 2.3) Press 1 for C:\WINDOWS, and type in D: (root for your CD/DVD drive) and then cd i386. 2.4) Swap the following files: XP SP1 expand advapi32.dl_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 expand kernel32.dl_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 expand shell32.dl_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 expand shlwapi.dl_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 copy ntdll.dll C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 expand shdoclc.dl_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 expand shdocvw.dl_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 using Windows XP SP1 files. 2.5) Do not reboot your computer yet, just change the installation disc to the Windows XP SP2 installation edmia, and then the SP3 installation disc and swap the fol...