Chris Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 Slipstreaming is a way of Integrating a service pack into a Windows Installation. The service pack files will be combined with the files that are contained on your Windows XP Installation Disk.This will then allow you to create a Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Installation Disk. So when you come to install Windows XP, the install process will also install Service Pack 2. This means that you won't have to install Service Pack 2 as a separate operation...What Do We Need?Windows XP Installation Disk [Home or Professional and Pre SP1 and SP1 Editions can be used]Windows XP Service Pack 2 ISO Buster – OptionalAn Image File1 CD-RCD-Writing SoftwareOverviewWindows XP Installation DiskPlace the disk in your CD/DVD ROM drive.Windows XP Service Pack 2 You will need to download Windows XP Service Pack 2 from HereISO Buster – OptionalYou will need this to extract an image file and luckily ISO Buster is free by clicking hereAn Image FileThe Image file can be obtained by clicking here but I’ll show you how to extract this image file using ISO Buster.1 CD-R1x 650/700MB CD-R will be required.CD-Writing SoftwareIn this guide Nero 6 will be used, but any other CD-Writing software should be fine.Let’s Copy Some FilesFirst create a New folder and rename it to XPCD [you can actually rename it to anything you like]. You can create this New folder anywhere you like but in this guide I have created the folder In the %SYSTEMDRIVE% which in this case is the C drive.Now, open up My Computer, right click on your CD drive where your Windows XP CD is sitting and choose Explore.You should now see a few files and folders, click Edit and choose Select All. Now click Edit again and choose Copy Open the folder that you created [XPCD] and click Edit and choose Paste. The contents of the Windows XP CD will start to be copied to XPCD folder.Now place the XPCD folder and the executable of Windows XP Service Pack 2 [xpsp2.exe] next to each other.The Integration of Windows XP Service Pack 2Go to Start, Run and type: C:\xpsp2.exe /integrate:C:\XPCDYou can also do this via the Command PromptExtracting FilesThe necessary files should then be extracted. Updating Your Windows ShareNow all of the files should then start to be integrated.Service Pack 2 SetupYou should then be prompted when the integrated install is successful.Using ISO BusterOpen ISO Buster, and allow it to scan your drives and read your Windows XP CD.You should then see the contents of the Windows XP CD appear on the right, now on the left click Bootable CD. You should then see two files appear on the right.We need to extract: Microsoft Corporation.imgRight click on Microsoft Corporation.img and choose Extract Microsoft Corporation.img and save this file to the same location as the XPCD folder and xpsp2.exe.How To Burn and Make Your New CD BootableNow we have to burn the contents of the XPCD folder to a CD-R and we also have to make this CD bootable.[using Nero 6]Open Nero Burning ROM and choose CD-ROM (BOOT) for the type of CD.The BOOT TabNow to make the CD bootable we have to make use of the Microsoft Corporation.img file. So click Browse to locate and open this file.Make sure you change the options exactly as shown in the image.The ISO TabMake sure you change the options exactly as shown in the image.The Label TabNext to Volume Label simply enter a name for this CD.You can skip the Dates and Misc tabs.The Burn TabJust select the write speed and then click NewTelling Nero What to BurnNow under File Browser locate and click on the XPCD folder and the contents should be displayed to the right. Select a file or folder and right click and choose Select AllNow right click on a file and choose Copy to CompilationThe files and folders should then be copied over to the left under ISO1Now at the top of Nero click Recorder and choose Burn Compilation Now click Burn to start the burning. Nero will show you the burn progress.When the the burning process has completed Nero will inform you. Congratulations !!You've done it, you have created your Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Installation Disk.Just as a check make sure you can boot from the CD [as if you were going to install XP] if you can boot from CD then you can install from it....Thanks to nellie2 for making some words appear in the correct order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 What a great walkthrough it must have taken ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 What a great walkthrough it must have taken ages.I had this done in about 2 days; back at the beginning of July. I was going to post when SP2 was released but then SP2 was put back to August. Now it seems SP2 will be released anytime now so i posted :DThere are many websites that cover SP1 slipstreams but not many for SP2.I'm unique :o that i use C:\xpsp2.exe /integrate:C:\XPCD to slipstream, there is a few ways so i've found. This is just my guide, my take on slipsteaming just like 100's of others out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 See how SP2 goes, andif it's OK I might do one of these :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 nice ...but I'll think I'll wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdy Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 I'll wait till after T has installed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 I'll wait till after T has installed it.DITTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 Excellent tutorial. Quick question. My xp home disk already has sp1 slipstreamed into it what do i need to do to put sp2 on over the top of it or what im confused and a bit tired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 Excellent tutorial. Quick question. My xp home disk already has sp1 slipstreamed into it what do i need to do to put sp2 on over the top of it or what im confused and a bit tiredWhat Do We Need?Windows XP Installation Disk [Home or Professional and Pre SP1 and SP1 Editions can be used]It doesn't matter besty.Just slip SP2 right in on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 Ok thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 >Hi, Powerless, I made a slipstreamed XP SP2 install CD thanks to your guide. I only have a question. Is it posible to slipstream later sec. patches and updates in bulk into XP, and into this slipstreamed version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Yes you can as the updates also support the integrate switch.You'll have to download the updates and do one at a time to integrate them into the i386 folder.Example:DownloadRun the following command to integrate the update.C:\WindowsXP-KB888113-x86-ENU /integrate:C:\XPCDThe WU is located in C: as well as the XPCD folder.You should be told when the integration is complete.Your probably best renaming the updates to something shorter....To integrate all the updates at once your best using nLite as this can integrate the updates at the sametime...nLite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 :thumbup: Ive taken a look at nlite, and searching for bulk updates (Ive recently started with XP) found some resources (attached). ThanxWindows_XP_SP2___SP3_Updates.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 And now, I don't know if this question goes here (otherwise Administrators pls move!), but what if I had shrinked down my XP throwing away messenger, IE, WMplayer and alike, using XPlite or something, and then would want or need to reinstall or recover XP and don't want to have a whole image of my partition? I mean, is there a way to slipstream all this changes into the slipstreamed XP CD? I confess it sounds weird, but... :shy1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Umm...Could you say that again Daphne? :blink: You can use nlite if you want to shrink XP down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Sorry. Got even confused reading about nlite features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Oh well i'll try to explain... :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 and chance in getting these in pdf format r? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Have a look under the heading "Coming Soon" (up on the right):http://www.simplyguides.net/index.html :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutibun Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I did everything i dotted my I's and crossed my tees and the cd that i burned will not work it will boot up but it cannot read the files and suggestions???? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutibun Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 accually i did it the automated way and burned it track at one and i seems too be working ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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