stumpwater said:
I'm attempting to create a slipstream CD with my
valid XPPro cd and a
dl'd latest version of SP2.
Every time I attempt to copy the XPPro cd to my HD I
get an error
window that some file was unable to be copied. The
subject file is
not always the same and can occur from any folder
within the CD.
I'm not able to select the option of skipping that
file - must quit
and restart. After 6/7 tries I give up.
MY XP cd is a genuine MS disc and I have no other
reason to to doubt
the contents for I have several times reinstalled
that OS without a
hitch.
How can I get around that (this) error?
JS' post is excellent for creating an XP SP2
slitpstreamed CD. In fact, that's the ONLY thing as
far as I'm concerned, that slitpstreaming is good for;
the SP's and with SP3 coming next year it'll be handy
to know how to do.
BUT ... consider this caveat: You're going to spend a
fair amount of time getting a slipstreamed CD/DVD made.
*HOW* are you going to test it to be certain it worked?
It seems that over 90% of the people who made
slipstream CDs never tested them, and over 50% of
those, when the disaster finally strikes, can't figure
out what's going wrong. The culprit is almost always
the slipstreamed CD. It has to be perfect or it isn't
going to work. The only real way to test it, is to USE
it. You could always do so with a VM so you don't risk
your own setup, but that's adding even more time and
hassle to the process. I made ONE slipstream and after
that, said forget this!
In addition, the only thing you're really gaining by
slipstreaming is not having to put the SP2 CD in the
drive and click a couple of times. It's not a time
savings of any magnitude; it simply makes it a tiny bit
easier to do, and that's about all it does.
If your time is worth anything to you, and you have the
resources, you would be much further ahead to buy an
imaging software. Then you can create images of your
drive/s in any state you wish, restore them whenever
you wish, and have them do incremental backups every
night if you have lots of storage, things like that.
Minimum, you can "slipstream" by creating an image and
shipping it off to CD or DVD. You don't even lose a
Hotfix that way, as long as you're sure to remove any
images made that might contain a virus or malware.
Symantec-Norton has Ghost and then there is Acronis
True Image; I think the price is about $10 diff, and
Norton has more bells & whistles so it's a matter of
what you like more than anything else IMO. Personally
I love Norton's but tried True Image and it's fine,
too. Both worked first time and every time. Those are
the only two I really have experience with; there may
be others as good but I'm not aware of them and don't
stay up on the subject anymore.
HTH
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