Vista on 5 CDs

[~~Alan~~]

I have Vista Business that installs from 5 CDs instead of 1 DVD. I want to
do the following:

1. Copy the installation to 1 DVD so that it installs from that 1 DVD and
2. Slipstream SP1 into the installation.

Please advise if and how I can do these.

Thanks,
~alan

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Alan,

No can do on either. Even if you can find a method to convert the multiple
disks to a single, there is no method to slipstream SP1 due to differences
in how the services are implemented.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[DrTeeth]

there is no method to slipstream SP1 due to differences
in how the services are implemented.

You should tell these people that it cannot be done:-
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/151606-vista-sp1-slipstream-installation-dvd.html
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Cheers,

DrT

** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
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[Rick Rogers]

It requires the use of vlite, a third party program, and also breaks the
full disk so that you can only use it to install the one particular version.
I'll give that it's a workaround, but what you get from it is no longer a
full install disk and certainly isn't supported should something go awry.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[DrTeeth]

It requires the use of vlite, a third party program, and also breaks the
full disk so that you can only use it to install the one particular version.
I'll give that it's a workaround, but what you get from it is no longer a
full install disk and certainly isn't supported should something go awry.

I just had to stick my nose in <g> as you said that there was no way
to do it...that being an absolute statement.

Personally, I don't have any problems with the limitations that you
mention. A big plus is that it can apparently repair an SP1 install
where the original version cannot.
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Cheers,

DrT

** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

 

[Peter]

That Tutorial is on how to slipstream SP1 into a DVD, not CD as this poster
asks. Therefore there is nothing wrong with that tutorial. It works and
many people including myself have used it.