Slipstream SP2 the easy way.....

RedDeathDrinker · Aug 29, 2004

There are guides, and then there are guides, but this is the easy way to slipstream SP2, and put it on a bootable CD.......

Your XP CD should be an original XP (gold) disc, but apparently SP1 slipstreamed discs work as well

WARNING: StyleXP makes changes to your core operating files, and should be uninstalled before performing the slipstream actions

SP2 MUST be the network install - (click to download) version

1: Copy the contents of your XP CD into a folder (C:\XP)

2: Copy SP2 into another folder (C:\SP2)

3: Click "Start > Run" and type " C:\SP2\WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe -x " to extract the SP2 files, choosing C:\SP2 as the target directory for the extracted files.

4: Click "Start > Run" and type " C:\SP2\i386\Update\Update.exe -S:C:\XP " to apply the service pack.

5: You now need to make a disc image of your now-updated XP/SP2. There was a link here to my old hosting, but there are plenty of howto's out there in image creation

6: Burn the .iso image created in to disc, and install.

koss20100 · Aug 29, 2004

Nice guide, but why didnt "sp1" get soo much attention?

RedDeathDrinker · Aug 29, 2004

SP what?

Only kidding

SP1 was covered in the same way when it first came out, now it's SP2's turn....

T1Cybernetic · Aug 29, 2004

Nice one i like this way of doing slipstreams theres also alot of information on google if you know the right search words ...

dicecca112 · Aug 29, 2004

I tried to do this on my D drive. Any way for me to edit the Iso Creator to look for the XP folder on the D drive?

dicecca112 · Aug 29, 2004

nevermind figured it out

Nice work Red Death Drinker

Zatrix · Aug 29, 2004

um couldn't people download http://www.reddeathdrinker.co.uk/xp/CDImage_Home.zip and never buy winxp?

is http://www.reddeathdrinker.co.uk/xp/CDImage_Home.zip the full version of windows or am i dumb?

dicecca112 · Aug 29, 2004

nope see to do the slipstream, you need the contents of an XP CD. And so when you install it, you still will be prompted to enter the cd code, the link to the CD Image for Pro or home is just a program that helps you make an ISO.

Zatrix · Aug 30, 2004

i dont get it still..... if thats the full winxp iso then all someone would need to do is call microsoft and tell them that there installing it on a new mobo and get a new activation key..... im probably wrong again but fill me in

funnyperson1 · Aug 30, 2004

The programs that RedDeathDrinker has provided are only programs that use an existing XP cd copied to the hard drive and SP2 to make a new XP with Sp2 cd.

If you downloaded the files you would find that they are very small. You need a Windows XP CD to do this process, period.

alien dork · Aug 30, 2004

the program that's linked is only used to combine your current windows xp folder(copied to hard drive and then combined with SP2) and a boot loader(if you directly copy the windows files to a cd it won't be bootable, that's why you need the program) to make a bootable Windows xp CD iso( iso is a cd image or an exact copy of the cd itself). if you do not have windows xp folder, then you will only create a iso file the size of 2MB instead of 600+MB. i hope this clears up the confusion.

Zatrix · Aug 30, 2004

o ok i understand now. thnx for the info.

Sorin · Aug 30, 2004

Question here. "Copy your XP CD to your hard drive."

Yeah? Just like that? They don't have copy protection or something on the CD?

Oh, and what about slipstreaming Win 2k with SP4?

Edit: Problem with step 4. Immediately after I click OK after copying that into the Run box, I get a "blah blah blah has generated errors and will be closed by windows" with drwtsn32 showing an access violation.

dicecca112 · Aug 30, 2004

Yeah? Just like that? They don't have copy protection or something on the CD?

Yup no protection, works fine.

As for step 4 are you doing this all on your drive labeled C? It must be c to work.

Audioaficionado · Aug 30, 2004

I did the exact same thing except I used ISO Buster to extract the boot.img from my XPpro install CD into the XP folder. When I use Nero to make a bootable CD, I'll point it to that .img and then I'll grab all the rest of the files to include in the next step.

It's so simple once you see it all layed out like this.

Great sticky RedDeathDrinker. It should make it easy-peasy for all to accomplish.

BTW I snooped around your site. Nice mountaineering pictures.

Sorin · Aug 31, 2004

dicecca112 said:
Yup no protection, works fine.

As for step 4 are you doing this all on your drive labeled C? It must be c to work.

Yeah, I'm doing everything exactly the way it's laid out in the post, to the letter.

Sorin · Aug 31, 2004

Well, redownloaded sp2 (yeah, all 272mb of the damn thing, anyone got the small version?) and still crashed at update.exe. Oh well. Looks like I won't be integrating SP2.

Please tell me there is a manual way to do this, because update.exe doesn't want to do anything except generate access violation errors and crash.

RedDeathDrinker · Aug 31, 2004

Sorin - first thing I'd look at is the possibility that something is corrupting, due to your (rather impressive) high clock speed.

Try performing the slipstream at stock speed, and let us know what happens......

Sorin · Aug 31, 2004

Just tried that. Same thing.

fastcuda · Aug 31, 2004

Try follwing this, and I did it on drive e, so it doesnt have to be on c to work.

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