Problem slipstreaming to XP Pro SP1a

[Richard in AZ]

I needed to reformat and reinstall a complete system on a Dell computer that was being donated to a
charity.
The original disk provided by Dell was XP Pro SP1a.
Rather than install that disk and then SP2 I wanted to slipstream SP2 with the original.

When I attempted to use the instructions from
(www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp) which I have done successfully on
several XP HE SP1 disks I kept getting an error message about the original disk already updated.

I then tried "Autoslipstreamer" and every thing seemed to go just fine. However when I reinstalled
XP on the computer, a check showed I only had SP1. Not even SP1a. I had to then run the SP2 update
anyway.

Can anyone shed some wisdom on why the winsupersite processes would not let SP2 join a SP1a disk.
and why I only get a SP1 when I should have married SP2 with the SP1a disk.

 

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[DatabaseBen]

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options to access the internet and
try reposting your results with a new
posting.

Poor Richard gots issues of his
own....

 

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[Patrick Keenan]

I needed to reformat and reinstall a complete system on a Dell computer
that was being donated to a charity.
The original disk provided by Dell was XP Pro SP1a.
Rather than install that disk and then SP2 I wanted to slipstream SP2 with
the original.

And this is where the process runs into a problem between Dell's practice
and the limits of slipstreaming.

When I attempted to use the instructions from
(www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp) which I have
done successfully on several XP HE SP1 disks I kept getting an error
message about the original disk already updated.

Yup, this often happens with Dell disks. It's not SP2 that is applied,
it's other hotfixes.

I then tried "Autoslipstreamer" and every thing seemed to go just fine.
However when I reinstalled XP on the computer, a check showed I only had
SP1. Not even SP1a. I had to then run the SP2 update anyway.

Can anyone shed some wisdom on why the winsupersite processes would not
let SP2 join a SP1a disk. and why I only get a SP1 when I should have
married SP2 with the SP1a disk.

Yes, slipstreaming frequently does not work on Dell disks where other
updates have already been incorporated. Unfortunately this seems to be a
limitation of the process. I'll suggest that Autostreamer (which is
otherwise great) just isn't reporting the error when it fails.

So this leaves you with needing to have a copy of the SP2 file on hand
(which you do, since you tried to slipstream) so that you can run SP2
install as soon as the base install finishes. And *then* you can go and
get the numerous other updates.

HTH
-pk

 

[rgohman]

And this is where the process runs into a problem between Dell's practice
and the limits of slipstreaming.


Yup, this often happens with Dell disks. It's not SP2 that is applied,
it's other hotfixes.


Yes, slipstreaming frequently does not work on Dell disks where other
updates have already been incorporated. Unfortunately this seems to be a
limitation of the process. I'll suggest that Autostreamer (which is
otherwise great) just isn't reporting the error when it fails.

So this leaves you with needing to have a copy of the SP2 file on hand
(which you do, since you tried to slipstream) so that you can run SP2
install as soon as the base install finishes. And *then* you can go and
get the numerous other updates.

HTH
-pk

 

[Richard in AZ]

And this is where the process runs into a problem between Dell's practice and the limits of
slipstreaming.


Yup, this often happens with Dell disks. It's not SP2 that is applied, it's other hotfixes.


Yes, slipstreaming frequently does not work on Dell disks where other updates have already been
incorporated. Unfortunately this seems to be a limitation of the process. I'll suggest that
Autostreamer (which is otherwise great) just isn't reporting the error when it fails.

So this leaves you with needing to have a copy of the SP2 file on hand (which you do, since you
tried to slipstream) so that you can run SP2 install as soon as the base install finishes. And
*then* you can go and get the numerous other updates.

HTH
-pk

Most likely the Dell disk is the problem.
By the way, short of doing an installation, is there a way to tell if SP2 was successfully
integrated into an XP disk?

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Most likely the Dell disk is the problem.
By the way, short of doing an installation, is there a way to tell if SP2
was successfully integrated into an XP disk?

Check the file dates. I can't tell you offhand what the SP2 datestamps will
be, but they will differ. You should be able to pick a file or two as a
reliable reference.

HTH
-pk