Create a Windows XP Installation CD with SP2 already in place.

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Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Perform a fresh installation of Windows XP with SP2 already installed.
- No need to go through lengthy Windows updates

SPECIAL NOTE: This procedure is given only to assist you with re-installation of your already licensed product and is not intended for redistribution or any other measure which violates any EULA.

Tools I used:
Alcohol 120% (To create an ISO image of your original Windows XP CD and burn it back to CD if desired)
WinIso (To create the new ISO image)

Step 1. Create an ISO image of your existing Windows XP CD using Alcohol 120%.

Step 2. Create a folder on your C drive called winxp

Step 3. Copy your entire Windows XP CD to C:\winxp

Step 4. Create a folder on your C drive called xpsp2

Step 5. Copy the service pack (WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe) file to C:\xpsp2

Step 6. click Start > run > type in
C:\xpsp2\WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe –s:C:\winxp\
Click OK
The extraction process will begin and will then update your installation files from the CD.

Step 7. Open the ISO image you made in Step 1 with WinIso. Delete everything in the right column. Click File, Save As. Save the image as something like c:\MyWinXP-SP2.
Close WinIso.

Step 8. Open the file you just save in step 7 (C:\MyWinXP-SP2.iso) with WinIso.
Open C:\winxp and drag all files into the right hand pane of WinIso. The files will be written to the iso image, the image will be bootable as well.
Click File, Save. You can then Close WinIso.

Step 9. Burn the image back to a CD using Alcohol 120%.


You may have an alternative method of doing this, but I find this method the easiest for performing these kinds of media backups and modifications for my use. This method is in no way carved in stone. I claim no responsibility for any mistake, loss of data, or otherwise USER error. It may help somebody though.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Looks interesting. What do you do if you have a cd with SP1 included?
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You can still slipstream sp2 with an XP sp1 cd
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you have sp2 you dont need to put sp1 on the cd also?
My wincd doesnt have sp1 on it allready.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You don't need to put SP1 on the CD. SP2 supercedes all other service packs.
The original CD that I used was pre-sp1 and all worked well, and as hangar-8 stated, you can still do this with an XP-sp1 or sp1a cd.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Unfounately that program used to create ISO is not freeware. Anyone know any freeware ISO creator and cd burner that supports ISO?
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I used these instructions from http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/ and http://www.theeldergeek.com/index.htm to create mine.

I used the same procedure for SP1, if you can, use your original CD for the I386 file.


From Bart at http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/
Bootable Windows XP installation CD-Rom (with SP1) [updated! Dec 17, 2002]

This will show you how to create a bootable Windows XP Home Edition or Professional installation/setup CD-Rom. Optionally you can integrate (slipstream) service pack 1, and add other stuff you want to your CD. The boot catalog and the NT bootstrap loader are hidden, just like the original bootable Windows XP CD-Rom.

Joliet extensions are enabled by default, so you can have long filenames on the CD.
Note: This will not create a "dual" bootable XP CD with Home edition and Professional together on one CD.

The steps to create are:
BCD installation instructions:

Download BCD full package v1.1.1 (523KB).

Or update from previous version: BCD update package (v1.1.0-v1.1.1) (5KB).
When updating from previous versions, just extract the package over the previous version, overwrite any existing files. The bcd.cfg file will not get overwritten!

Unpack the BCD package to some folder for example d:\bcd. If you want to be able to run it from a server you should unpack it to a share from where your workstations can run it. You will need to map a drive letter to that share and run bcd using that drive letter.
Make sure you also unpack the subdirectories!

Download Nero Aspi Library (wnaspi32.dll) and copy it into BCD's d:\bcd\bin directory.

I have asked Ahead Software AG if I could distribute their aspi manager with my BCD package but they said: "...due to our licence agreement you could only let your users download it freely from our web site...".

Download Windows XP package v1.0 (wxp10.zip) (5KB).
Unpack it into the BCD directory, d:\bcd.
Make sure you also unpack the subdirectories!

The Windows XP package contains the Windows XP bootstrap loader (same as Windows 2000) and some other files used to build the CD.

You must copy the i386 folder from your Windows XP installation/setup CD-Rom.
For Windows XP Home Edition copy it to the d:\bcd\cds\wxphome\files\ folder.
For Windows XP Professional copy it to the d:\bcd\cds\wxppro\files\ folder.
Make sure you copy all files and all subdirectories!

If you're Windows XP files are already "slipstreamed" with a service pack you must also copy the win51ic.SPx or win51ip.SPx file.
This will prevent the CD asking "put the SPx CD into drive A:" during install.

The location of the i386 folder may differ, for example when you have a dual boot MSDN cd-rom it will be in \%lang%\winxp\%edition%, where %lang% is your language, like "ENGLISH", "GERMAN" and %edition% is "Home" or "Pro". Other CD's may have it just in the root or in some other location.

Optionally you can also copy the following files (not needed for bootable CD installation):
autorun.inf
readme.htm
setup.exe

If you have a Windows XP CD from MSDN...
Edit the file i386\txtsetup.sif
section [SetupData], and change the setup source path, it should read: SetupSourcePath = "\"

You can apply Service Pack 1 to this installation (integrated installation). So that you have an installation CD-ROM with the service pack built in.
Apply service pack 1 to your files using the "-s" option (you must supply full path).

For Windows XP Home edition: xpsp1_en_x86.exe -s:d:\bcd\cds\wxphome\files\
For Windows XP Professional: xpsp1_en_x86.exe -s:d:\bcd\cds\wxppro\files\

Notes:
• The Service Pack file can have another name, like xpsp1_nl_x86.exe for Dutch language.
• The xpsp1_en_x86.exe can only be run on a Windows 2000 or XP PC!
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• You should now have a win51ic.sp1 or win51ip.sp1 file in the files directory. Check this, to prevent the CD asking "put the SP1 CD into drive A:" during install.
All other files and folders you want on the CD-Rom must also be added to the files directory, these files will not be integrated in the Windows XP installation, they're just parked there. Things you could add are: latest patches, internet explorer, directx.

Add your files to:
For Windows XP Home edition: d:\bcd\cds\wxphome\files\.
For Windows XP Professional: d:\bcd\cds\wxppro\files\.

Open a command prompt, go to the d:\bcd folder and run:
For Windows XP Home edition: bcd wxphome.
For Windows XP Professional: bcd wxppro.
This will build the (bootable) ISO image and burn it to your recorder.

Done!


Just my 2¢ worth,
Jeff



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Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wow mrtee.. you have said quite a mouthful, and indeed provided some nifty ideas.
Like I said, my method is just one of many. It's just the one that I find easiest for me. In any case, however you do it, it is a great time saving tool for the next event of the dreaded "format c:"!!!
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah, what I do is install it, activate it, add some tweaking programs, then image it. Add some more programs, image again, finish up with programs, image and then do incremental images after that.

So if it gets hosed i can fall back to a prior image and be up in 15-20 minutes and already activated.



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Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You can use this program to do the same thing.

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1087118197/1
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Or this one. http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/12/2/12-2-183.shtml
It's super super easy, takes like 3 clicks



atomicadrian what kind of account?
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
island dog,
Thanks! That is one FINE program!!
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
island dog:

Whoo thats one amazing little program!!

Thanks!
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
yay worked for me, Fresh installs made easier
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The program has been updated.

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1087118197/1

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm it refuses to run? When I try to run it, I see the taskbar flash that program's button and disappear very fast. No error message.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Got a virus scanner running in the back maybee?
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I turned it off, but it still won't run.
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This may be little far fetched but just for kicks create another acount on your machine and test it on that one.
If that doesnt work the only other things i would check

- if is there is a driver error in system manager.
- Update your firmware.
- Check VBrun files might be out of date, who knows...
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Got .NET installed?


I said it flashed a taskbar button. Obviously I have it installed, Sept1mus. Otherwise I would have gotten a ".Net not installed" error.
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I tried a new account. No such luck.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Only thing I can think of is try installing an ASPI layer on your drive. Check if DMA is on. If you have 2 drives switch master as slave and slave as master.

If nothing works, lauch em spyware scanners, get 5 or 6.
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Does anyone know how/if you can slipstream video and audio drivers too?