Windows xp startup sound 12 hours

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I do not have a copy of Windows XP, and I need to install the service pack 3, if I were to start from scratch. Is that a feasible strategy? To make things worse, the OS that I need to reinstall is Windows XP.

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In my naive thinking, I can take everything out of that computer, install a new copy of the OS, and take the master boot record of the second copy and copy it in the first one. I messed up a master boot record and need to get it back, without reinstalling anything.

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Just got an interesting question from an old friend:

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