Slipstreaming SP3

Yeah I did miss that but the last 2 I did from a slipstream of an SP2 cd up to SP3.

Did a repair install of these for other reasons and they did not break Win Update. Pehaps it would with a clean install.

One of these when I did go to winupdate wanted me to install IE7 whitch was already installed and working. I let it go ahead and Install.

I will do a clean install in a VPC and test it!

Mike

 

As I said above, I slipstreamed XP SP1 OEM with the MajorGeeks SP3 (earlier than Microsoft‘s release). I installed it on a old machine and connected to the internet. I had to download the WGA but couldn’t check for updates because I hadn’t activated it.

I did it purely as a test of the slipstreaming procedure, as I always do with a new SP.

 

Three things.
1. I downloaded the iso file for SP3. Do I have to burn that onto a CD to use my slipstreaming program or can I simply point the program to the iso file?
2. I have IE 7 on my computers. Should I uninstall it? If I do, will I lose all my bookmarks and other information? If that will happen, is there someway to preserve that info?
3. Did anyone try to uninstall IE7 after the SP3 upgrade to see what happens?

 

You don't slipstream ISO files. You slipstream Service packs.

You can with effort slipstream if you extract the service pack and get it in the right form.

The ISO you have does have the SP3 plus other winupdates and you can install SP3 from it but you can not easily slipstream it.

To slipstream you need the 330m SP3 download.

To use the ISO it has to be burnt to a CD. But it has to be used as it was designed to be.

No not nessesary but I have had one that for some reason did want to install IE7 when I connected to winupdate. I just let it install and it was OK.

Unless IE had issues you should lose nothing!

I have not but normally it should be no problem.

Mike

 

Mike,
I do have the 330MB download and will use it for Slipstreaming after I burn it onto a CD.
Did you look at MS Release notes for SP3 where it states unequivocally that you will not be able to uninstall IE 7 after installing SP3 - and they suggest uninstalling IE7 before SP3 and then reinstalling.
Here's the link:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/d/8/cd8cc719-7d5a-40d3-a802-e4057aa8c631/relnotes.htm
Are you saying this is not necessary or it is incorrect? Did you try to uninstall IE7 after installing SP3?

 

I just did the slipstreaming using AutoStreamer v1.0 and starting with an original MS WIN XP Pro which included SP1.
Since I had used this original disk to slipstream SP2, and I loaded the program onto a blank HD, I know it will boot and that after it is loaded on the HD, the Windows Update will work. QED

 

Question about legality

I've just recently heard about slipstreaming and I have to say the idea sounds wonderful. I've done a little research into nLite, and I would really like to make a slipstreamed Windows CD that contains just the stuff on it that I want. I love a fresh reinstall every few months, and so this is something that I am definitely interested in.
Here's my problem:
When I reinstall, I have to load everything from a Ghost image from a separate partition on my hard drive. This includes all sorts of garbage that I never use and that I have to spend a couple of hours removing before I start getting fresh drivers.
My friend has a store bought Windows XP Home CD (I'm also using Home), and I want to know if I can use his CD, slipstream SP3 onto it, nLite all the **** that I don't want off it, and still use the Windows key that I received when I bought this PC from Dell. Is this legal? Will I still be able to validate my XP installation?
Dell sent me an XP CD along with the computer when I bought it (aside from the restore partition), but it's pretty much fried now. So can someone please tell me if this is:
a) legal
b) possible

Hope that this doesn't come off as a threadjack, but I figured it be best to post it here seeing as how this thread is already about slipstreaming.

Cheers

 

I would use Autostreamer rather than Nlite. It could not be easier.
Here is a link to where you can get it.

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Autostreamer-Download-13918.html#download_locations

I downloaded it from the site of the person who wrote it but could not find the link right now. I prefer the original site rather than a mirror to avoid spyware etc.
Look around with Google and you will find it. If not, use my link.

About legal issues: If you are using a WIN XP CD which is not yours, will you have to register it? it has already been registered to someone else and Windows update might not work for you. It is a possibility that I would check out/

 

Oh well, not the answer I was hoping for. I was hoping that it would be more geared towards a "one installation per valid key" scenario. This makes me quite hesitant to follow through with my alternate plan, which was to activate the restore partition, copy and convert the Ghost file from it, Autostream SP3 on/nLite unwanted stuff off, convert back to a Ghost file and overwrite back onto the restore partition.
Seeing as how that annoying partition is my last means of installing XP save for buying another CD, I'm not too sure if I want to mess with it =(

 

Okay my head is spinning.

I have a computer that originally had
an OEM with XP full install disk (not just a recovery disk) XP SP1 Hm
and then later I updated it to XP SP2 Hm. I have now updated to XP SP3 Hm
using the downloaded 316 MG downloaded file.

Then I followed Arie's instructions to make a slipstreamed XP SP3 bootable CD using my XP SP1 Hm disk to start with. Now, if I had to do a clean install and use my slipstreamed CD will there be an issue with windows activation? Will I be asked to activate? If so will there be a problem doing so? Also, will there be a problem with windows update? If so is there a fix?

 

Alicia, if I remember correctly, you made a slipstreamed SP2 cd at some point. Why not use it to slipstream SP3, just to be on the safe side?

 

You have a good memory. I was thinking that starting 'fresh' would be the way to go. Guess not.

 

I will do a slipstream with my SP2 slipstreamed CD to make an SP3 slipstreamed, just in case. Right after I deal with my other SP3/I.E.7 woes.

 

Alicia, I thought like you and slipstreamed SP3 with the original XP Pro with SP1. But now I will slipstream SP3 onto the slipstreamed SP2 that I made a while back just to be sure I have something that works! Can't be too careful

 

How about we continue this here: http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=74140

 

Toshiba A75-S229 Laptop Slipstream

I did a few searches for "Slipstream" for OEM and for my lap. What I want to do is created a fresh barebone of the OS (Windows XP Home) with SP3. I have the restore CD and also have another computer with Windows XP Pro. I have the lic for both of these products and just want to get rid of all the junk that came installed on my Toshiba lap. Is this possible?

Thanks

Glee

 

Start with this!

Set Sys Restore point.

http://pcdecrapifier.com/download

Then remove the rest via Add/Remove!

Mike