Slipstreaming SP2

[Darrell S]

I have a Gateway desktop computer that came with a CD with the OEM version
of Win XP Home. I also have a MS CD containing SP2.
Can I slipstream my OEM Win XP with SP2? How do I do that?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have a Gateway desktop computer that came with a CD with the OEM version
of Win XP Home. I also have a MS CD containing SP2.
Can I slipstream my OEM Win XP with SP2? How do I do that?

If the CD provided by Gateway is a true installation CD, and not a
Restore/Recovery CD, then yes.

For slip-streaming the service pack and subsequent updates to WinXP:

How to integrate software updates into your Windows installation source
files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828930

SlipStreaming WinXP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm


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[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (preferred)
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

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| I have a Gateway desktop computer that came with a CD with the OEM version
| of Win XP Home. I also have a MS CD containing SP2.
| Can I slipstream my OEM Win XP with SP2? How do I do that?
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| Darrell R. Schmidt

 

[Darrell S]

Hmmm. I'm not sure my Gateway OS CD qualifies as a restore/recovery or as
an installation CD. It's labeled Gateway Operating System, Windows XP -
Home Edition (use this CD to reinstall your operating system) It's version
1.1 For distribution only with a new Gateway PC. It requires a Product ID
which I have saved. Ideas?

 

[Talahasee]

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (preferred)
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

Question. I hate to sound utterly uninformed, but ...

I am seriously reading impaired, and trying to wade through
5 or 10 pages of a Microsoft "Information" page is quite
frustrating.

I have a good copy of Windows XP Pro, but it is one that
evidently has either no Service Packs, or it has only SP 1.

Question is, do I need SP 1, SP 1a, and SP 2, or if I
install SP 2, does it contain all previous service pack
stuff?

Thanks.


Good luck!


Tallahassee

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Question. I hate to sound utterly uninformed, but ...

I am seriously reading impaired, and trying to wade through
5 or 10 pages of a Microsoft "Information" page is quite
frustrating.

I have a good copy of Windows XP Pro, but it is one that
evidently has either no Service Packs, or it has only SP 1.

Question is, do I need SP 1, SP 1a, and SP 2, or if I
install SP 2, does it contain all previous service pack
stuff?

Microsoft Service Packs are cumulative in nature, so that one need only
install the most recent Service Pack in order to get all of the
necessary earlier patches, updates, and service packs. So, if you're
starting with a fresh installation of WinXP Gold, you need only install
SP2, and then any updates released since SP2.


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for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hmmm. I'm not sure my Gateway OS CD qualifies as a restore/recovery or as
an installation CD. It's labeled Gateway Operating System, Windows XP -
Home Edition (use this CD to reinstall your operating system) It's version
1.1 For distribution only with a new Gateway PC. It requires a Product ID
which I have saved. Ideas?

Well, the necessary information to determine what specific type of CD
you have probably came with the computer, in its manual, but you can
easily make such a determination by simply inserting the CD and viewing
its contents in Windows Explorer. If it contains a folder named
"\i386," it is most likely a full installation CD. I can state that the
Gateway OEM CD (Version 1.0) that came with one of my old notebooks is a
proper installation CD.


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[kurttrail]

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (preferred)
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

I thought you said something like, "Microsoft Licensing has confirmed
that a PC manufacturer's Product Key is only valid with the PC
manufacturer's restore media."

Creating a slipstreamed copy of your own would not be using the "PC
manufacturer's restore media," Carey!

Can't you keep your story straight?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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[ANONYMOUS]

If you already have a CD containing SP2 then not only you can't but also
you don't need to slipstream it. All modern PCs and laptops come with
SP2 preinstalled and the media is also SP2 version.

Slipstreaming of an OS is only relevant to people who have Original OS
(2001 edition) or SP1 version.

hth

 

[Ron Martell]

Hmmm. I'm not sure my Gateway OS CD qualifies as a restore/recovery or as
an installation CD. It's labeled Gateway Operating System, Windows XP -
Home Edition (use this CD to reinstall your operating system) It's version
1.1 For distribution only with a new Gateway PC. It requires a Product ID
which I have saved. Ideas?

Insert the CD into your computer and look at the contents with Windows
Explorer.

If there is an \i386 folder on the CD then it is almost certainly a
full installation CD.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Ron Martell]

If you already have a CD containing SP2 then not only you can't but also
you don't need to slipstream it. All modern PCs and laptops come with
SP2 preinstalled and the media is also SP2 version.

Slipstreaming of an OS is only relevant to people who have Original OS
(2001 edition) or SP1 version.

hth

Not necessarily true.

A slipstreaming product such as nLite (http://www.nliteos.com) can
also incorporte the post-SP2 Critical Updates to Windows XP into the
new image, and as of the last time that I set up a new system there
are about 37 of these for XP Home (and perhaps a couple more for XP
Pro).

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Darrell S]

OK. My Gateway OS CD for WinXP does have an i386 folder on it so I guess I
can go ahead and slipstream SP 2 with it onto a new CD.